VOA双语新闻 Kyrgyz Opposition

Key opposition¹ figures in Kyrgyzstan are claiming control of the government the day after President Askar Akayev reportedly fled the country. Meanwhile, widespread unrest and looting continues in the capital city of Bishkek.

在有报道说阿卡耶夫总统逃离吉尔吉斯斯坦一天之后，吉尔吉斯斯坦重要的反对党人士宣称掌控了政府。与此同时，首都比什凯克继续出现大规模骚乱和抢劫活动。

Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a former Kyrgyz prime minister, has taken over as the acting² leader of the Central Asian republic. On Friday he named an acting cabinet made up of key figures within the opposition movement and said presidential elections would be held in June.

吉尔吉斯斯坦前总理巴基耶夫目前担任这个中亚共和国的代总统。星期五，巴基耶夫指定了由反对派组织的主要人士组成的代理内阁。 他说，总统选举将在六月举行。

Mr. Bakiyev appointed a prominent opposition leader, who was released from prison on Thursday, as the new security chief. With the police refusing to patrol the streets of Bishkek, the opposition protests against the Akayev government have disintegrated³ into rampant⁴ disorder⁵ and looting.

巴基耶夫还任命一个星期四刚从监狱获释的反对党主要领导人负责国家安全。由于警察拒绝在比什凯克街头巡逻，反对党针对阿卡耶夫政府的抗议活动演变成极端的骚乱和抢劫活动。

Jeff Lilley, resident director of the International Republican Institute's office in Bishkek, describes the situation on the ground: "We are in contact with our other colleagues who work in the NGO sector⁶ and one colleague told me that he thought he heard gunshots near his house," he said. "Outside the window where I am now we heard some marching and some clamor and then we looked around and it looked as if it was people beating shields walking down the streets with helmets on. And we really sincerely hope that this is the neighborhood militias⁷ that have been put together by the new minister in charge of security forces."

国际共和研究所驻比什凯克办公室主任杰夫·利利这样描述现场的状况：“我们和在非政府部门工作的其他同事保持着联系。一位同事告诉我说，他在他家附近听见了枪声。我也从我现在住的房子的窗子外听到了快步行走和其他喧闹的声音。我看到外面好像有人在敲打着盾牌，戴着钢盔走在街上。 我们真希望这是负责安全部队的新部长组织起来的社区民兵。”

The interim⁸ government is urging the police to return to work saying their absence has hampered⁹ efforts to restore order to the streets.

临时政府敦促警察重返岗位，并说由于警察不在岗位，阻碍了政府恢复街道秩序的努力。

The south of Kyrgyzstan has been plagued by street protests of varying intensity¹⁰ since the February 27 parliamentary elections, which observers deemed flawed. Only in recent days did the unrest spread to the capital in the north and on Thursday protesters stormed government buildings.

自2月27号议会选举之后，吉尔吉斯斯坦南部地区一直有不同程度的示威游行。观察人士认为，议会选举显然有问题。示威游行只是在最近几天才扩大到首都比什凯克所在的北部地区。星期四抗议者冲进了政府大楼。

The IRI's Jeff Lilley says much of the looting in Bishkek has targeted government offices and commercial shops with ties to the former president's family. "It looked like it was targeted in some places and absolutely random¹¹ in other places. The fear is that if things spin out of control then people will start to be targeted. They have not been targeted yet," he said.

国际共和研究所的利利说，大部分的抢劫对象是政府大楼以及和前总统家族有关的商店：“在一些地方，抢劫看起来是有目标的，而在另一些地方又绝对是随意的。令人担忧的是，如果事态的发展失去控制，那么人就会成为袭击目标。目前还没有人受到袭击。”

Mr. Lilley says if the acting government is unable to restore order quickly it will undermine its credibility.

利利说，如果临时政府不能够在短时间内恢复秩序，那么他们的信任度就会受到损害。

Kyrgyzstan is the third former Soviet¹² republic where popular protests have led to the ouster of long-serving, increasingly authoritarian¹³ leaders. President Akayev at one time was considered to be the most democratic of the Central Asian leaders, but in recent years his regime has cracked down on the opposition and tightened¹⁴ control over the media. The president and his family have also been accused of corruption¹⁵ and illegally profiting from his power.

吉尔吉斯斯坦是第三个因为群众示威而导致长期掌权的独裁者下台的前苏联共和国。阿卡耶夫总统一度被视为是中亚国家中最民主的领导人，但是，近年来，阿卡耶夫政府镇压反对派人士，并加紧了对媒体的控制。总统和他的家人也被指控腐败和利用职权非法牟利。

Mr. Akayev's whereabouts are unknown although the new government insists he has left the country. The former leader reportedly issued a statement that was distributed by Russian news agencies calling rumors¹⁶ of his resignation lies.

尽管新政府坚持认为阿卡耶夫已经逃离了吉尔吉斯斯坦，但是没有人知道他的下落。据报道，阿卡耶夫在俄罗斯媒体上发表了一份声明说，有关他辞职的消息是谎言。
 

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 disintegrated   

v.（使）破裂[分裂，粉碎]，（使）崩溃( disintegrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The plane disintegrated as it fell into the sea. 飞机坠入大海时解体了。
• The box was so old;it just disintegrated when I picked it up. 那箱子太破旧了，我刚一提就散了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• 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。

5 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

8 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

9 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

10 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

11 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

12 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

13 authoritarian   

n./adj.专制(的)，专制主义者，独裁主义者

参考例句：

• Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
• The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。

14 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

15 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

16 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》