VOA标准英语2014--数百人死于刚果东部的袭击
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(十二月)
Hundreds Killed in Eastern DRC Attacks 数百人死于刚果东部的袭击
The U.N. refugee agency says weekly massacres 1 of civilians 2 are being reported in the DRC’S North Kivu Province. It says armed groups have been attacking since October, bringing fear, death and displacement 3.
The UNHCR says armed groups are striking in and around Beni – and the violence is now spreading north to Orientale Province.
Agency spokesperson Karin de Gruijl said, “We received very credible 4 reports of ongoing 5 killing 6 of civilians. About 256 people, including children, have been killed in a very gruesome manner with machetes and axes.”
Just which groups are responsible for the attacks is not clear.
“Well, it is very difficult to tell at this moment. We understand that there are several groups and remnants of groups -- that there [are] shifting militias 7 and armed elements that are roaming the area and preying 8 on the civilians. We don’t have information that it’s one particular group, but there is an overall problem of lawlessness,” she said.
The violence has caused widespread displacement. The UNHCR spokesperson describes survivors 9 as being in “a desperate situation and living in constant fear.”
“This latest wave of violence has displaced an estimated 88,000 people. They’re trying to get to the larger towns and cities in North Kivu. We’re talking about the north of North Kivu. And we also know that some of the violence has spread further northward 10 into Province Orientale. So people are living, squatting 11 in churches, school buildings. But the area itself is already quite poor, very few services. Many of the aid projects that were ongoing had to be suspended because of the insecurity,” she said.
Many of the places do not have drinkable water. Food and medicine are in limited supplies. That’s expected to worsen because humanitarian 12 workers are not able to reach those who’ve been displaced. These also are places where malaria 13, typhoid, malnutrition 14 and diarrhea are common due to contaminated water.
Needed supplies include shelter, blankets, sanitary 15 material and kitchen utensils 16.
The UNHCR is calling on the DRC government and the U.N. peacekeeping mission – MONUSCO – to ensure safe access for humanitarian agencies and protection of civilians.
- The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
- Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。
- 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。
- They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
- The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。
- The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
- Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？
- 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。
- 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 troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
- This problem has been preying on my mind all day. 这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- For a while he let his eyes idly follow the preying bird. 他自己的眼睛随着寻食的鸟毫无目的地看了一会儿。 来自辞典例句
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- He pointed his boat northward.他将船驶向北方。
- I would have a chance to head northward quickly.我就很快有机会去北方了。
- They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。
- They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
- Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。
- In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
- It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。
- It's not sanitary to let flies come near food.让苍蝇接近食物是不卫生的。
- The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。