2006年VOA标准英语- Deadline Nears for Kidnapped American Jou

By Malini Bawa
Washington, DC
20 January 2006
 
watch Journalist report

An insurgent¹ group says it will kill a kidnapped American journalist Friday, and deadly bombings claim more lives in Baghdad during a violent week in Iraq.  

 
American journalist Jill Carroll 
  
Her family and co-workers are pleading for the life of a kidnapped American journalist.  28-year-old Jill Carroll was snatched off the street January 7th.  Her translator was killed.  Her captors want all Iraqi women prisoners released, and have threatened to execute Carroll Friday evening if their demands are not met.

David Cook, a colleague at the Christian² Science Monitor newspaper, says they have kidnapped an innocent person. 

 
David Cook
  
"Here's somebody who's been telling the story of individual Iraqis, and doing it in an unbiased and fair manner, and the thought that someone would murder her for that just seems so wrong to us."

The White House says no release of Iraqi women appears imminent³.  But Iraqi officials said six of eight women detainees would be let go next week, though they deny that it's an exchange for Carroll's freedom.  

 
Bushu Ibrahim Ali
  
Justice Undersecretary Bushu Ibrahim Ali said the women prisoners have been found innocent. "The matter has nothing to do with any hostages or kidnappers⁴.  We don't accept any dealings with terrorists at all."

Terrorist bombings, meantime, killed at least a dozen people and wounded many more Thursday in Baghdad.

Two simultaneous explosions-- at a coffee shop and a restaurant-- left the streets stained with the victims' blood. 

Despite the continuing insurgent attacks, U.S. Vice⁵ President Dick Cheney says the U.S. intends to stay and fight, and he reiterated⁶ the White House position that Iraq remains⁷ a critical front in the global war on terror.

“The enemy that struck on 9-11 is weakened and fractured, yet still lethal⁸, still determined⁹ to hit us again.  Either we are serious about fighting this war on terror or we are not, and the enemies of America need to know we are serious."

Violence has spiked¹⁰ in Iraq as the country's election commission prepares to announce final results of last month's national elections.  The minority Sunnis has leveled allegations of fraud.  An international monitoring team found a number of violations¹¹, but has declined to call for a new vote.

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

4 kidnappers   

n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

10 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

11 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。