说闻解词丨斯里兰卡爆炸案，13词串起生与死
说闻解词 第02期
▌斯里兰卡爆炸案
据路透社4月23日消息，伊斯兰国（IS）宣布对斯里兰卡爆炸（Sri Lanka blasts）负责。
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“爆炸”怎么说？
blast /blɑːst/ n. 爆炸；气浪，冲击波
an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes
• in the blast
• Thirty-six people died in the blast. 有36人在爆炸中丧生。
• bomb/shotgun/nuclear etc blast
• A bomb blast completely destroyed the building. 一颗炸弹爆炸，把大楼彻底炸毁。
explosion /ɪk'spləʊʒən/ n. 爆炸(声)
a loud sound and the energy produced by something such as a bomb bursting into small pieces
v. explode
• We heard a loud explosion. 我们听到一声巨大的爆炸声。
• bomb/gas/nuclear explosion 炸弹/气体/核爆炸
• huge/massive etc explosion
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“袭击”怎么说？
attack /əˈtæk/ n. 袭击，攻击
an act of violence that is intended to hurt a person or damage a place
• a bomb attack 炸弹袭击
• victims of racial attacks 种族袭击的受害者
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• There have been several attacks on foreigners recently. 最近发生了几宗袭击外国人的事件。
raid /reɪd/ n. 突袭，袭击
a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control
• a bombing raid 轰炸
• an air raid warning siren 空袭警报
bombing /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ n. 炮轰，轰炸；炸弹袭击
the use of bombs to attack a place
• The southwest of the country suffered an intensive bombing campaign. 该国西南部地区遭受了密集的轰炸。
• They were planning bombing raids in some of America’s major cities. 他们计划在美国的一些大城市进行炸弹袭击。
• the bombing of Hiroshima 轰炸广岛
3
“恐怖袭击”怎么说？
terrorism /'terərɪzəm/ n. 恐怖主义
the use of violence such as bombing, shooting, or kidnapping to obtain political demands such as making a government do something
• The government is doing everything possible to combat terrorism . 政府正在尽其所能打击恐怖主义。
• their involvement in international terrorism 他们参与国际恐怖主义活动
terrorist /'terərɪst/ n. 恐怖分子
someone who uses violence such as bombing, shooting etc to obtain political demands
• a terrorist bomb that left 168 people dead 恐怖分子引爆造成168人死亡的炸弹
• terrorist attack/activity/offence
• terrorist group/organization 恐怖团体/组织
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“死亡”相关？
最常见：kill death
“自杀”＆“谋杀”
mass murder 大规模屠杀
Mass murder is the deliberate illegal killing of a large number of people by a person or an organization.
murder /'mɜːdə/ n. 谋杀，凶杀；谋杀罪
the crime of deliberately killing someone
• On the night the murder was committed, he was out of the country. 凶案发生当晚他不在国内。
• He was found guilty of attempted murder. 他被判谋杀未遂。
suicide /'suːɪsaɪd/ n. 自杀
the act of killing yourself
• More people commit suicide at Christmas than at any other time. 圣诞节期间自杀的人比其他任何时候都多。
suicide attack/mission/bombing etc 自杀性攻击/任务/爆炸等
an attack etc in which the person who carries out the attack deliberately kills himself or herself in the process of killing other people
“大屠杀”
massacre /'mæsəkə/ n. 大屠杀
when a lot of people are killed violently, especially people who cannot defend themselves
• the only survivor of the massacre 这场大屠杀的唯一幸存者
“葬礼”
funeral /'fjuːnərəl/ n. 葬礼，丧礼
a religious ceremony for burying or cremating (= burning ) someone who has died
• The funeral will be held at St. Martin’s Church. 葬礼将在圣马丁教堂举行。
• the minister who conducted the funeral service 主持葬礼的牧师
• funeral expenses/costs 丧葬费用
it’s your funeral 这是你自作自受〔警告某人为其行为的后果负责的只能是自己，而不是别人〕
used to warn someone that they, and no one else, must deal with the results of their actions
mourning /'mɔːnɪŋ/ n. 哀痛，悲痛，哀悼
great sadness because someone has died
• The Armenian authorities declared May 29 a national day of mourning. 亚美尼亚当局宣布5月29日为全国哀悼日。
• in mourning (=feeling great sadness)服丧的
▌语境串讲
袭击 attack raid hit
爆炸 bombing explosion blast
死亡 kill death suicide murder massacre funeral
恐怖主义 terror terrorist terrorism
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