Terror at Kenyan Shopping Mall 非洲肯亚商场遭恐怖攻击
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- 创建于 2013年12月14日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年12月14日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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On a busy Saturday afternoon, the luxurious Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, became a scene of terror. Two groups of masked gunmen rushed into the building and began shooting at shoppers. The chaos continued for several days, as the terrorists held hostages and refused to speak to police.
一个繁忙的星期六午后时分，肯亚内罗毕的西门购物中心成了一幅恐怖的景象。两组蒙面的杀手冲进商场里，开始对着顾客开枪。这场混乱因为恐怖份子挟持人质并拒绝与警方对话而持续了好几天。
Al-Shabaab, a violent Islamist group based in Somalia, took responsibility for the deadly operation. The attackers ended up killing 61 people and injuring 175 more before fighting to the death with Kenyan Defense Forces. Several of the victims were from foreign countries.
以索马利亚为基地的激进伊斯兰集团－青年党，是此次致命行动的主谋。这些武装份子最终枪杀了61位民众，在与肯亚国防部队战到最后一刻前，受伤人数已超过175人。其中有些受害者是外国人。
Kenya became a major target of al-Shabaab in 2011, when the country sent soldiers into Somalia to join an African Union mission to fight the Islamist group. The mall attack had a clear religious motivation, as victims could hear gunmen yelling for all Muslims to leave the scene. After the tragic event finally came to a close, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta addressed the shocked public. He said, “We have overcome terrorist attacks before. We will defeat them again.”
肯亚在2011年时派军前往索马利亚加入非洲联合使团，以打击青年党，自此成为青年党的主要攻击目标。这次商场攻击事件有明显的宗教动机，因为受害者听到枪手大声呼叫伊斯兰教徒离开现场。此次惨剧终于结束后，肯亚总统乌胡鲁．甘耶达向大受惊吓的民众发表演说，他表示：「我们曾经战胜恐怖攻击，而我们将会再度击溃他们」。
－by Geoffrey Trgaer
Vocabulary
luxurious [lʌgˋʒʊrɪəs] adj. 豪华的
gunman [ˋgʌn͵mæn] n. 持枪歹徒
chaos [ˋkeɑs] n. 混乱
hostage [ˋhɑstɪdʒ] n. 人质
Islamist [ɪsˋlæmɪst] n. adj. 伊斯兰教主义者(的)
deadly [ˋdɛdlɪ] adj. 致命的
target [ˋtɑrgɪt] n. 攻击的目标
religious [rɪˋlɪdʒəs] adj. 宗教的
motivation [͵motəˋveʃən] n. 动机﹐原因
defeat [dɪˋfit] v. 战胜，击败
Reading Comprehension
1. What is this article mainly about?
(A) An attack that took place in a shopping mall in Nairobi.
(B) A mission in Somalia that caused al-Shabaab to target Kenya.
(C) The organization of a terrorist attack on the Kenyan public.
(D) The international consequences of a violent and deadly attack.
2. What is TRUE about the Westgate shopping mall?
(A) It is a local shopping area with a long history.
(B) It is known for being the victim of dozens of attacks.
(C) People from various countries go shopping there.
(D) The president of Kenya promised to keep it open.
3. What is TRUE about the attackers?
(A) They shot at people without saying a word.
(B) Victims were unable to see their faces clearly.
(C) They attacked the mall in 2011 as well.
(D) Some of them were captured by police.
Answer
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1. ( A ) |
2. ( C ) |
3. ( B ) |
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