Good evening. Pakistan may be the world’s most dangerous country. Tonight, it’s on the edge of chaos after the assassination of its most popular leader. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who electrified her country when she returned from exile and took on Pakistan’s ruling party, was struck down today by bullets and a bomb.
Days away from an election, she was poised to win. Her killing has sparked riots across Pakistan. It also poses a serious challenge to America’s security. We begin tonight with ABC’s Gretchen Peters in Islamabad. Tonight, George, Pakistan is a nation in shock. There is an incredible range of emotion here, from grief to rage. Most of all, there is fear for Pakistan’s increasingly uncertain future.
Bhutto had just finished addressing thousands of supporters at a political rally. As her armored car inched out of the park, she stood up through a sunroof to wave goodbye. Suddenly, three shots rang out. Seconds later, a massive explosion. Doctors tried desperately to revive her, but at 6:16 p.m., she succumbed to a bullet wound to her neck.
Crowds had swarmed the hospital when her spokesman emerged to break the terrible news. “She has been martyred,” said Barbar Awan. The main focus of their rage: President Pervez Musharraf, who Bhutto accused of allowing Pakistan to slide into extremism. Musharraf quickly condemned her killing. He called for legislative elections that are to take place in twelve days to go ahead.
Bhutto’s party was favored to win those elections. She had returned here in October after eight years in self-imposed exile to lead her Pakisan Peoples Party to victory. 50,000 turned out to welcome her home, but her homecoming parade was marred by a suicide bomber. That attack killed almost 140 people. Bhutto narrowly survived.
Late tonight, supporters carried her coffin from the hospital, as crowds surged forward to try and get a final glimpse of their fallen heroine. Tonight, George, amid fears of further violence, tens of thousands of police and paramilitary troops are trying to lock down the country. Flights have been grounded, buses and trains halted. Benazir Bhutto’s body is being flown to the family estate in Larkana, where she is to be buried on Friday. Gretchen Peters, thanks.
※ edge : 가장자리 * on edge : nervous and unable to relax because you are worried ex. Is something wrong? You seem a bit on edge this morning. * on a razor edge : in a very uncertain and dangerous situation ex. Allegations of fraud have put the minister's career on a razor edge. * on the edge of something : nearly in a particular state or condition ex. He is on the edge of Hollywood success. * on the edge of your seat/chair : very excited and interested in something because you want to know what happens next * take the edge off something : ( 날을 ) 무디게 하다 / to make a strong feeling less strong ex. Aspirin will usually take the edge off the pain.
※ take on ~ : 1. < 양상·색채·음조 등을 > 나타내다 , 띠다 (to develop a particular character or appearance) ex. The war took on a different meaning for everyone involved. 2. 일이나 책임을 맡다 (to accept some work or responsibility) ex. I can't take on any more work at the moment. 3. 대결하다 , 대적하다 (to fight or compete against someone) ex. This evening Manchester United take on Barcelona. ex. Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high. * take on something : attitude or opinion about something ex. What's your take on the oil crisis? * take in ~ : 섭취하다 , 벌어들이다 ex. We need to take in plenty of water. ex. That company plans to take in $ 1 million a month.
on the edge of : ~ 의 가장자리 [ 모서리 ] 에 , 막 ~ 하 려는 찰나에 / nearly in a particular state or condition ex. He is on the edge of Hollywood success. chaos : 혼돈 , 무질서 , 대혼란 * chaotic : 혼돈된 , 무질서한 , 혼란한 electrify : ~ 에 전기를 흐르게 하다, ~ 을 흥분 [감동]시키다(to make someone feel extremely excited) ex. News of the discovery has electrified scientists worldwide. exile : 국외추방 , 유배 , 망명 , 유배자 , 망명 인 , 추방하다 (banish), 유배에 처하다 ex. He is now in exile in Mexico. 그는 멕시코에 망명중이다 . strike down : 1. to hit someone with enough force to make them fall down 때려 눕히다 2. to make someone die or become so sick that they can no longer live a normal life 3. If a judge or court strikes down a law, they officially end it. ex. As a tiny baby she was struck down by polio. / ex. The court struck down the law. poised : < 사람이 > 침착한 (behaving in a controlled and relaxed way, even in difficult situations), < 사이를 > 동요하는 , 이도저도 아닌 (affected by two things that are opposites), ~ 할 준비가 된 ( about to do or achieve something after preparing for it) ex. The shy little girl has grown into a poised young woman. / ex. Rachel appeared to be poised between laughter and tears. ex. He appears poised for victory in the championship match. / ex. Japan was poised to become the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. ex. Two guards stood poised with their hands on their guns. (waiting in a position where you can make a movement as soon as you need to) pose : 포즈를 취하다 , ~ 인 체하다, <사람 ·일이> (문제 따 위)를 (남)에게 일으키다. ex. police officers posing as customers 고객으로 가장한 경찰관들 / ex. pose as a detective 형사인체 하다 , 형사로 가장하다 * pose a problem/difficulty/risk/threat : ex. We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment. ex. pose a serious threat to the security of the state 국가의 안전을 몹시 위협하다 . * pose a challenge: ex. They had been expected to pose a serious challenge to the main parties. rage : 격노 , 분노 , [ 폭풍우·화재 ·병 따위의 ] 격심함 , 맹위 , 격렬 (violence), 격노하다 , 광란하 다 , 맹위를 떨치다 ex. A storm is raging. 폭풍우가 광란하고 있다 . ex. The battle raged six days. 싸움은 6 일간이나 계속되었다 . * all the rage : very popular ex. Internet shopping is now all the rage. rally : < 흩어진 군대·집단 등을 > 다시 불러 모으다 , 규합하다 vi. 집결하다 , 원기를 회복하다 , < 시장 경기가 > 회복되다 , < 증권 등이 > 시세를 회복하다 , 반등하다 , 결 집 , 규합 , ( 기력 경기 등의 ) 회복 , 반등 , 대집회 , 시위 운동 ex. rally one's supporters 후원자를 모으다 / ex. About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day. armor : 갑옷, 기갑 부대, ~에게 갑옷을 입히다, 장갑시 키다; inch : vi., vt. 조금씩 움직이다 [ 움직이게 하 다 ] * inch along/forward/up/towards : vi., vt. to move somewhere very slowly and gradually, or to make something do this ex. Maggie tapped impatiently on the steering wheel and inched slowly forward. 초초하게 운전대를 톡톡치며 서서히 앞으로 나아갔다 . * inch up/down/higher/lower : to gradually become greater or smaller in amount or number ex. Interest rates have been inching up over the past year. desperate : 자포자기의 , 필사적인 , 절실한 ex. I was desperate for a glass of water. 물 한 잔이 절실했다 . 물 한 잔 마시고 싶어서 죽을 지경이었다 . revive : 소생시키다, 소생하다 succumb : (유혹 등에) 굴복하다, (병·부상 ·노령 등으로) 쓰러지다, 죽다 ex. succumb to[before] temptation 유혹에 굴 복하다[지다] / ex. succumb to pneumonia 폐렴으로 쓰러지다 swarm : [ 집합적 ] ( 사람 동물의 ) 무리 , 떼 , ( 특히 분봉하는 ) 벌떼 , ~에 떼지어 몰려들다, 떼를 짓다 , 들끓다 , 많이 모여들다 ex. The crowds swarmed over the baseball ground. 군중이 야구장에 가 득찼다. / ex. Every place swarmed with people on Sunday. 일요일에는 어디를 가 나 사람들로 붐볐다 ex. a beach swarming with children 아이들로 가득 찬 해변 emerge : ( 물·어둠 속 따위에서 ) 나 오다 , 나타나다 , ( 해 따위가 ) 떠오르다 [from, out of] ex. The full moon will soon emerge from behind the clouds. 보름달이 구름 뒤편에서 곧 나타날 것이다. / ex. A touchy question emerged. 골치 아픈 문제가 생겼다 . martyr : 순교자, <사람을> 주의[신앙] 때문에 죽이 다 accuse A of B : A 를 B 의 혐의로 비난하다 , 고소하다 * accused : 고발 [ 기소 , 고소 ] 당한 , 비난받는 , (the accused) ( 형사 ) 피고인 , 피의자 (opp. accuser 원고 ) ex. The accused men have been given relatively light sentences. * be accused of ~ : ~ 의 혐의를 받다 , ~ 로 비난 받다 , ~ 로 고소되다 , 고발되다 ex. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police. slide into : to gradually be in a worse situation than before ex. The company slid further into debt last year. condemn : ~ 을 ( 강하게 ) 비난하다 , 책망하다 , 유죄 판결 을 하다 , < 에게 형을 > 선고하다 (sentence), 운명지우다 ex. condemn a person for his error[idleness] 의 잘못 [ 게으름 ] 을 책망 하다 / ex. condemn a person to imprisonment 에게 금고형을 선고하다 ex. He was condemned to be killed in the war. 그는 전쟁에서 죽을 운명 이었다 call for A to : (= call on/upon A to ~ ) A 에게 ~ 하라고 촉구하다 ex. The President called on the Republicans to ... = The President called for the Republicans to ... legislative : 입법상의, 법률을 제정하는, 입법 권을 가진 ex. a legislative body 입법부 * legislature : [보통 the ~] 입법부, (특히) 주의회 / * legislate 법률을 제정하다(against, for) ex. legislate against abortion 낙태 금지법을 제정하다 * legislation 법률 제 정, 입법 행위, [집합적] 법률, 법령 take place : 일어나다, 벌어지다, 행해지다 be favored to win ~ : ~에서 승리가 유력시되다 impose : 〔부담· 세금·형벌·의 무 따위〕를 지우다 . * impose taxes on(or upon) a person's property ~ 의 재산에 과세하 다 . * impose a ban on ~ : ex. They agreed to impose an immediate ban on sales. turn out : ~ 을 생산 [ 제조 ] 하다 , 밖에 나가 다 , 모여들다 , 떼지어 나서다 / If people turn out for a particular event or activity, they go and take part in it or watch it. ex. Thousands of people turned out for the funeral. mar : 흠가게 하다, 훼손하다 ex. That billboard mars the view. 저 광고판이 경관을 망치고 있다. narrow : 가까스로의 ex. a narrow victory 가까스로 이긴 승리/ ex. by a narrow margin 아슬아슬한 차이로 surge : < 군중 감정 등이 > 파도처럼 밀려오다 , 쇄 도하다 , 밀어닥치다 , < 물가가 > 급격히 오르다 , ( 군중 등의 파도같 은 ) 쇄도 , ( 물가 등의 ) 급상승 , 앙등 , ( 감정의 ) 동요 , 고조 ex. Lately prices are surging up. 최근에 물가가 계속 치솟고 있다 / ex. a surge of crowd 군중의 쇄도 glimpse : 흘끗 봄 [ 보임 ], 일견 , vt., vi. 흘끗 보다 * glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. * catch/get/have a glimpse: I only caught a glimpse, but I think it was a badger. paramilitary : 준군사(적인) lock down : (지역을) 폐쇄하다 ground : 비행기의 이륙을 금지시키다 , ~ 의 비행 근무를 해제하다 , 벌로 아이의 외출을 금지시키다 , 땅 , 근거 , 이유 ex. All of their planes have been grounded. / ex. His parents grounded him for two weeks for smoking. halt : 멈추다 , 정지하다 [ 시키다 ], 정지 ex. bring the car to a halt 차를 세우다 / ex. come/draw to a halt: The taxi came to a halt outside his front door. estate : 소유지 , ( 별장 . 정원 등이 있는 ) 사유 지 , 재산 ex. real estate 부동산
