国际英语资讯:Commentary: Thorough rethink in need as terror attacks repeat in Europe
<p><span word="BARCELONA">BARCELONA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 19-- <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recurrences">recurrences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span>.</p><p><span word="Double">Double</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cambrils">Cambrils</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 14 <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="plunging">plunging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="touristic">touristic</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nice">Nice</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="touristic">touristic</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 84 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuring">injuring</span> 50 <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> -- <span word="why">why</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span>?</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="perpetrations">perpetrations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Nice">Nice</span>, <span word="attackers">attackers</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="van">van</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hamburg">Hamburg</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perpetration">perpetration</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Notre">Notre</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cambrils">Cambrils</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>.</p>
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