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11-10-09 |
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美國敦促北韓不要使黃海衝突進一步升級 (US Urges North Korea Not to Escalate Tensions in Yellow Sea) |
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華盛頓敦促北韓方面不要使黃海緊張態勢進一步升級。此前星期二南北韓海軍在黃海發生短暫衝突。白宮新聞發言人吉布斯表示，華盛頓希望平壤不要在這個地區採取任何可能被視爲衝突升級的行動。韓國軍方說，韓國戰艦在北韓一艦艇越過朝鮮半島西岸有爭議的海上限界線後向北韓艦艇射擊示警。 韓國表示，北韓警備艇撤退前在衝突中嚴重受創。一名韓國軍方官員對發生衝突表示遺憾，並說韓國已向平壤提出強烈抗議。北韓官方通訊社說，北韓警備艇當時在執行任務，確定北韓海域內的一個不明物體。 |
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Washington has urged North Korea not to escalate tensions in the Yellow Sea following a naval skirmish between the North and South Korean navies Tuesday. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says Washington hopes Pyongyang will not take any further actions in the area that could be seen as an escalation. South Korea's military says one of its warships first fired warning shots at a North Korean boat that it says crossed the Korean maritime border off the west coast of the Korean peninsula. South Korea says the North Korean patrol boat（巡邏艇） suffered heavy damage in the exchange before retreating. A South Korean military official (Lee Gi-sik) described the incident as regrettable and said Seoul has lodged a strong protest with Pyongyang. North Korea's official (KCNA) news agency says its patrol boat was on a mission to confirm an unidentified object on its side of the border. es‧ca‧late / ˈeskəleɪt / verb [ intransitive and transitive ] 1 if fighting, violence, or a bad situation escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worse escalate into Her fear was escalating into panic. The fighting on the border is escalating. We do not want to escalate the war. 2 to become higher or increase, or to make something do this : The costs were escalating alarmingly. policies that escalate their own costs escalating crime — escalation / ˌeskəˈleɪʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable and countable ] : the escalation of fighting in June a rapid escalation in value
skir‧mish / ˈskɜːmɪʃ $ ˈskɜːr- / noun [ countable ] 1 a fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle – used in news reports skirmish with/between/over The young soldier was killed in a skirmish with government troops. 2 a short argument, especially between political or sports opponents skirmish with/between/over Bates was sent off after a skirmish with the referee. a budget skirmish between the President and Congress — skirmish verb [ intransitive ] : They skirmished briefly with soldiers from Fort Benton.
mar‧i‧time / ˈmærətaɪm, ˈmærɪtaɪm / adjective [ only before noun ] 1 relating to the sea or ships [= marine ] : San Francisco has lost nearly all of its maritime industry. 2 near the sea : the Canadian maritime provinces
pa‧trol 1 / pəˈtrəʊl $ -ˈtroʊl / verb ( past tense and past participle patrolled , present participle patrolling ) [ transitive ] 1 to go around the different parts of an area or building at regular times to check that there is no trouble or danger : Armed guards patrolled the grounds. an area patrolled by special police units 2 to drive or walk around an area in a threatening way : Gangs of youths patrolled the streets at night.
2 argument/discussion [ countable ] a short conversation, usually between two people who are angry with each other : a quiet exchange between the judge and the clerk The DJ was fired after a heated exchange (= a very angry conversation ) on air with a call-in listener.
lodge：lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc British English to make a formal or official complaint, protest etc lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc with He lodged an appeal with the High Court. lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc against They lodged a complaint against the doctor for negligence.
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汽車炸彈在巴基斯坦西北至少炸死30人 (Car Bomb Kills At Least 30 in Northwestern Pakistan) |
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巴基斯坦警方說，巴基斯坦西北部發生自殺式汽車炸彈爆炸，造成至少30人喪生，其中包括一些孩童。 調查人員說，爆炸星期二發生在查爾薩達市一個市場附近擁擠的街道上。查爾薩達位於白沙瓦北邊40公里處。爆炸案摧毀了查爾薩達市內的幾棟建築，造成數十人受傷。這是該地區三天以來發生的第三起炸彈襲擊。 星期一，一名自殺炸彈殺手在人力車內引爆了炸彈，導致3人死亡。此外，另一名自殺炸彈兇手星期天在白沙瓦城市外一個擁擠的市場引爆炸彈，造成13人死亡。 |
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At least 30 people have been killed, including a number of children, in a suicide car bomb attack in northwest Pakistan. Investigators say the bomb exploded Tuesday on a busy street near a market in the city of Charsadda, some 40 kilometers north of Peshawar. Dozens of people were wounded in the blast which destroyed several buildings. It was the third bombing in the area in three days. On Monday, a suicide bomber in a rickshaw（黃包車） blew himself up at a checkpoint in Peshawar, killing three people. A suicide bomber killed 13 people in a crowded market outside the city on Sunday. |