11-10-09

 

11-10-09

美国敦促北韩不要使黄海冲突进一步升级 (US Urges North Korea Not to Escalate Tensions in Yellow Sea)

华盛顿敦促北韩方面不要使黄海紧张态势进一步升级。此前星期二南北韩海军在黄海发生短暂冲突。白宫新闻发言人吉布斯表示，华盛顿希望平壤不要在这个地区采取任何可能被视为冲突升级的行动。韩国军方说，韩国战舰在北韩一舰艇越过朝鲜半岛西岸有争议的海上限界线后向北韩舰艇射击示警。 韩国表示，北韩警备艇撤退前在冲突中严重受创。一名韩国军方官员对发生冲突表示遗憾，并说韩国已向平壤提出强烈抗议。北韩官方通讯社说，北韩警备艇当时在执行任务，确定北韩海域内的一个不明物体。

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（巡逻艇） 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.

汽车炸弹在巴基斯坦西北至少炸死30人 (Car Bomb Kills At Least 30 in Northwestern Pakistan)

巴基斯坦警方说，巴基斯坦西北部发生自杀式汽车炸弹爆炸，造成至少30人丧生，其中包括一些孩童。 调查人员说，爆炸星期二发生在查尔萨达市一个市场附近拥挤的街道上。查尔萨达位于白沙瓦北边40公里处。爆炸案摧毁了查尔萨达市内的几栋建筑，造成数十人受伤。这是该地区三天以来发生的第三起炸弹袭击。 星期一，一名自杀炸弹杀手在人力车内引爆了炸弹，导致3人死亡。此外，另一名自杀炸弹凶手星期天在白沙瓦城市外一个拥挤的市场引爆炸弹，造成13人死亡。

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（黄包车） 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.