2006年VOA标准英语-Suicide Bomber Kills 9, Injures Dozens in

By Sonja Pace
Jerusalem
17 April 2006

Israeli police forensics experts remove a body from the site of a suicide bomb attack near a fast food restaurant in Tel Aviv Monday, April 17, 2006  
  
A Palestinian suicide bomber¹ has killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more in central Tel Aviv. The Palestinian militant² group, Islamic Jihad, has claimed responsibility and Israel says it is weighing its response.

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The calm of the Jewish Passover holiday week was shattered Monday when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at a fast-food restaurant near Tel Aviv's old bus station. The attack came shortly before two o'clock in the afternoon local time.

Within minutes, ambulances rushed to the scene and rescue service officials spoke³ of a large number of injured.

An eyewitness⁴ told of a horrible scene at the blast site.

The witness told Israeli radio he heard a huge explosion and ran from his shop to where the bomb went off. He said he saw people covered in blood. It was terrible, he said.

Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the blast and an Arab television station later aired a video tape showing a young man, who appeared to be in his teens and who identified himself as Sami Hamad of the Quds Brigade of Islamic Jihad.

Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for most of the suicide bombings over the past year.

Monday's bombing was the first such attack since the militant Islamic group Hamas took over the reins⁵ of the Palestinian government last month.

In Jerusalem, just before attending the opening of the new legislative⁶ session in the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister-designate Ehud Olmert told members of his Kadima Party that Israel is weighing its response.

Mr. Olmert said consultations⁷ are under way to decide on how to respond to the bombing. He said there is no way to prevent all such attacks, but he warned Israel would know how to react and when.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned⁸ the bombing, saying it runs counter to Palestinian interests.

Hamas, however, defended the attack as self defense⁹. A Hamas spokesman said it was a "natural result" of Israeli aggression¹⁰ against the Palestinian people. He said the Israeli occupation is to blame.

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 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。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 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。

5 reins   

感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带

参考例句：

• She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

6 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

7 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

9 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

10 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。