Car Bomb Kills 46 at Baghdad Army Recruiting Office

Car Bomb Kills 46 at Baghdad Army Recruiting Office

Kirk Troy

A car bomb exploded in the early hours of Baghdad's Wednesday morning, killing¹ at least 40 people in the second such bombing in Iraq in less than 24 hours.

The citizens of Baghdad were awakened² by a massive explosion early morning Wednesday, less than a day after a car bomb killed more than 50 people south of the capital at a police station.

U.S. Army spokesman Major John Frisbie give details at the scene of the Baghdad blast "At 7:25 this morning one vehicle, a 1991 white Oldsmobile Cutlass, drove in front of a line of young men who were joining the new Iraqi Army and he exploded the vehicle, the single driver of the vehicle, and he drove in front of the line coming down this road as the people were waiting for the recruiting station to open up. He detonated the bomb; it was as we see it. It was a mixture of PE 4 [explosive] and artillery³ shells in the vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed."

Rush hour traffic and a large crowd of people were on the street when the blast occurred, and a group of men angrily shouted at American soldiers wanting to know why this is happening.

Wrecks⁵ of passing vehicles blocked the streets around the entrance to the new Iraqi Army recruitment center.

Mohammed Hatem Abdullah, a taxi driver, was wounded by the blast that went off only a few cars away from him. He said the suicide bombers⁶ are attacking Muslims and killing innocent people. "They are killing Islam," he says, "killing people who want to eat and are looking for jobs."

The recruitment center is on the grounds of the former international airport and just a short distance from coalition⁷ headquarters.

Tuesday's blast ripped through a police station in Iskandariya just before midday, killing and maiming people and wreaking⁸ havoc⁹ on the neighborhood.

U.S. military officials have blamed past attacks on foreign fighters linked with al-Qaida and on Iraqi insurgents¹⁰ loyal to Saddam Hussein, who see the Iraqi police and others working with the new government as collaborators with the American-led coalition.

 

注释：

massive [5mAsiv] adj. 大规模的，大量的

major [5meidVE] 少校官阶，美国陆军、空军或海军在上尉之上而在中校之下的军衔

Oldsmobile Cutlass  昔时水手等用的短弯刀，这里是汽车的名字。

recruit [ri5kru:t] v. 征募，征募新兵

detonate [5detEuneit] v. 引爆

PE 4   PE-4型塑胶炸药

explosive [iks5plEusiv] n. 爆炸物，炸药

artillery [B:5tilEri] n. 炮, 大炮

shell [Fel] n. 壳，炮弹

artillery shell  炮弹

rush hour  高峰时间

wreck⁴ [rek] n. 残骸

go off  爆炸

 

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

4 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

5 wrecks   

n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 )；（事故中）遭严重毁坏的汽车（或飞机等）；（身体或精神上）受到严重损伤的人；状况非常糟糕的车辆（或建筑物等）v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 )；使（船舶）失事，使遇难，使下沉

参考例句：

• The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

8 wreaking   

诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Coal mining is a messy business, often wreaking terrible environmental damage nearby. 采矿是肮脏的行业，往往会严重破坏周边环境。
• The floods are wreaking havoc in low-lying areas. 洪水正在地势低洼地区肆虐。

9 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

10 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网