VOA标准英语2013--Violence in Thailand's Deep South Escalates as Peace Talks Take Place
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(六月)
Violence in Thailand's Deep South Escalates 1 as Peace Talks Take Place
In Thailand's deep south, it's common to see men in uniform at local schools. But unlike at institutions in the West, the men are often heavily armed.
Early this year, instructors 3 and students at one Muslim primary school in Narathiwat province witnessed a cold-blooded killing 4 as two men walked in during lunch-break and gunned down a teacher.
For grade 1 instructor 2 Yai Nong, who witnessed the savage 5 attack, the brutal 6 act left many questions to answer - for everyone.
“All the students in the school asked us why they had to shoot our teacher and many of them talked about the incident in their own little groups. What did he do wrong? They ask us the same question,” Yai Nong said.
In the three southern-most provinces, known as the “Red Zone,” most of the targets are those associated with the central Thai government.
Until now, the attacks occurred in the Malay Muslim-dominated region bordering Malaysia, but there's always the underlying 7 fear of escalation 8 through support from international terrorist cells.
Analyst 9 Srisompop Chitpirom, who documents the ongoing 10 conflict on the "Deep South Watch" website explains.
“This is a theory that so long as you still have a certain level of violence going on and the government cannot solve the problem it will be the Pandora's Box and everything can come, including the international insurgency 11 or the international terrorist organizations,” Srisompop said.
For now, it seems that the problem is contained within a region that is 90 percent Muslim and is deeply impoverished 12.
For Islamic Committee leader Abdulrahman Abdulsamad, it's not about religion but rather the neglect and alienation 13 of the region by a predominately Buddhist 14 Thai government.
“There is no justice for the local people and they don't trust each other. The Thais don't understand the language and don't understand the culture. Religion is not the main problem,” Abdulsamad said.
As a small step forward in the fragile peace process, both sides have agreed to curb 15 the violence during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins next month.
But people still wonder if negotiations 16 will be enough to bring eventual 17 peace to the area.
- As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。 来自互联网
- I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。 来自互联网
- The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
- The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。
- The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
- He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
- He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
- This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
- The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
- Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- 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 impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- 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。
- I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
- You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
- 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。