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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Mirrored, well-protected targets
The bombs mirrored a series of coordinated assaults since August on what should be well-protected targets such as government ministries.
The first blast occurred near an entrance of the Ishtar Sheraton hotel, a Baghdad landmark on the eastern side of the Tigris River that has been attacked before. The shock wave blew open doors, smashed windows and sent thick dust swirling into the Reuters offices nearby.
A giant cloud of debris rose from the blast site as ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene. Helicopters buzzed overhead and soldiers blocked off entry.
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100126/738/tnl-baghdad-bombs-kill-36-chemical-ali-h.html
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
I guess "mirrored" means "surfaced" in this context. And I guess the other parts means "The bomb was blasted specially targeting government ministries". But I still wonder what "well-protected targets" means here.
The first blast occurred near an entrance of the Ishtar Sheraton hotel, a Baghdad landmark on the eastern side of the Tigris River that has been attacked before. The shock wave blew open doors, smashed windows and sent thick dust swirling into the Reuters offices nearby.
A giant cloud of debris rose from the blast site as ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene. Helicopters buzzed overhead and soldiers blocked off entry.
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100126/738/tnl-baghdad-bombs-kill-36-chemical-ali-h.html
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
I guess "mirrored" means "surfaced" in this context. And I guess the other parts means "The bomb was blasted specially targeting government ministries". But I still wonder what "well-protected targets" means here.
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"mirrored" in this context means that the attacks were similar in tactics to previous attacks. I'm not sure what you don't understand about "well-protected targets", please clarify. Maybe the use of the word "target"?
- "mirrored" in this context means that the attacks were similar in tactics to previous attacks.
- I'm not sure what you don't understand about "well-protected targets", please clarify.
- Maybe the use of the word "target"?
- It is a bit strange in the context I guess.
- How about "well-protected sites"?
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"mirrored" in this context means that the attacks were similar in tactics to previous attacks.
I'm not sure what you don't understand about "well-protected targets", please clarify. Maybe the use of the word "target"? It is a bit strange in the context I guess. How about "well-protected sites"?
I'm not sure what you don't understand about "well-protected targets", please clarify. Maybe the use of the word "target"? It is a bit strange in the context I guess. How about "well-protected sites"?
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Thank you RayH.
I got it now. So I think it means "They(government) assumed those sites were prime targets of terrorists so they well-protected it". Though as we know it is still blasted.
I got it now. So I think it means "They(government) assumed those sites were prime targets of terrorists so they well-protected it". Though as we know it is still blasted.
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