2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Terrorists Kill 11 Employees at Baghdad T

By Jim Randle
Irbil, Iraq
12 October 2006
 
Iraqi authorities say gunmen stormed a new Iraqi satellite television station in eastern Baghdad early Thursday killing¹ 11 employees. At least eight other people perished elsewhere in a series of attacks.

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		Sunni-Arab Shaabiya satellite television station employee sits next to body of his colleague at al-Kindi hospital, in Baghdad, October 12, 2006

The executive manager of the Shaabiya satellite channel said the masked raiders struck about seven in the morning, killing guards, technicians, and administrative² workers.

Shaabiya is owned by the National Justice and Progress Party, a small secular³ party that contested the last two elections, but failed to win any seats in parliament.

The station suffered one of the deadliest attacks on journalists and broadcasters in Iraq, which has been exceptionally dangerous for the media.

Elsewhere in Baghdad, several bomb blasts took a toll⁴.

This eyewitness⁵ says one bomb exploded, and a second detonated a short time later.

Analysts⁶ say terrorists frequently set off one explosion to attract a crowd of police, rescue workers and others, tending to the dead and injured. These rescuers are then sometimes caught by a second explosion

U.S. and Iraqi troops have been mounting a major security crackdown intended to curb⁷ these killings⁸, but it has not yet stopped the tide of violence.

1 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。

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

3 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

5 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

8 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。