VOA标准英语2009年-Thailand's Southern Insurgency Passes Five-Year
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2009年(一月)
Thai police say more than 3,500 people have perished in the largely Muslim southern border provinces since the insurgency began.
The first big attack in the insurgency was a raid on an army depot 3 on 4 January 2004.
Thai soldiers inspect ambush 4 site in Narathiwat province, 4 Jan 2008
The insurgents 6 target public officials, teachers, Buddhist 7 monks 8 and other civilians 10. Drive-by shootings occur regularly, there are frequent roadside bombings and many victims are snatched and beheaded.
Human rights groups also accuse the army of rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings 12 and forced disappearances 13 of suspected militants 14. Rights activists 15 say the government's reliance on paramilitary groups increases the problem.
But last year, new tactics and increased troop numbers allowed the military to reduce insurgent 5 attacks on civilians. Sunai Pasuk, with Human Rights Watch, warns that progress may not last.
"There is no guarantee that this short-term success can be translated into a lasting 16 peace at all, because the alienation 17 is still out there among ethnic 18 Muslims with the authorities," she said. "Suspicion and fear are still the rule on the ground. They do not see Thai authorities as friends - they see Thai authorities as enemies. This feeling remain unchanged."
Thailand's population is overwhelmingly Buddhist, but Muslim communities dominate the three southernmost provinces. They make up one of the poorest areas in the country, and Muslims have long accused the government of discrimination.
Intelligence sources have told VOA that the insurgents, a shadowy collection of groups that have yet to make clear demands, may be shifting tactics. Now they use increasingly sophisticated car bombs.
Human Rights Watch's Sunai says that trend is of particular concern.
"There is now an across the board assessment 19 [that] more car bombs will be used this year," she said. "It will be very specific attacks, which will cause rather large numbers of casualties. This is the trend which emerged since the last quarter of 2008, and we fear that the trend will become more permanent in 2009."
For nearly three years, Thailand's political scene has been in upheaval 20. The country is on its fifth prime minister since 2006, which means the government has been largely distracted from dealing 21 with the insurgency. As a result, the military has largely set policy and planned operations alone.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who took office last month, vows 22 to improve the judicial 11 system in the south. But analysts 23 say he may face a tough time if the military opposes his goal of increasing civilian 9 control in the region and reducing the government's reliance on the military to keep the peace.
- 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 storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。
- The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating. 近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来。
- The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
- They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。
- Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
- Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
- Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说,他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
- The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
- 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 old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
- In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里,人世上一切事情都是空的。
- The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
- He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- Most disappearances are the result of the terrorist activity. 大多数的失踪案都是恐怖分子造成的。 来自辞典例句
- The espionage, the betrayals, the arrests, the tortures, the executions, the disappearances will never cease. 间谍活动、叛党卖国、逮捕拷打、处决灭迹,这种事情永远不会完。 来自英汉文学
- 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。
- 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》
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- The new policy resulted in the alienation of many voters.新政策导致许多选民疏远了。
- As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated,the alienation index goes up.随着人与人之间几乎一切能想到的接触方式的自动化,感情疏远指数在不断上升。
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
- It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
- The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。