新奇事件簿 中非共和国内战升级

The United Nations has warned that the Central African Republic (CAR) needs urgent help. The UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said it was "descending¹ into complete chaos² before our eyes". The landlocked nation has been slowly moving towards a state of total anarchy³ since rebels seized power in March. Mr Eliasson called for the strengthening of the African Union's military presence in the country. He suggested turning it into an official UN peacekeeping operation. Mr Eliasson warned: "If this situation is left to fester, it may develop into a religious and ethnic⁴ conflict with long-standing consequences - even a civil war that could spread into neighbouring countries."

联合国警告称中非共和国需要紧急帮助。联合国副秘书长简·埃利亚松称这里陷入了全面混乱之中。自从反叛军三月份夺取政权以来，这个内陆国家正在慢慢向完全无政府状态转变。埃利亚松先生呼吁加强非洲联盟军队在这一国家的布控。他建议将这里纳入到联合国维和行动中来。埃利亚松先生警告说：“如果放任不管，那么它将有可能转变成宗教种族冲突，其后果将是深远的，内战也有可能蔓延到周边国家。”

Rebels known as the Seleka replaced former President Bozize with their own commander Michel Djotodia. Mr Djotodia later disbanded the rebels but they regrouped and formed armed gangs, which now control most of the impoverished⁵ country. Mr Eliasson said: "The population is enduring suffering beyond imagination. As we see far too often, women and children are bearing the brunt. Human rights violations⁶ are mounting. The use of child soldiers is rising. Sexual violence is growing. There are widespread reports of looting, illegal checkpoints, extortion, illegal arrests and detentions⁷, torture and summary executions." He warned that: "The CAR is becoming a breeding ground for extremists."

反叛军为塞雷卡，他们的指挥官米歇尔·乔托迪亚替代了前总统柏席斯。乔托迪亚之后解散了反叛军，但是重新组建了武装团伙，如今控制了绝大部分贫困地区。埃利亚松先生称：“民众所遭受的灾难是无法想象的。儿童和妇女正在遭受着冲击，这是我们经常能够看到的。人权正在遭到践踏。童子兵数量也在不断增加。性暴力事件也在增加。抢劫、非法设立检查点、勒索、非法抓捕、拘留、立即处决案等报道遍布各地。他警告说：“中非共和国正在成为极端组织的滋生地。”

1 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 anarchy   

n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。
• The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。

4 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

5 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• 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》

6 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

7 detentions   

拘留( detention的名词复数 )； 扣押； 监禁； 放学后留校

参考例句：

• Teachers may assign detention tasks as they wish and some detentions have been actually dangerous. 老师可能随心所欲指派关禁闭的形式，有些禁闭事实上很危险。
• Intimidation, beatings and administrative detentions are often enough to prevent them from trying again. 恐吓，拷打和行政拘留足以阻止请愿者二次进京的脚步。