时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年4月


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There'd been some mixed messages coming out of Nigeria, after what appears to be another mass kidnapping by the Boko Haram terrorist group. It's been fighting the African country's government for years, with the goal of replacing the federal presidential republic with a government based on strict Islamic law. Earlier this week, suspected Boko Haram terrorists raided a school in northeast Nigeria, kidnapping dozens of girls who went there.


But the "Reuters" news agency reports that it's not known exactly how many were kidnapped and how many are still missing, because the local government and state police had given different estimates. Originally, the state governor said that 76 girls had been rescued but residents told "Reuters" yesterday that he then backtracked and said the girls were still missing. This could be one of the worst kidnappings in Nigeria.


REPORTER: It was April 14, 2014, 276 teenage girls were taken from their school in the middle of the night, some of the girls were able to escape in the hours that followed.


It happened in a town of Chibok, in Borno state, northeast Nigeria. They were captured by the terrorist group Boko Haram.


Several weeks later, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video claiming responsibility for abducting 1 the girls and threatening to sell them as slaves.


With international outrage 2 mounting, protests began over the Nigerian government's failure to bring the girls home and a social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls was launched.


One year after the girls were taken, in April of 2015, Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria's presidential election and vow 3 to curb 4 Boko Haram's violence.


Another year goes by. In April of 2016, CNN obtained a proof of life video sent by their captors showing 15 of the girls. We shared it with several of the girls' mothers, some tearful moments as they recognize their daughters.


In October last year, the Nigerian government announced some of the girls were freed after negotiations 5 with Boko Haram. I was there when two months later those 21 girls finally returned to Chibok and reunite with their families.


The room almost vibrating with the sound of unbridled joy.


But for some waiting parents, heartbreak. These women have come looking for their daughters who are still being held by Boko Haram.


Although several other girls managed to escape over the course of the past three years, the majority of those kidnapped remain in Boko Haram captivity 6 to this day.



1 abducting
劫持,诱拐( abduct的现在分词 ); 使(肢体等)外展
  • She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. 她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。
  • At the same time, the rate of abducting foreigners is going down. 同时,发生在外国人身上的绑架案正在下降。
2 outrage
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
3 vow
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
4 curb
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
5 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • 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。
6 captivity
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
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