2006年VOA标准英语-Deadly Cartoon Riots Spread to Nigeria
时间：2019-01-10 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Nico Colombant
Abidjan
18 February 2006
Extra security forces have been deployed 1 in parts of Nigeria after deadly rioting over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad spread to sub-Saharan Africa. Police are reporting 16 people were killed during anti-Christian 2 violence on Saturday.
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Residents in the northeastern Borno state spent the night under curfew, while reinforcements arrived to quell 3 communal 4 tensions.
More than 100 people were detained in Borno state's capital, Maiduguri, as well as in the northcentral state of Katsina, where violence also broke out.
In Maiduguri, protesters ran wild after police tried to disperse 5 them with tear gas. They responded by looting Christian shops, burning churches and attacking Christians 6 on the streets.
The state governor said he was shocked and disgusted.
Most of the dead are believed to have been Christians, who represent a sizeable minority in the increasingly radical 7 Islamic north.
An expert on Islamic issues, Shehu Sani, said the cartoon issue must be closely monitored in Nigeria, or else, he warned, it could spiral out of control.
"There should be vigilance at this very sensitive and tense moment to ensure that the situation is not exploited by any individual or group," he said. "But the anger is plausible 8 and visible in every face of Muslims throughout the country."
Compared to other parts of the world, sub-Saharan African had so far not had any violence related to the cartoons.
But last week, assembly members in another northern state, Kano, burned Danish flags and called for a boycott 9 of Danish goods. Fearing this kind of violence, Nigerian Christian groups had already denounced the publication in Denmark and other European newspapers of cartoons depicting 10 the prophet Muhammad as a terrorist.
In 2002, a Miss World beauty pageant 11 competition had to be moved out of Nigeria, after a newspaper columnist 12 said the prophet might have liked one of the contestants 13 to be his wife, leading to violence then that killed more than 100 people.
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
- The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
- There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
- The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。
- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
- The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
- Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
- The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。
- Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
- The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。
- The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
- She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。
- The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》