英国士兵伦敦街头被杀案宣判 凶手被判终身监禁

        英国士兵伦敦街头被杀案宣判 凶手被判终身监禁 

 　　LONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two men who hacked¹ a British soldier to death on a London street were sentenced to life in prison and a minimum of 45 years in jail, respectively, a British court has ruled.

　　Michael Adebolajo, 29, was given a whole-life term while Michael Adebowale, 22, is to be jailed for at least 45 years for killing² Fusilier Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old British soldier.

　　Lee Rigby was attacked by Adebolajo and Adebowale with a butcher knife and cleaver³ near the Royal Artillery⁴ Barracks in Woolwich in southeast London in May last year.

　　The assailants later said they had attacked the off-duty soldier to avenge⁵ the deaths of Muslims at the hands of British troops.

　　"This was a murder with a terrorist connection," the judge said at the court, describing the killing as "sickening and pitiless".

　　The murder sparked a string of protests last year, with thousands of British residents and veterans taking to the streets to call for an end to the extremist attacks and hate crimes.

　　"Extremist behavior of any kind will never be tolerated in Britain. While nothing can reverse the appalling⁶ crime committed on the streets of Woolwich last May, the significant sentences handed down today reflect this," Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May said.

1 hacked   

生气

参考例句：

• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
• I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。

2 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。

3 cleaver   

n.切肉刀

参考例句：

• In fact,a cleaver is a class of ax.实际上，切肉刀也是斧子的一种。
• The cleaver is ground to a very sharp edge.刀磨得飞快。

4 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。

5 avenge   

v.为...复仇，为...报仇

参考例句：

• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

6 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。