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10-27-09 |
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阿富汗炸彈襲擊8美軍1平民喪生 (Bombs Kill 8 US Soldiers, 1 Afghan Civilian in Afghanistan) |
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北約說，阿富汗南部星期二發生炸彈襲擊事件，八名美國士兵和一名阿富汗平民喪生。國際部隊說，還有幾名士兵受傷。國際部隊沒有提供更多細節。 在這起致命的襲擊事件發生的一天前，阿富汗發生了兩起直升機墜毀事件，造成11名美軍士兵和3名美國緝毒特工喪生。 另外，在盧森堡召開的歐盟外長會議承諾要增加對阿富汗的援助，並修改對阿富汗的平民援助戰略。 歐盟目前每年向阿富汗提供15億美元的民用援助。外長們沒有說援助資金將增加多少。外長會議的一份文件說阿富汗的局勢正在惡化。文件說，阿富汗的政治改革，管理和國家建設等方面進程過於緩慢，有些領域毫無進展。 |
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NATO says eight U.S. service members and an Afghan civilian working for the force were killed Tuesday in bombs attacks in southern Afghanistan. The international force says several troops were also wounded. It gave no further details. The deaths came just a day after 11 U.S. troops and three U.S. drug agents were killed in separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan. In Luxembourg Tuesday, European Union foreign ministers pledged to increase aid to Afghanistan and overhaul their civilian aid strategy in the country. The EU is pouring about $1.5 billion a year in civilian aid into Afghanistan. The ministers did not say how much that would increase. A document from their meeting said the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating. It said progress on political reform, governance and state-building is too slow and, in some areas, non-existent. pledge 2 verb [ transitive ] 1 promise to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something pledge something to something/somebody Moore pledged $100,000 to the orchestra at the fund-raising dinner. pledge to do something The new governor pledged to reduce crime. pledge that Herrera pledged that his company will give aid to schools. pledge (your) support/loyalty/solidarity etc He pledged his cooperation. pledge yourself to (do) something Trade unions pledged themselves to resist the government plans. 2 make somebody promise to make someone formally promise something : Employees were pledged to secrecy . 3 leave something to leave something with someone as a pledge 1 ( 3 ) 4 us colleges to promise to become a member of a fraternity or sorority at an American university
o‧ver‧haul 1 / ˌəʊvə’hɔːl $ ˌoʊvər’hɒːl / verb [ transitive ] 1 to repair or change the necessary parts in a machine, system etc that is not working correctly : A mechanic is coming to overhaul the engine. 2 to change a system or method in order to improve it : All the community’s decision-making institutions need to be overhauled.
de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate / dɪ’tɪəriəreɪt $ -’tɪr- / verb [ intransitive ] 1 to become worse : Ethel’s health has deteriorated. America’s deteriorating economy Register In everyday English, people usually say get worse rather than deteriorate : Her health got worse . The situation is getting worse . 2 deteriorate into something to develop into a bad or worse situation : The argument deteriorated into a fight. — deterioration / dɪˌtɪərɪ’reɪʃ ə n $ -ˌtɪr- / noun [ uncountable ]
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卡拉季奇拒絕出庭法官威脅要指派律師代表 (Prosecution Opens Case Against Karadzic) |
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波斯尼亞塞族的戰時領導人卡拉季奇的戰爭罪審判星期二在海牙的國際刑事法院繼續開庭。卡拉季奇連續第二天抵制法庭。他堅稱需要更多的時間來準備爲自己辯護。 法庭拒絕了他的要求。首席法官星期二說，如果卡拉季奇繼續抵制的話，他將考慮任命一名律師來代表被告。 檢察官指控卡拉季奇策劃了1995年的斯雷布雷尼察大屠殺，殺害了八千穆斯林男子和男孩。這位64歲的被告面臨11項反人類和種族滅絕罪的指控。塞爾維亞警察去年逮捕了卡拉季奇，之前他作爲世界首要通緝犯之一逃亡躲藏了12年。 |
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War crimes prosecutors have launched their long-awaited case against Radovan Karadzic, as the former Bosnian Serb wartime leader boycotted his trial Tuesday for a second straight day. Karadzic is conducting his own defense and is refusing to attend the trial in the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the Hague, saying he needs more time to prepare his defense. The tribunal has rejected those demands, and chief Judge O-Gon Kwon said Tuesday he will consider naming a lawyer to represent the defendant if he continues the boycott. Prosecutors accuse Karadzic of orchestrating the 1995 massacre of up to eight thousand Muslim men and boys near Srebrenica. In all, the 64-year-old defendant faces 11 charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Serbian police arrested Karadzic last year after he spent 12 years on the run as one of the world's most wanted fugitives. boy‧cott 1 / ‘bɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt / verb [ transitive ] to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting : We boycott all products tested on animals.
tri‧bu‧nal / traɪ’bjuːnl / noun [ countable ] a type of court that is given official authority to deal with a particular situation or problem : The case of your redundancy will be heard by an independent tribunal. → industrial tribunal
or‧ches‧trate / ‘ɔːkəstreɪt, ‘ɔːkɪstreɪt $ ‘ɔːr- / verb [ transitive ] 1 written to organize an important event or a complicated plan, especially secretly : The riots were orchestrated by anti-government forces. a carefully orchestrated promotional campaign 2 to arrange a piece of music so that it can be played by an orchestra
mas‧sa‧cre 1 / ‘mæsəkə $ -ər / noun 1 [ uncountable and countable ] when a lot of people are killed violently, especially people who cannot defend themselves : the only survivor of the massacre massacre of the massacre of several hundred pro-democracy demonstrators the Boston/Peterloo/Harperville etc massacre the infamous Peterloo massacre of 1819 2 [ countable ] informal a very bad defeat in a game or competition : United lost in a 9–0 massacre.
gen‧o‧cide / ‘dʒenəsaɪd / noun [ uncountable ] the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people → ethnic cleansing : The military leaders were accused of genocide. — genocidal / ˌdʒenə’saɪdl◂ / adjective : a genocidal regime
fu‧gi‧tive 1 / ‘fjuːdʒətɪv, ‘fjuːdʒɪtɪv / noun [ countable ] someone who is trying to avoid being caught by the police fugitive from a fugitive from US justice
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