VOA常速英语:U.S. Condemns Jerusalem Terrorist Attack

The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent horrific vehicular attack by a terrorist in Jerusalem.Four soldiers were killed, including one U.S. citizen, and 17 wounded, when a flatbed truck driven by an Arab terrorist rammed into a group of soldiers adjacent to the Armon Hanatziv promenade in southeastern Jerusalem on January 8.
美国以最强烈的言辞谴责最近一名恐怖分子在耶路撒冷制造的恐怖车辆袭击。这次袭击造成4名士兵死亡，其中包括1名美国公民，并致17人受伤，当时，一名阿拉伯恐怖分子驾驶的平板卡车，1月8日在耶路撒冷东南部名为Armon Hanatziv的步行大道附近撞上一组士兵。

Three female soldiers and one male soldier were declared dead at the scene. According to the Israeli Defense Forces, an additional two cadets were seriously wounded, and 15 other officers and cadets sustained less severe wounds.
三名女兵和一名男兵当场被宣告死亡。据以色列国防军称，另有两名学员受重伤，其他15名军官和学员伤势较轻。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the scene with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman shortly after the attack,said the identity of the terrorist was known.Later, he was identified as Fadi al-Qanbar, from a nearby Jerusalem neighborhood.
以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡在袭击发生后不久与国防部长阿维格德·利博曼一道视察了现场，总理表示恐怖分子的身份已经确定。很快，肇事者被指认为法迪·阿尔-坎巴尔，来自耶路撒冷附近社区。

“We are fighting this plague, and will defeat it.We will overcome this terrorism, just as we overcame other attacks,” said Prime Minister Netanyahu.
“我们正在同这场灾难战斗，并将会击败它。我们将克服这种恐怖主义，正如我们克服其他攻击一样，”内塔尼亚胡总理说。

Speaking to reporters following the attack, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said, "To our dismay, there is no limit to the cruelty of the terrorists who are willing to use any means possible to murder Jews and to damage the routine of life in Israel’s capital."
耶路撒冷市长尼尔·巴尔卡特在袭击发生后对记者说，“令我们失望的是，恐怖分子的残忍没有受到任何限制，恐怖分子会用尽一切可能的办法谋杀犹太人，破坏以色列首都的生活秩序。”

"There is absolutely no justification for these brutal and senseless attacks," said U.S. Deputy State Department Spokesperson Mark Toner."We condemn the glorification of terrorism now, or at any time and call on all to send a clear message that terrorism must never be tolerated.Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the four Israeli soldiers who were killed.”
“绝对没有任何理由进行这些残酷无情的袭击，”美国国务院发言人马克·托纳说道。“我们谴责现在或在任何时候美化恐怖主义的行为，并呼吁所有人明确表态，绝不容忍恐怖主义。我们的心和祈祷与被杀害的四名以色列士兵的家属同在。”