美国国会誓言将对恐怖行动进行报复

美国国会誓言将对恐怖行动进行报复

US Congress Vows¹ Retribution
David Swan
Capitol Hill
12 Sep 2001 

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have returned to work after Tuesday's terrorist attacks with words of support for the 1)victims and vows to punish those responsible. While Congress is back in session, the atmosphere on Capitol Hill is far from normal. Incoming cars must pass through a police cordon² several blocks away from the Capitol itself. The building is closed to the 2)tourists who usually crowd the hallways and wander the grounds outside.
For members of the New York delegation³, the loss is deeply personal. Democratic Senator Charles Schumer 3)recounted a 4)frantic two-hour phone search for his daughter, whose school is near the collapsed⁴ World Trade Center. She was unharmed but her father says everyone in the city knows someone who is missing. "I know of a call, someone on the 104th floor," the Senator said, "who worked for the good firm of Cantor and Fitzgerald; we can't find hardly anybody from that firm, who called his parents, told them he loved them, and they haven't heard from him since."
Like the president and his aides, lawmakers are trying to 5)assure Americans the nation will survive the deadly strikes. Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican, is among many who spoke⁵ of 6)resolve. "The response of our president, the U.S. government and our American society, is a testament⁶ to this republic and to our free and democratic system of government. It demonstrates that democracy will always 7)triumph over terrorism," Representive Ros-Lehtinen said.
Congress' first order of business is a resolution 8)condemning the attacks and promising⁷ new resources for the war on terrorism. But lawmakers say the United States must respond with more than words.
New York Senator Hillary Clinton 9)delivered a sharply worded warning to the terrorists and their allies. "That not only those who harbor terrorists but those who in any way, any aid or comfort whatsoever⁸, will now face the wrath⁹ of our country," Senator Clinton said. "And I hope that message has gotten through to everywhere it needs to be heard that you are either with America in our time of need or you are not."
Key administration officials have begun a series of 10)closed-door briefings for senators and House members. A few have lashed¹⁰ out at what they call failures of intelligence and security. But, for now, most are trying to show unity¹¹ and wait for the many investigations¹² to 11)play out.

(1) victim[5vIktIm]n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品
(2) tourist[5tJErIst]n.旅行者, 旅游者
(3) recount[rI5kaJnt]v.叙述
(4) frantic[5frAntIk]adj.狂乱的, 疯狂的
(5) assure[E5FJE(r); (?@) E5FJEr]vt.断然地说, 确告, 保证, 担保
(6) resolve[rI5zRlv]n.决心
(7) triumph over v.击败, 成功, 得胜
(8) condemn[kEn5dem]vt.判刑, 处刑, 声讨, 谴责
(9) deliver[dI5lIvE(r)]vt.递送, 陈述, 释放, 发表(一篇演说等)
(10) closed-door[`klEJzd`dR:(r)]adj.非公开的
(11) play out v.放出, (使)筋疲力尽, 使破产, 结束

 

1 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

2 cordon   

n.警戒线，哨兵线

参考例句：

• Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。
• There is a tight security cordon around the area.这一地区周围设有严密的安全警戒圈。

3 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 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。

6 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

7 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

8 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

9 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

10 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

12 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。