2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Praises Global Cooperation in Terror

By Paula Wolfson
White House
09 February 2006
 
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President Bush says international cooperation is vital to winning the war on terrorism. In a Washington speech, Mr. Bush detailed¹ the global effort that foiled a plot to use hijacked³ planes to attack Los Angeles.

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George Bush gives remarks at National Guard Memorial Building in Washington DC 
  

The president first revealed the existence of the plot last October. Now he is providing details - part of an effort, according to White House officials, to highlight the role international cooperation is playing in combating terror.

The president says without the help of security personnel in other countries, many Americans might have died a death eerily⁴ similar to those killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

"We now know that in October 2001, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mastermind of the September 11th attacks, had already set in motion a plan to have terrorist operatives hijack² an airplane using shoe bombs to breach⁵ the cockpit door and fly the plane into the tallest building on the West Coast," he said.
 

US Bank Tower, formerly⁶ known as the Library Tower, in downtown Los Angeles; President Bush says   purported⁷ terrorist plans to fly airplane into skyscraper⁸ in 2002 were foiled   
  
The target was an office tower in Los Angeles. While al-Qaida recruited Arabs for the September 11th attacks, this time it used people from countries in Southeast Asia. That was where the plot was foiled in early 2002, when a key operative was arrested in a country that has not yet been named.

"Subsequent debriefings and other intelligence operations made clear the intended target and how al-Qaida hoped to execute it," he said. "This intelligence helped other allies capture the ringleaders and other known operatives who had been recruited for this plot."

President Bush says almost half the nations in the world are now cooperating in the war on terrorism, including several that once turned a blind eye to the terrorist threat. He points out how the attitude of Pakistan's government has changed in recent years.

"A little over four years ago, Pakistan was one of only about three countries that recognized the Taleban regime in Afghanistan," he said.  "Today, Pakistani forces are risking their lives on the hunt for al-Qaida."

The president acknowledges that some allies in combating terror have to take more steps to implement⁹ their own democratic reforms. He says the United States is urging them to do so, adding leaders of these countries now realize that terrorists also threaten the lives of their people.

"These governments are taking important steps to confront terror," he said. "And as they do, we will continue to encourage them to take the path of political reform."

Mr. Bush says the enemy is weakened but still a threat. He says a recent taped message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin¹⁰ Laden¹¹ shows they still want to carry out an attack on American soil. In his speech the president vowed¹², once again, that the United States will remain on the offensive and will continue to work with allied¹³ nations to strike real blows on the terrorist network.

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

3 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

4 eerily   

adv.引起神秘感或害怕地

参考例句：

• It was nearly mid-night and eerily dark all around her. 夜深了，到处是一片黑黝黝的怪影。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 开阔的火山坡让人心生怪异地联想起月球的地貌。 来自辞典例句

5 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

6 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

7 purported   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
• The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

9 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

10 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

11 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

12 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

13 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。