2006年VOA标准英语-Australia, New Zealand Fear Unrest in South Pac
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By Phil Mercer
Sydney
20 November 2006
New Zealand soldiers patrol grounds of Fua'amotu Airport upon their arrival to Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Nov. 18, 2006
Australia and New Zealand have sent troops and police officers to yet another troubled South Pacific country to help restore calm. The two countries have now deployed 1 forces to Tonga at the request of the embattled government following riots that left at least eight people dead.
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Tonga's international airport reopened Monday thanks to the presence of 150 New Zealand and Australian troops, deployed to secure key infrastructure 2 following violent protests.
The Tonga government is also discussing with Australia and New Zealand additional military support after last week's riots in the capital, Nuku'alofa, which ended in the looting and burning of the main business district.
Social and political problems across the South Pacific have become permanent headaches for New Zealand and Australia, the region's two most powerful countries.
Along with the violence in Tonga, there have been threats of a military coup 3 in Fiji and continued unrest in the Solomon Islands, parts of Papua New Guinea and East Timor.
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is worried that unstable 4 Pacific countries could be exploited by criminals and extremists.
"Everyone is aware of what 'fragile and failed states' mean in today's world. It can mean penetration 5 of financial systems, lax borders, drug trade, financing terrorism or other activities," she said.
International criminal gangs are reported to have laundered 6 billions of dollars on the tiny island state of Nauru in the past decade and the United States has accused the island state of selling large numbers of fake passports.
Analysts 7 blame the instability on poverty and corruption 8. Lack of natural resources and the failure by government to improve social conditions fuel violence.
The Tonga riots erupted after pro-democracy groups accused the legislature of failing to move on expanding democracy in the kingdom.
The relative prosperity of some immigrants in impoverished 9 South Pacific nations has also stirred resentment 10.
Police in Tonga believe there was a strong anti-Chinese dimension to Thursday's disturbances 11.
There were similar problems for the Chinese community in the Solomon Islands when trouble flared 12 there earlier this year. Many Chinese shops were destroyed by rioters in the capital Honiara.
The Chinese government was planning Monday to airlift dozens of its citizens out of Tonga after looters and arsonists 13 targeted their shops and businesses.
- 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。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
- He is a man of penetration.他是一个富有洞察力的人。
- Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.我们的目标是进一步打入市场。
- Send these sheets to be laundered. 把这些床单送去洗熨。 来自辞典例句
- The air seems freshly laundered. Sydney thinks of good drying weather. 空气似乎被清洗过，让悉妮想起晴朗干爽适合晒衣服的好天气。 来自互联网
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
- She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
- The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
- Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。