2006年VOA标准英语-Blasts Hit Nigerian Oil Pipeline
时间：2019-02-03 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja
13 July 2006
Nigerian authorities are investigating explosions at two crude oil pipelines 2, which are causing massive spills in the southern state of Bayelsa. State authorities are seeking to end a wave of kidnappings, hostage-taking and other acts of violence in the oil-rich state.
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Militants 4 wearing black masks, military fatigues 5 and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers patrol the creeks 6 of Niger Delta 7 area of Nigeria (File photo - Feb. 24, 2006)
Nigerian investigators 8 are trying to determine whether Wednesday's explosions at two crude oil pipelines operated by Italian oil company Agip were as a result of sabotage 9 or purely 10 accidental. One of the blasts blew apart an 18-inch oil pipeline 1 while the second blast hit a 10-inch riverside pipeline resulting in heavy spillage.
Bayelsa state has seen several acts of violence in recent months targeting the oil industry, including kidnappings of foreign workers and attacks on oil facilities.
State authorities say they are planning a security crackdown on militants believed responsible for the attacks. Under a new broad strategy, the state legislature is expected to approve a proposal to outlaw 11 all acts of aggression 12 against the oil industry.
State Attorney General and Justice Commissioner 13 Henry Dickson says criminal elements are exploiting current agitation 14 for local control over oil wealth and should be dealt with by the state.
"There are existing sanctions already in the criminal laws that can take care of hostage taking, incidents of kidnappings and other acts of terrorism and criminality," said Dickson. "What I am trying to do is strengthen the hands of the security agencies more and create an institutional mechanism 15 for ease of disposal of cases like that."
Dickson says the state government is also working on streamlining the activities of groups in the region to minimize frequent bickering 16 among local communities.
"I know from experience that most of the problems in the oil producing communities is a result of groups fighting for control and authority, supremacy 17 in the community as to who can represent the community in MOUs [Memorandum of Understandings] with the oil companies, in receiving payments from oil companies for one thing or the other and related activities," he continued. "And so what we are trying to do, is for the first time, clearly spell out guidelines for the administration of these communities, ensure that all youth groups are registered, so we properly monitor their activities and also streamline 18 their role, duties and responsibilities to their community and state."
Attacks on oil installations this year in the main oil-producing Niger Delta have cut more than 20 percent of Nigeria's daily oil exports of 2.5 million barrels and helped drive up world oil prices.
Militant 3 groups in the delta say they are fighting for local control of oil revenues by the impoverished 19 inhabitants of the region who feel cheated out of the wealth produced in their backyards.
- The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
- A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
- The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
- The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。
- 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。
- The patient fatigues easily. 病人容易疲劳。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Instead of training the men were put on fatigues/fatigue duty. 那些士兵没有接受训练，而是派去做杂务。 来自辞典例句
- The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。 来自辞典例句
- There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
- The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。
- I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
- This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
- The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
- The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
- 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。
- Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
- These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。
- The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
- The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
- The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
- The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
- Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。
- We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
- Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。
- 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》