2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Oil City Calm After Gang Violence
时间：2019-01-30 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（八月）
Abuja
13 August 2007
Security officials say gang fighting that broke out over the weekend in the main oil city of Port Harcourt has been quelled 1. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja.
Local police chief Felix Ogbaudu told VOA that the violence in the sprawling 2 industrial city has calmed down.
"There is massive deployment 3 of soldiers and policemen, and the clarification is that contrary to general impression, it is three parts of town [affected by the violence], the Borokiri/Marine Base and the Dioubu axis," he said. "But with the heavy deployment of army and mobile police, we have carried the battle to their hideouts and the place [Port Harcourt] has become calm."
Gang fighting, which started a week ago with sporadic 4 clashes, took a more deadly turn over the weekend. Police confirmed nearly a dozen deaths since the surge in fighting began last Monday.
The government responded by sending security forces to Port Harcourt.
But a spokesman for the state government in Port Harcourt , Emmanuel Okah, said the response was not quick enough.
"We had a situation where for one week running, young men were carrying guns, dangerous weapons, moving about the streets without fear of anybody. We couldn't find the presence of those who should be on the streets to scare them, at least," he said. "I think that is not good for this nation. It is not good for the Niger Delta 5 where we get the bulk of the resources that sustain this country."
President Umaru Yar'Adua has vowed 6 to stop the unrest in the country's oil-rich Niger delta region. But, Okah warns that the crisis could deteriorate 7 further if security steps are not implemented 8 more quickly and efficiently 9.
"My worry is that if something is not done to address this matter holistically 10, it may give rise to unpleasant consequences," said Okah. "I am calling on the security agencies to take a second look at situations like that and see how they can respond more speedily and effectively."
Reports say the gangs were fighting over territory in the oil city. The authorities have acknowledged nearly a dozen deaths from Saturday's street gun battles. Some eyewitnesses 11 and media organizations put the toll 12 much higher.
- Thanks to Kao Sung-nien's skill, the turmoil had been quelled. 亏高松年有本领，弹压下去。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
- Mr. Atkinson was duly quelled. 阿特金森先生被及时地将了一军。 来自辞典例句
- 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
- He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
- Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
- The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
- He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
- Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
- Menu items and dialogs, when they are translated, to be considered holistically. 在翻译菜单项和对话框时，需要全盘考虑，确保翻译的界面保持整体的一致性很重要。 来自互联网
- If we examine this entity holistically, we can discover how incredible it really is. 如果我们整体检查这实体，我们可以发现它真的是多么让人难以置信。 来自互联网
- The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
- Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。