VOA标准英语2008年-Somali Islamist Denies Involvement in Piracy
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（九月）
A factional leader in Somalia's Eritrea-based opposition 1 group is denying allegations by a piracy 2 specialist in Kenya that he is aiding radical 3 Islamists by providing them with weapons bought with money earned from piracy. Yusuf Mohamed Siad, better known by his nickname Inda'ade, says he is not involved in pirate activities and says the country's piracy problem should be blamed on the leader of Puntland, where the vast majority of ships are hijacked 4. VOA correspondent Alisha Ryu has details from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi.
Inda'ade, who has rarely been seen since Ethiopian troops ousted 5 the Islamic Courts Union in late 2006, held a press conference on Monday in the Somali capital Mogadishu to respond to statements made last week by the head of the Mombasa-based Seafarers' Assistance Program.
The factional leader-turned-Islamist denied Andrew Mwangura's allegation that he was profiting from pirate activities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and said such statements are aimed at destroying his reputation.
Inda'ade, who Somalis say ran a lucrative 6 pirate operation from the seaside town on Merca in the Lower Shabelle region in the past, said the country's rampant 7 piracy problem is the fault of Puntland President Adde Muse 8, claiming that it is President Muse who is profiting from piracy, not him.
Inda'ade alleged 9 that the Somali leader was receiving a share of the ransom 10 payments made to pirates and that Mr. Muse was planning to use some of the money to fund his re-election campaign. Puntland is scheduled to hold general elections next January.
VOA was unable to reach President Muse for comment. But his top political advisor 11, Abdi Abdul Shakur Mire 12, vehemently 13 denied that the president was profiting from a wave of piracy this year that has made shipping 14 lanes off the coast of Puntland the most dangerous in the world.
"That is false information. Inda'ade, he does not know about our area. The reality is our president is not involved in that game," he said.
Seafarer's Assistance Program's Andrew Mwangura says his report on Inda'ade's involvement in piracy comes from reliable sources inside various pirate groups and stands by it. Mwangura says those sources and others suggest that Inda'ade's claim about the Puntland leader profiting from piracy may have some truth to it.
Mwangura says the latest incident involves a German couple, freed early last month after being held captive by Somali pirates for more than a month. Mwangura says a ransom of $1 million was paid to the pirate group, but his group received credible 15 information from sources in Kenya that almost half-a-million dollars extra was paid to officials in Puntland.
"Four hundred-thousand went to people linked to Adde Muse, paid in Nairobi and passed through Wilson Airport," he said.
Presidential advisor Abdi Abdul Shakur Mire acknowledged that the Puntland government sometimes joins local elders and regional officials in negotiations 16 with pirates for the release of hostages. But he says he knows nothing about payments being made to the president.
Somali pirates are currently holding at least six vessels 17 and about 130 crew members in Puntland. They are demanding more than $9 million to free two Malaysian tankers 18, a Japanese-managed bulk carrier, and a Nigerian tug 19 boat.
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
- They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
- Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
- You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
- His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
- Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
- The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
- He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
- He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
- Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
- 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？
- 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。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They should stop offloading waste from oil tankers into the sea. 他们应当停止从油轮上往海里倾倒废弃物。
- The harbour admits large tankers and freighters. 这个港口容得下巨型油船和货轮。