Gaddafi Defiant after Rebel Takeover|官邸遭毁格达费拒绝投降

Backed by NATO airstrikes and seasoned reinforcements, rebel fighters crashed through the gates of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's fortress-like compound. They were running madly across its lawns, searching its barracks for weapons, and carting off mementos of his 42-year dictatorship. The victory was by no means complete, though. Colonel Gaddafi was nowhere to be found. As crowds cheered into the night in the city's Green Square, now called Martyrs' Square, some Gaddafi militiamen were still fighting around the city, and the rebels acknowledged that even the compound, Bab al-Aziziya, was not yet under their full control.

As a reminder that he remained on the loose, Colonel Gaddafi, in an address broadcast earlier over a local Tripoli radio station, called his retreat from Bab al-Aziziya tactical. He blamed months of NATO airstrikes for bringing down his compound and vowed martyrdom in his battle against the alliance.

Still, the storming of the compound represented the fruition of a rebel vow: "We will celebrate in Bab al-Aziziya." The conquest was spearheaded by hundreds of experienced fighters from the port city of Misurata. These fighters had developed into some of the rebels' best organized and most effective units after months of fighting with elite loyalist forces.

Jubilant rebel fighters made off with advanced machine guns, a gold-plated rifle, and Colonel Gaddafi's golf cart. One took the distinctive fur that Colonel Gaddafi wore in his first public appearance after the uprising began six months ago.

1.  Why doesn't the occupation of the compound represent a complete victory for the rebels?

(A) Many people don't want to live under the rule of the rebels.

(B) No one knows where the weapons have been hidden.

(C) The rebels don't have enough weapons.

(D) Colonel Gaddafi is still at large.

2.  What was Colonel Gaddafi's excuse for losing Bab al-Aziziya?

(A) He didn't need it anymore.

(B) He found a safer place to hide.

(C) Other forces besides the rebels helped push him out.

(D) He wanted to negotiate with the rebels at a different location.

3.  What did the rebels do once they reached Colonel Gaddafi's compound?

(A) Took away Colonel Gaddafi's belongings.

(B) Killed everyone that worked there.

(C) Formed a new government.

(D) Set fire to the compound.

官邸遭毁格达费拒绝投降

　　在北约的空袭和经验丰富的援军支持下，利比亚反抗军攻进军事强人格达费铜墙铁壁般的官邸。他们在官邸内的草地上疯狂奔跑，在兵营内搜寻武器，运走所有格达费在这 42 年独裁政权中所搜刮的民脂民膏。不过这绝不是一场完全的胜利。格达费目前行踪不明。当群众在夜晚于首都的绿色广场（现称为烈士广场）上欢庆时，有些支持格达费的民兵仍继续奋战，反抗军也承认即使阿吉吉亚官邸也尚未在他们全部掌控中。

　　像是要提醒世人他仍逍遥法外，格达费稍早在黎波里当地的广播电台发表演说，声称他从阿吉吉亚官邸的撤退是战术上的考虑。他怪罪北约连月来的空袭捣毁了他的官邸，并发誓会对联军誓死奋战到底。

　　然而，攻进官邸代表反抗军的誓言『我们将在阿吉吉亚官邸庆祝胜利』得以实现。这场胜仗是由在港都密苏拉塔的几百位经验老道的战士所带领，他们在经历多月与格达费的精英部队奋战后，成为反抗军中最具组织和战斗力的部队。

　　欢腾的反抗军士兵顺手取走先进的机关枪，一把镀金的来复枪和格达费的高尔夫球车。1名反抗军人则拿走格达费在 6 个月前起义开始时，首次露面时身穿的特殊毛皮衣。

答案：1. (D)2. (C)3. (A)

格达费曾是国际恐怖主义最重要推手，长期援助各地恐怖组织，他曾因公开支持恐怖主义而被美国前总统里根批评为『狂人』（mad man），在美国总统小布什任内则被列为『流氓政权』的领导人之一。他在 1988 年 12 月 21 日，策动在苏格兰边境小镇洛克比炸毁泛美航空 103 班机，来年再度策划 1 架法国联合航空班机在尼日上空爆炸。对于如此嚣张行径，联合国终于决定对利比亚实施经济制裁。直到几年之后，因为经济凋零，利比亚内部反格达费的势力开始崛起，伊斯兰阿尔盖达组织也渐兴，这一切逐步改变了格达费的命运。（数据源：醒报、维基百科）