Deadly Bomb Blasts in Jakarta
雅加达的致命炸弹爆炸
Edward Wu
【新闻关键字】
1.business district:n.商业区
2.shatter:v.粉碎
3.explosives:n.炸药
4.Islamist militant:n.伊斯兰好战份子
5.blame:v.归究、遣责
Indonesian police said bomb explosions at two hotels in Jakarta’s business district left at least nine dead and some 42 injured.Foreigners were among those killed in the early morning attacks.
印尼警方说，位于雅加达商业区的两间饭店所发生的炸弹爆炸，造成至少九人死亡，约四十二人受伤。在这场稍早的炸弹攻击的受害名单中有外国人。
Windows were shattered by strong explosives at both the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, located near each other.
相距不远的JW Marriott和Ritz-Carlton两家饭店的窗户被强烈的炸药震碎。
Witnesses said they heard an explosion and saw smoke coming from the Marriott, the site of a car bomb attack in 2003 that killed 12 people.
目击者说他们听到爆炸声，并且看到从Marriott饭店冒出来的烟雾;该饭店曾在2003年的一场汽车炸弹的攻击中造成12人的死亡。
[Fernando, Hotel Guest]:
“I heard a bomb first, at the Marriott, the bomb at 10 to 8, and a lot of people crying. And 10 minutes after a bomb in the hotel. The building moved a lot and we start to hear alarms. So I went out to hotel and in the lobby the building was destroyed and a lot of glass everywhere. And some people were going out with a lot of blood and very bad situation."
[Fernando, 饭店住客]:
“在大约将近8点的时候，我首先听到一阵爆炸声，随即听到很多人在哭叫的声音。十分钟后，建筑物开始摇晃地很厉害，然后马上听到警报的铃声大作。在此时我立即冲出饭店，随后发现整个饭店大厅被摧毁，到处都是玻璃碎片。我看到有些人身上流着血不断地冲出饭店，情况真地很糟糕!”
This is the first major blast in several years in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
几年来这是头一桩发生在人口最多的回教国家里的大爆炸事件。
The presidential elections earlier this month had passed peacefully.
在本月月初的总统选举以和平的方式落幕。
Islamist militants from the regional Jemaah Islamiah organization had been blamed for numerous attacks from 2002 to 2005, including deadly bombings on the island of Bali.
来自当地捷米亚以斯拉米亚组织的伊斯兰好战份子，被指控要为在2002年到2005年期间所发生的数个攻击事件负责，其中包含在巴里岛的致命炸弹攻击事件。
An Australian security report on Thursday said Jemaah Islamiah could be poised to strike again, while Canberra issued a fresh travel warning on Friday after the Jakarta bomb attacks.
一份澳大利亚的保安报告在星期四指出，该组织很可能会再度发动攻击。在雅加达攻击事件发生后，澳国政府在礼拜五发出最新的旅游安全警讯。
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