2007年VOA标准英语-Blasts Kill 76 in Baghdad on Samarra Mosque Bom

By Barry Newhouse
Irbil, Iraq
12 February 2007

Iraqi officials say three bomb blasts at markets in central Baghdad have killed at least 70 people and wounded about 165 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Irbil, Iraqis also marked the first anniversary of the bombing of the Shi'ite Askariyaa mosque¹ in Samarra - an attack widely blamed for worsening the country's sectarian violence.

 
A man injured in a double car bomb attack is helped into Baghdad's al-Kindi hospital, Iraq, 12 Feb 2007
Thick black smoke billowed from the al Shorja marketplace in Baghdad after midday as ambulance and rescue workers rushed to free the wounded from underneath² debris³.

Two near-simultaneous car bomb blasts set off several secondary explosions, damaging buildings several stories high and gutting⁴ street-level shops.

Police said one bomb detonated in an underground garage below a clothing shop. Television images showed fires burning in nearby buildings and body parts and rubble⁵ littering the streets.

Another smaller explosion in the Bab al-Sharqi area killed at least five people.

 
Iraqis gather at the ruins of a shrine⁶ in Samarra in this 22 Feb, 2006 file photo
Meanwhile, Iraq's government commemorated⁷ the Islamic calendar's first anniversary of Samarra's Askariya mosque bombing. The attack that blew apart the famous mosque's signature golden dome⁸ took place February 22 last year.

During Monday's official commemoration, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki called the bombing a horrible crime.

Maliki says the bombing was really two crimes; one for attacking a holy place, and the other for causing many revenge attacks.

U.S. and Iraqi officials trace Iraq's more recent chaotic⁹ sectarian killings¹⁰ and kidnappings to the attack on the Askariya shrine - a revered¹¹ Shi'ite mosque that is also holy to Sunnis. Officials have blamed al-Qaida members for the attack.

Elsewhere, Iran is denying U.S. allegations that the country is supplying Iraqi insurgents¹² with sophisticated explosives for use against American forces. An Iranian foreign ministry¹³ spokesman says U.S. allegations that top Iranian leaders have approved the transactions are "unacceptable."

The spokesman accused U.S. officials of manufacturing evidence that allegedly links Iran to the devices.

1 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

2 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

3 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

4 gutting   

n.去内脏v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的现在分词 )；取出…的内脏

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5 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

6 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

7 commemorated   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Lincoln commemorated the soldiers killed in the battle in his address. 林肯在演说中表扬阵亡将士。 来自辞典例句
• You'll be commemorated for killing a spy, and be specially discharged. 你们每杀一个间谍将会被记录到特殊档案。 来自电影对白

8 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

9 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

10 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。

11 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

12 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

13 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。