VOA标准英语2013--Uncle Speaks Out About Boston Bombing Suspects

 

Uncle Speaks Out About Boston Bombing Suspects

Who are Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Both lived near Boston and are of Chechen origin. Friends described them as smart and athletic¹. The youngest, Dzokhar was a wrestler².

The oldest, Tamerlan, a boxer³. Officials say Tamerlan died from wounds received in an overnight shootout with police. 

Dzhokhar, wearing a white hat in this image taken near the marathon bombings, is on the run. 

Ruslan Tsarni said he is the suspects' uncle. "I've been following it from day one but never ever imagined that somehow the children of my brother would be associated with that," said Tsarni.

Monday's twin bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon wounded more than 170 people and killed three: restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, Boston University student Lu Lingzi and eight-year old Martin Richard. 

Tsarni said his brother had little influence over the two boys and that they have shamed what he called "the Chechen ethnicity." He characterized them as...

"Being losers, and not being able to settle themselves and thereby⁴ just hating everyone who did."

Dzhokhar's Twitter account was active after the bombing. Here, someone identified as Dzhokhar writes, "God hates dead people? Or victims of tragedies LOL. Those people are cooked."

His uncle pleaded with him. 

"I say, Dzhokhar, if you're alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims."

With an ongoing⁵ manhunt, people in and around Boston are on high alert. 

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 wrestler   

n.摔角选手，扭

参考例句：

• The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
• The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

3 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

4 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

5 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。