2007年VOA标准英语-Gunmen Seize Five Foreign Workers in Oil-Rich S
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Abuja
04 July 2007
Suspected militants 2 in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta 3 have abducted 4 five foreign oil workers in the latest attack on the oil industry. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports the attack occurred hours after the country's most prominent armed group ended a month-long truce 5.
Rivers state Police Commissioner 6 Felix Igbaudu told VOA that two Nigerians were injured in the dawn attack off the southern coast of Nigeria.
"They attacked a rig operated by a Nigerian company for Shell," said Igbaudu. "Five expatriate oil workers were kidnapped in the early hours of this morning. They injured a mobile policemen, also injured a Shell staff, a Nigerian. That was what happened. And the location was Soku, the platform was operated by Lone 7 Star Drilling."
Those kidnapped were one Australian, two New Zealanders, one Venezuelan and one Lebanese.
Shell says the attack has not affected 8 its oil production in the troubled region where oil output has been slashed 9 by a quarter due to unrelenting violence.
Nigeria's best known militant 1 group, the Movement for the Emancipation 10 of the Niger Delta (MEND), which backed out of a unilateral cease-fire Tuesday has denied responsibility for the raid. It blamed criminal gangs driven by huge ransoms 11 paid to secure the release of those kidnapped.
MEND's decision to resume attacks on oil facilities and personnel is seen as a setback 12 for the new administration's quest to resolve the crisis.
The group had said it was halting attacks for 30 days to give the new government some time to respond to its grievances 13, but says it has not seen enough commitment on the part of the administration.
Some 15 foreign hostages are being held by different armed groups in the Niger Delta. Over 100 foreigners have been abducted this year alone, out of more than 200 seized in the region.
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- 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。
- 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。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
- He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation. 我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They rejoiced over their own emancipation. 他们为自己的解放感到欢欣鼓舞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The kidnappers exacted ransoms for their hostages. 绑匪勒索人质的赎金。
- Hotel:Wealthy captives sleep at the hotel for an increase in their ransoms. 酒店：富有的俘虏们要住在酒店等待足够的赎金以回家。
- Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
- She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
- The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》