VOA标准英语2008年-Nigerian Military Says No Major Delta Offensive
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（七月）
Nigerian militants 1 in the restive 2 Niger Delta 3 appear to be making good their promise to cripple the country's petroleum 4 industry, targeting oil company employees and attacking facilities in the oil-rich region. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports the Nigerian authorities are playing down the likelihood of a major military response to recent attacks.
Nigerian militants are on the offensive again; blowing up oil pipelines 5 and seizing oil workers. Violent attacks and kidnappings targeting oil companies are now a frequent occurrence in the Niger Delta.
Some are carried out by rebels claiming to be fighting for a greater share of the region's oil wealth for local people, others by criminal gangs out to make ransom 6 money. More than 200 foreigners have been seized in the Niger Delta since early 2006. Almost all have been released unharmed.
Security forces protecting the oil industry have also come under frequent attacks, an indication, some say, that government security forces are losing control in the area. Military crackdowns have had little effect on the rebellion. But the Nigerian chief of defense 7 staff, General Owoye Azazi, says the mandate 8 of the military in the Niger Delta is to contain the insurgency 9.
"The military has a role of stabilizing 10 the environment in the Niger Delta for political solutions, for economic solutions. The military is not conducting an all-out warfare 11. So there are constraints 12. You are talking about operating in communities where you have about 98- to 99-percent law-abiding citizens and a few other elements," he said. "So how do you operate fairly to justify 13 whatever action you are going to take? So those are the conditions under which the military operate in the Niger Delta."
Oil production has slowed due to sabotage 14 and President Umaru YarAdua is under pressure to halt what has become a major problem for the government. The government's attempts to negotiate a settlement with rebels have collapsed 15.
The picture is complicated by a web of vested interest, from local warlords, corrupt 17 local politicians and federal officials benefiting from a multi-million-dollar trade in stolen crude, and members of the security forces accused of gun-running.
The conflict has simmered for more than a decade and analysts 18 fear using a military option could further complicate 16 the crisis.
Local media reports say the Nigerian military killed 12 rebels and arrested about 60 last week in a crackdown to end criminal activities in the region. A military task force protecting oil workers and facilities carried out the raids.
- 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 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。
- 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 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 oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
- The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。
- 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。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
- The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
- These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句
- He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
- Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。
- Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
- What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
- Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？
- They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
- The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
- These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。