中东地区对恐怖袭击反应各异

中东地区对恐怖袭击反应各异

Reaction to Terror Mixed in Middle East
Greg La
MotteCairo
12 Sep 2001 14:07 UTC

1)Headlines in Middle East newspapers are reflecting the horror of Tuesday's terrorist attack in the United States. But the sentiment on the streets of the Middle East is a bit different.
"Terror spread in the United States."
"Panic in the USA."
"Darkest Day in American History."
"America is Burning."
"Resurrection Day in the States."
"International Shock."
These were the 2)banner headlines in newspapers across the Middle East Wednesday. Many of them uncharacteristically were printed in red.
The headline that appeared in El Ahram in Cairo seemed to say it all: "State of Surprise and Shock Throughout the World."
Leaders in the Middle East are responding with words of 3)sympathy, condemnation¹, and 4)condolences. Even the long-time 5)nemesis of the United States, Libya, sent a message of sympathy. There was no such message from Iraq.
However, there was a somewhat different 6)flavor at local coffee shops in Cairo Wednesday regarding Tuesday's terrorist attacks.
While everyone that VOA spoke² with in Cairo said there should be no 7)tolerance for terrorism, many seemed to suggest that, maybe, the United States had gotten something it deserved.
One woman smiled when she said "we're happy, very happy and we can't say more than that," she said, "civilians⁴ are another thing, they are innocent people who have not committed something wrong,' she said, 'but it is because America is taking a stance against us."
A man in Cairo said the United States should have paid more attention to the Middle East. "America is the first and biggest nation all over the world," he said. "It should look around them, all the areas. That means the Middle East problem, for example. Why you didn't put your hand on it? You can finish everything, the struggle between the Israelis and the Palestinians."
Another Cairo resident had this 8)reaction. "This is a very sad event because of the 9)civilian³ loss of life," he said. "It's a very sad event and these 10)terrorist attacks should be stopped, civilian attacks should be stopped all over the world."
This man in Cairo said he would not dance in the street over the terrorist attack against the United States, but said he is not crying about it either. He says he is not pleased 11)innocent people were killed but he says he opposes America's continued support for Israel against Palestinians and therefore, he says, the attack made him feel very happy.
Security at U.S. and Israeli 12)facilities throughout the Middle East is on the highest state of alert.
The U.S. embassy in Cairo is closed and personnel were asked to keep their children home from school. The American University in Cairo is closed. The family members of Israel's 13)embassy staff in Cairo were evacuated⁵ to Israel late Tuesday. It was the second such 14)evacuation in the past year 15)due to security concerns.

(1) headline[5hedlaIn]n.大字标题
(2) banner[5bAnE(r)]n.旗帜, 横幅, 标语
(3) sympathy[5sImpEWI]n.同情, 同情心
(4) condolence[kEn5dEJlEns]n.哀悼, 吊唁
(5) Nemesis[5nemEsIs]n.报应, 复仇女神
(6) flavor[5fleIvE(r)]n.情味, 风味, 滋味, 香料vt.加味于
(7) tolerance[5tRlErEns]n.公差, 宽容, 忍受, 容忍
(8) reaction[ri:5AkF(E)n]n.反应, 反作用, 反动(力)
(9) civilian[sI5vIlIEn]n.平民, 公务员adj.民间的, 民用的
(10) terrorist[5terErIst]n.恐怖分子
(11) innocent[5InEsEnt]adj.(～ of) 清白的, 无罪的, 天真的, 无知的
(12) facility[fE5sIlItI]n.便利, 敏捷, 设备, 工具
(13) embassy[5embEsI]n.大使及其随员, 大使的派遣, 大使馆,
(14) evacuation[I9vAkjJ`eIFLn]n.撤退, 走开
(15) due to adv.由于, 应归于

 

1 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。