2007年VOA标准英语-More Oil Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja
25 January 2007
Suspected armed militants 2 attacked a Chinese oil company in the Southern Nigeria state, Bayelsa, Thursday, kidnapping at least two Chinese workers. From Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports the latest hostage-taking is adding to growing concerns about violence in the region.
Militants patrol the creeks 3 of the Niger Delta 4 area ( Feb. 2006 file photo)
Bayelsa State Police Commissioner 5 Hafiz Ringim confirmed the attack. He says one of the assailants died, following a shoot-out with security forces.
He told VOA the gunmen also broke into the finance offices of the China Petroleum 6 Company and stole some money.
"There was an attack in the morning, about two, three people kidnapped," he said. "It happened six in the morning, barely four, five hours ago. They [attackers] burgled the accounts office, but one militant 1 was killed."
Some 100 hostages - mainly workers in the oil industry - have been kidnapped in the Niger Delta, in the past year.
Thursday's abduction was the second involving Chinese this month in the restive 7 oil-rich region.
The five Chinese telecom workers abducted 8 in Nigeria but later freed, arrive at the Beijing Capital airport, 22 Jan 2007
Five Chinese telecom workers seized by unidentified gunmen on January 5 were released last week.
Separatist groups fighting for a greater share of Nigeria's oil wealth have stepped up their campaign to cripple the multi-billion-dollar industry.
Hostages are often released after a few days or weeks in captivity 9, with the payment of ransom 10. A group of 24 Filipinos, abducted last week, is still being held.
Persistent 11 violence in the Niger Delta has hampered 12 oil production in the region, cutting output by a quarter.
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。 来自辞典例句
- There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。 来自辞典例句
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
- The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
- We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
- The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
- Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
- She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。