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恐怖袭击事件英语词汇
jihad:
圣战
(
伊斯兰教徒对异教徒的战争
)
Technically,
this
means
the
struggle
to do good,
referring to a battle with the conscience over the
right course of action at
any point in
life, menial or significant. It only came to be
associated with the idea of a
Example:
Afghanistan's
ruling
Taliban
has mobilized 300,000
Afghans for
jihad,
or
holy
war,
against
the
United
States,
the
Islamic
militia's
defense
minister
said
Monday.
Ground
zero:
The
point
of
impact
of
a
conventional
missile
or
the
point
of
detonation of an atomic
device. Ground zero in this case is used to mean
the rubble
at the bases of where the
twin towers stood. (
常规导弹瞄准的目标或核设备爆炸
点，
Ground zero
在这次美国
9
·
11
恐怖袭击
事件中指当初世贸中心姊妹楼矗立
的地方已变成了一堆废墟。
)
want somebody dead or alive
无论
(
罪犯等
)
是生是死
,
都要将其缉拿
President
George
W
Bush
said
on
Monday
the
United
States
wants
terrorism
suspect Osama bin Laden
美国总统
布什
9
月
17
日称，不管沙特流
亡大亨本·拉登“是死是活”
，美国都要将其
绳之以法。
hijack
(
劫持
): Hijacked planes
destroyed twin towers.
slam
into
(
猛烈撞击
):
Three
planes
commandeered
by
unknown
hijackers
slammed
into
the
Pentagon
and
New
York's
landmark
World
Trade
Center
on
Tuesday.
take
responsibility
for
(
负责
):
No
group
took
immediate
responsibility
for
the
attack.
(--claim to be
responsible)
death toll
(
死亡人数
): New York Mayor said
the death toll could ultimately be
``horrific''.
casualties
(
伤亡人员
)
.[
?k?
?
ju
?
lti]
:
The
city's
hospitals
were
swamped
with
casualties.
rescue
(
营救
): Hundreds of
firefighters and police are missing and feared
dead
after trying to rescue others.
twin
towers
(
姊妹楼
,
又称双子座
,
美国世贸中心的主要建筑
):
The
planes
demolished
the
twin
110-storey
towers
that
were
once
the
tallest
buildings
in
the
world.
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