Terrorism
There are some useful words that you should know, before we start discussing the
terrorism-related questions.
intimidate – megfélemlít
assassination – merénylet
biological warfare – biológiai hadviselés
intelligence agency – titkosszolgálat, hírszerzés
strike – lecsap (valahol)
eradicate – kiírt
file – akta
hijack – eltérít (repülőgépet)
And now, some questions related to the topic.
Question: What is terrorism?
Answer: the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political
purposes.
coerce: synonym of force (kényszerít) and it also means oppress (elnyom)
Question: Do you think terrorism has become an integral part of our world?
Answer: Unfortunately terrorism today has became an integral part of our lives. Is this likely
to change anytime soon? I don't see this threat going away. You can look at the volume of
attacks that occurred all over the globe. It's seems as if no country has been untouched
recently.
(Forrás: http://en.gpf-yaroslavl.ru/viewpoint/Fred-Burton-Direct-and-clear-threat)
integral part: essential to completeness (szerves része)
Question: How can you fight terrorism?
Ide jöhetnek ilyen kifejezések, hogy:
intelligence agency
bug – poloska (be bugged-bepoloskázva lenni)
tracer – nyomkövető
spy satellite – kémműhold
national security – nemzetbiztonság
run a photo in - lefuttat valahol egy képet (valamilyen rendszerben)
iris scan – retina scannelés
body scanner – testátvilágító készülék (repülőgépes ellenőrzésnél)
Question: Is there a chance that intelligence agencies are well-prepared to filter out
terrorists?
filter out – kiszűr
well-prepared – jól felkészült
Question: How real is the threat of bioterrorism?
Bioterrorism is terrorism by intentional release or dissemination of biological agents (toxin,
bacteria, viruses).
claim the life of – valaki életét követeli (The wars in 1914 and 1916 have claimed the lives of
million of people – az 1914-es és 1916-os háború milliók életét követelte)
civilian – civil
toxin- méreg
release – szabadon bocsát
cause – okoz, előidéz
spread through – terjed valamin keresztül (spread through air, water, in food)
bioweapon – biofegyver
method/ approach – módszer
infect – megfertőz
anthrax – lépfene
deliberately – szándékosan
vector – vírushordozó
host – gazdaszervezet