VOA慢速英语2016 克里: 我们是布鲁塞尔人（在线收听）

Kerry: 'We Are Brussels' 克里: 我们是布鲁塞尔人

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Belgian Prime Minister on Friday to support Belgium after terrorist attacks there killed dozens and wounded hundreds this week.

Kerry spoke in English, French and Flemish, saying, “We are Brussels.” A similar expression was used after attacks in Paris to show support for the victims.

Kerry said, “We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred” by terrorists. He said the international community will work until it has eliminated “your cowardice from the face of the Earth.”

More than 30 people were killed and 260 wounded in the attacks. The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility.

On Friday, officials said two Dutch citizens living in New York City were among the dead. The two, Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, were killed when a bomb exploded at the Brussels airport.

Two Americans, Justin Shults and his wife Stephanie, from Kentucky, have not been heard from since the attacks, reported NBC News.

Belgian federal prosecutors say six suspects have been detained. They continue to investigate the Belgian and Paris attacks. They said they believe the militants lived in Brussels.

Netherlands Interior Minister Ronald Plasterk said, “Everybody feels the attack on Belgium was an attack on Europe and the values we stand for together. Europe has been under attack before. But we’ve always defended liberty and democracy and we will do that together.”

Michael Hayden is the former director of the U.S. National Security Agency and the CIA. He told VOA the Brussels attack was “almost inevitable. I realize that’s a pretty dramatic word, but if you look at what has happened -- the soft targets, the transportation targets, the maximum civilian casualties -- [it’s] something we could see.”

Hayden also said it is “certainly not the last” attack the Islamic State terrorist group will carry out. He says the group has a “network that seems to be active and thriving in the heart of Europe.”

Hayden said European intelligence and security agencies should increase the amount of information they share.

美国国务卿克里星期五会见比利时首相米歇尔，哀悼星期二遭受恐怖爆炸袭击的遇难者，并表示美国将大力协助比利时调查破案以及未来反恐计划。

克里国务卿表示美国与比利时同心同德、全力反恐。

他用英语、法语及比利时荷兰语说：“我们都是布鲁塞尔人。克里会见比利时领导人后在记者会上说，国际社会既不会被吓坏、也不会低头，反而会加倍努力，要彻底消灭恐怖主义以及恐怖行为。”

美国国务卿克里星期五还在布鲁塞尔会见欧盟领导人，同时有报导说，两名美国人在星期二布鲁塞尔的恐怖袭击事件中丧生。美国全国广播公司星期五报导说，已经得到证实，星期二布鲁塞尔袭击中丧生的30多人中有两名美国人。一名没有透露姓名的美国官员说，有关官员仍在努力跟他们的家人联繫，他们的身份还不得而知。

Words in This Story

metro – n. the name often given to a city’s underground train system, also called a subway

intimidate – v. to make (someone) afraid

deter – v. to prevent (something) from happening

implement – v. to begin to do or use (something, such as a plan); to make (something) active or effective

inevitable – adj. sure to happen

thrive – v. to grow or develop successfully; to flourish or succeed