VOA标准英语2009年-India Continuing Search for Hundreds of Boat Pe
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(一月)
India's Coast Guard says it has rescued hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh and Burma, but hundreds more may be missing at sea. Indian officials say the rescued Rohingya boat people claim they were arrested by Thai officials and set adrift on the high seas.
Indian maritime 1 officials are describing as unprecedented 2 the number of foreigners washing up on their southern shores or being found adrift at sea.
This undated handout 3 photo released by Thai Royal Navy on January 18, 2009 shows illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Burma after they were escorted by Thai navy to Similan island
Most appear to be from the Muslim minority Rohingya boat people in Burma, as well as some Bangladeshis, seeking better opportunities in Thailand, Indonesia or Malaysia.
The commander of the Indian Coast Guard at Port Blair, S.P. Sharma, tells VOA hundreds have been rescued since late December in the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains to the south of Burma.
"We have got about 448 illegal migrants rescued and brought to safety in Port Blair. And I do not rule out some more landing up on our shores," said Sharma, "and we would like to rescue as many of them if they are there at sea."
Officials say at least 10 bodies have washed ashore 4 on the remote Indian islands.
Commander Sharma says many of those rescued have told a harrowing story of being detained and then sent back out to sea by the Thai military.
"Before they could reach their destination they were intercepted 5 at sea by a foreign warship 6, detained on a camp [and] after detention 7 of about four to five days they were pushed into the sea," added Sharma.
The migrants were allegedly set adrift on boats without engines or any navigational equipment.
Reports from human-rights activists 8 say Thailand may have apprehended 9, beaten and then set loose on the ocean up to 1,000 boat people in the past month. Thai officials deny such treatment and expulsions, but say an investigation 10 will be conducted.
There has been concern in Thailand about a large influx 11 of Rohingya. It is feared some may try to join Muslim insurgents 12 active in the southern part of the country.
Indian coast guard officials say they are continuing aerial surveillance and patrols by vessels 13 in the Andamans. But the operation, combined with a heightened maritime vigilance since the Mumbai terror attack in late November, is considerably 14 straining the coast guard's limited resources.
Indian officials say diplomatic discussions with neighbors to the east will be needed to try to halt the exodus 15 of boat people. The potential humanitarian 16 crisis is expected to be on the agenda of the ASEAN summit scheduled for late February in Thailand.
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- I read the handout carefully.我仔细看了这份分发的资料。
- His job was distributing handout at the street-corner.他的工作是在街头发传单。
- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。
- He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
- The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
- The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
- Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
- The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
- Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战，就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。