2006年VOA标准英语-Hundreds Gather for Anniversary of 2005 Bali Bo

By Chad Bouchard
Jakarta
01 October 2006

Mourners walk together on Jimbaran beach to lay wreaths for the bomb blast victims, Bali

Relatives and friends of those killed in suicide bombings on Bali one year ago have gathered on the Indonesian island to mark the anniversary of the attacks and pay tribute to the victims. 

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More than 100 mourners gathered at Jimbaran Bay on Bali Sunday for the ceremony. They read the names of the victims, laid wreaths and scattered¹ flowers on the beach.

Security was tight across the island as people remembered the 15 Indonesians, four Australians and one Japanese killed in triple suicide bombings last year.

Adam Frost, an Australian doctor, was holidaying on Bali when the bombs ripped through two busy restaurants. Frost lost three friends in the blasts and one of his sons was wounded.

"My second son was the only one injured," he said. "He was sitting next to people who died, but still just lost his eardrums and had some superficial shrapnel wounds. But there are constant reminders² of what happened."

Frost says his family and friends have gone through many stages of bereavement³ since the bombings on October 1st 2005. But although they can never forget their loss, he says, they are ready to forgive the attackers and move on.

"Above all, we can't forget that we lost three friends," said Frost. "However, most of us are so grateful that we did survive, that we've returned to our usual lives. We also just want to celebrate that we're still alive."

Hundreds of mourners also gathered Sunday in the Australian city of Newcastle, the hometown of three of the four Australian victims to mark the anniversary.

Four Islamist militants⁵ have received prison sentences of between eight and 18 years for their involvement in the bombings.

But the alleged⁶ mastermind of the attack, Noordin Mohamad Top, remains⁷ at large. Top is believed to be a senior operator in the regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah.

The 2005 attacks were the second time the Islamist militant⁴ group had targeted the island of Bali. In 2002, they bombed nightclubs there, killing⁸ 202 people.

Another memorial service is scheduled on Bali for October 12 to mark the fourth anniversary of those attacks.

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。

3 bereavement   

n.亲人丧亡，丧失亲人，丧亲之痛

参考例句：

• the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement 诸如离婚或痛失亲人等情感危机的痛苦
• I sympathize with you in your bereavement. 我对你痛失亲人表示同情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

5 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

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 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。