VOA标准英语2009年-French Government Recommends Nationals Lea
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十月)
By Lisa Bryant
Paris
16 October 2009
The French government is recommending that its nationals leave the volatile 1 West African country of Guinea, nearly three weeks after a brutal 2 army crackdown against protesters. The move comes a day after the International Criminal Court in The Hague said it would investigate the September killings 3.
French officials say they have no immediate 4 plans to evacuate 5 an estimated 2,500 French nationals living in Guinea. But on its Web site, France's foreign ministry 6 strongly urged French not to travel to Guinea and for those currently there to leave. The families of U.S. diplomats 7 in Guinea are also being sent home.
Guinean police arrest a protester on in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta 8, 28 Sep 2009
The situation in the West African country remains 9 volatile, after presidential guards opened fire on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters on September 28. The United Nations and local human rights groups say 157 people were shot dead during the rally at a Conakry stadium. Guinea's ruling military junta, led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, gave a far lower death toll 10 of 57.
The army crackdown has drawn 11 strong international condemnation 12, including on the part of the United States and Guinea's former colonial power France - which called for international intervention 13 in Guinea. On Thursday, the International Criminal Court announced it was opening a preliminary investigation 14 into the violence - a move hailed by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.
In remarks to French radio, Kouchner called the shootings and reports of rape 15 'savage 16' and 'unsupportable.' He said the criminal court's decision to investigate the incidents marked a good step forward for international justice.
Protesters at the September rally were calling on Captain Camara to step down. The junta leader, who seized power less than a year ago, previously 17 said he would not run in elections scheduled for January but has since indicated he may change his mind. Three cabinet ministers have resigned this week in protest against the violence last month.
- With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
- His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。
- A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
- The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
- The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
- He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。