万花筒 2011-05-06&05-07 白宫决定不公布拉登尸体照片

 Ever since President Barack Obama announced the US had killed Osama Bin¹ Laden² in a raid on a Pakistani compound, there's been growing speculation³ about whether photographic proof of his death would be made public. While some might want such photographic evidence, there have also been fears that this might enrage⁴ some Muslims and prompt for the violence. After more than two days of deliberation, the White House made it official Wednesday: it will not release the post-mortal images of Osama Bin Laden. White House spokesman Jay Carney explained the President's decision. 

 

There is no need to release these photographs to establish Osama Bin Laden's identity. And he saw no other compelling reason to release them, given the potential for national security risks. And further because he believes, as he said so clearly, this is not who we are. 

 

While photographic proof of Bin Laden's dead might never be seen, other images of the aftermath of Monday's deadly fire fight have emerged, including photos of some of Bin Laden's associates, killed when US Navy SEALs raided Bin Laden's compound. Responding to critics, the White House also said the killing⁵ of an unarmed Bin Laden was fully⁶ consistent with the rules of law. And that Bin Laden's surrender would have been accepted had it been offered. 

1 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。

2 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。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 enrage   

v.触怒，激怒

参考例句：

• She chose a quotation that she knew would enrage him.她选用了一句明知会激怒他的引语。
• He started another matter to enrage me,but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。

5 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。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。