美国国家公共电台 NPR 苏丹突发政变 总理与其他政府官员被逮捕

Officials in Khartoum say soldiers have arrested the prime minister and other government leaders.

喀土穆（苏丹首府）官员说，士兵逮捕了总理和其他政府领导人。

And the U.S. special envoy¹ for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, says Washington is deeply alarmed by reports of a military takeover.

美国非洲之角特使费尔特曼说，美国政府对有关军方接管政权的报道深感震惊。

Feltman says a change in the government by force would be, in his words, utterly² unacceptable.

费尔特曼说，用武力改变政府，用他的话说，是完全不可接受的。

And U.S. aid to Sudan would be at risk.

美国对苏丹的援助也将面临危险。

So it's worth stressing that this is a developing story as we speak. I'm looking on...Twitter.

因此，值得强调的是，这是一个正在发展的故事。 我看到...推特上。

I'm seeing protesters. What do we know happened?

我看到抗议者。我们了解发生了什么吗?

So we know that the military has arrested high-ranking members of the civilian³ government,

我们了解到军方已经逮捕了平民政府的高级官员，

and the Ministry⁴ of Information said that the civilian prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, is now under house arrest.

信息部表示，平民总理阿卜杜拉·哈姆多克(Abdalla Hamdok)目前被软禁。

We also know that the internet and cell networks have been almost entirely⁵ cut off.

我们还了解到，互联网和手机网络几乎完全被切断。

But we know that activists⁶ have called on people to take to the streets to protest against what they are calling a coup⁷.

但我们了解到，活动人士呼吁人们走上街头，抗议他们所谓的政变。

And they're sending us videos that show thousands of people on the streets of Khartoum.

他们给我们发来的视频显示，成千上万的人在喀土穆街头游行。

They are resorting to the chants that we heard when longtime autocratic leader Omar al-Bashir was toppled in 2019,

他们诉诸于我们在2019年长期独裁领导人奥马尔·巴希尔被推翻时听到的口号，

and they're calling for revolution, calling for the fall of the regime.

他们要求革命，要求政权垮台。

They are seeing that retreat is impossible, that the people are stronger.

他们看到撤退是不可能的，人民变得更强大了。

But the facts on the ground are that the military appears to be making its move to consolidate⁸ power

但实际情况是，军方似乎正在采取行动巩固权力

- they - you know, to push the civilian part of this transitional government aside and to return Sudan to a military dictatorship.

他们把过渡政府的文职部门推到一边，让苏丹回到军事独裁的状态。

How did that happen?

这是怎么发生的?

Because one of the really disconcerting things here is that just two years ago,

因为真正令人不安的事件就发生在两年前，

we were talking - as recently as a few months ago, we were talking about Sudan's transition to democracy, right?

就在几个月前，我们还在讨论苏丹向民主过渡的问题，对吧?

They finally get rid of this dictator after decades.

经过几十年，他们终于除掉了这个独裁者。

It looks like things are moving forward, and then now this. What happened?

看起来事情进展顺利，但现在又出了这种事。发生了什么事?

Yeah, it looked - so popular protests in 2019, as you noted⁹, led to the ouster of longtime leader Omar al-Bashir.

是的，就像你提到的，2019年如此流行的抗议导致了长期领导人奥马尔·巴希尔的下台。

And the military sided with street protesters who demanded a democratic Sudan.

军方站在要求建立民主苏丹的街头抗议者一边。

And they agreed that after a certain period of time, they would cede¹⁰ power to civilians¹¹.

他们同意在一段时间后，将权力移交给平民。

And this was a fantastic time in Sudan.

这是苏丹的美好时光。

I was there. There was music. There was hope.

我在那里。有音乐。有希望。

It was a country that suddenly found itself liberated¹² from an extremely conservative interpretation¹³ of Islamic law,

这个国家突然发现自己从极端保守的伊斯兰法律解释中解放出来，

and you could feel, like, an awakening¹⁴ in that country.

你能感受到，那个国家的觉醒。

The military was supposed to turn over power next month, but they're making it clear that they are staying.

军方本应在下个月移交权力，但他们明确表示会保留权力。

And I think if this coup sets in, it could mark the end of one of the most remarkable¹⁵ pro-democracy movements we've seen recently on the African continent.

我认为，如果政变开始，它可能标志着我们最近在非洲大陆看到的最显著的民主运动之一的结束。

And the activists that made this happen are heartbroken.

让这一切发生的活动人士很伤心。

I spoke¹⁶ to one in Khartoum not long ago who is afraid of getting arrested, so they asked that I not name them, but let me read you one of the messages that they sent me.

不久前我在喀土穆和一个害怕被捕的人交谈过，所以他们要求我不要说出他们的名字，但让我给你们读一段他们发给我的信息。

They said, I had two panic attacks already.

他们说，我已经两次恐慌症发作了。

It's too familiar, and I just don't know how we can repeat this again.

太熟悉了，我不知道我们怎么能再重来一次。

I just don't know how we can survive another nationwide trauma¹⁷.

我只是不知道我们如何才能挺过又一场全国性的创伤。

We deserve so much better.

我们应该得到更好的。

Oh, my goodness. And then it's worth noting that Ethiopia, where you are, is in the middle of a civil war.

哦,我的天啊。值得注意的是，你所在的埃塞俄比亚正处于内战中。

These two countries are neighbors. The entire Horn of Africa seems really unstable¹⁸ at this minute.

这两个国家是邻居。整个非洲之角此刻似乎非常不稳定。

It does. And you know, that's obviously a really problematic thing

的确如此。你知道，显然这件事问题很多，

because there is an Islamist insurgency¹⁹ in nearby Somalia, and these were the buffer²⁰ countries.

因为附近的索马里有伊斯兰叛乱，而这些国家是缓冲国。

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• 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。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

6 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

8 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

9 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

10 cede   

v.割让，放弃

参考例句：

• The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.辩论者拒绝向她的对手放弃其主张。
• Not because I'm proud.In fact,in front of you I cede all my pride.这不是因为骄傲，事实上我在你面前毫无骄傲可言。

11 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

12 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

13 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

14 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

15 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

16 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

17 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

18 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

19 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

20 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。