索马里反叛者袭击议会

时间：2010-05-17 06:17:21

（单词翻译:单击）

Islamist rebels attacked Somalia's parliament as it met for the first time this year, in clashes which led to the deaths of at least 11 people.

伊斯兰教反叛者袭击了索马里议会，此次冲突造成至少11人死亡。

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Rebels fired mortars from a market and AU peacekeepers shelled back

Insurgents³（叛乱分子） fired mortar¹（迫击炮） bombs at the building in Mogadishu, triggering retaliatory⁴（报复的） shellfire（炮火） from African Union peacekeepers.

There were rowdy（吵闹的，粗暴的） scenes in the chamber⁵ earlier as members voted to remove the speaker, who had criticised the PM.

The rebels have fought a three-year war against the fragile interim⁶（临时的，过渡的） government.

They launched Sunday's attack from their stronghold（要塞，大本营） in the capital's main market at Bakara.

'Treason'

A police official told news agency Reuters that some mortars had landed near the parliament, but there had been no direct hits.

More than 20 people were injured in the crossfire⁷ as AU soldiers guarding MPs fired back with artillery⁸（大炮，火炮） .

Parts of Bakara market caught fire and several shopkeepers were killed, according to reports.

Shortly beforehand, the parliamentary speaker, Sheikh Adan Madobe, urged Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to appoint a new prime minister.

MPs voted to sack the speaker and Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke later accused him of treason.

Many Somali MPs live abroad because of safety fears; the chamber last convened⁹（集合，召唤） in December.

The Horn of Africa nation has not had a functioning central government since 1991.

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1 mortar
n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合
参考例句：
The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。 The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

2 mortars
n.迫击炮( mortar的名词复数 )；砂浆；房产；研钵
参考例句：
They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。来自《简明英汉词典》 Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？来自教父部分

3 insurgents
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。来自互联网

4 retaliatory
adj.报复的
参考例句：
The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。来自互联网 Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。来自互联网

5 chamber
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。 The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 interim
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
参考例句：
The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。 It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

7 crossfire
n.被卷进争端
参考例句：
They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。 When two industrial giants clash,small companies can get caught in the crossfire.两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。

8 artillery
n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)
参考例句：
This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。 The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

9 convened
召开( convene的过去式 )；召集；（为正式会议而）聚集；集合
参考例句：
The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。 The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。