VOA标准英语2009年-Bangladesh Launches Negotiations to Quell Borde
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
Bangladesh's government is negotiating with mutinous 1 border guards who have clashed with their Army superiors in Dhaka. Heavy gunfire and the booms from mortar 2 shells caused chaos 3 in the densely 4 populated streets of the Bangladeshi capital. A rickshaw puller has died and several other bystanders were wounded in the crossfire 5. A number of uniformed personnel, including some senior officers, are reported to have been killed inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles.
Soldier holds rifle as he and other troops gather outside Bangladesh Rifles headquarters complex in Dhaka, 25 Feb 2009
Reacting to the first crisis facing her government since she returned to power two months ago, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appealed to mutinous members of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles to put down their weapons. A delegation 6 from the force went to her residence for negotiations 7.
Fighting for their rights
One of the members of the rebellious 8 border guards spoke 9 to reporters.
The soldier said the mutineers are fighting for their rights, but do not want to hurt civilians 10 because - "the common man is the asset of the nation." His comments were interrupted by the sound of gun shots and he yelled at his fellow guards to cease firing.
The army surrounded the sprawling 11 headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, known as the BDR, as smoke rose from inside the compound. The gunfire and occasional mortar blasts could be heard for a period of hours. Reporters on the scene witnessed a helicopter overhead, firing into the headquarters.
Concern about trapped schoolchildren
In addition to civilians caught in the crossfire, there is concern for schoolchildren in the compound, as well as people at a nearby shopping center reported to have been seized by mutineers, in the upscale neighborhood of Philkhana.
Some analysts 12 attribute the clash to a long-standing grievance 13 held by BDR guards that their commanders are solely 14 composed of officers sent from the Army. But research fellow Sreeradha Datta at India's Institute of Defense 15 Studies and Analyses says such an outbreak of violence by the BDR is apparently 16 unprecedented 17.
"Despite the fact that Bangladesh has a history of coups 18 and counter-coups and there are obviously some very strong fissures 19 in the services, especially the Army," Datta said. "But BDR, I don't recall any such incident in the past."
The paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles force is primarily tasked with protecting the South Asian nation's borders. It traces its history back to the late 18th Century, in British colonial times. It has more than 65,000 personnel.
PM urges increased vigilance, discipline
The fighting comes a day after a visit to BDR headquarters by Prime Minister Hasina. In her remarks Tuesday, she urged the troops to increase their discipline and remain vigilant 20 to guard the country's borders.
Ms. Hasina, who was prime minister from 1996 to 2001, returned to power after a peaceful election in late December, succeeding a military-backed interim 21 government.
- The mutinous sailors took control of the ship.反叛的水手们接管了那艘船。
- His own army,stung by defeats,is mutinous.经历失败的痛楚后，他所率军队出现反叛情绪。
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
- A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
- We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。
- They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。
- When two industrial giants clash,small companies can get caught in the crossfire.两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
- Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- 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 was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
- a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇
- 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。
- He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
- He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。
- Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
- The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
- 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。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- 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。
- China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
- Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网
- Rising molten rock flows out on the ocean floor and caps the fissures, trapping the water. 上升熔岩流到海底并堵住了裂隙，结果把海水封在里面。 来自辞典例句
- The French have held two colloquia and an international symposium on rock fissures. 法国已经开了两次岩石裂缝方面的报告会和一个国际会议。 来自辞典例句
- He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
- The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。