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AS IT IS 2014-01-01 In Egypt, the Struggle for Peace Continues 埃及仍在为和平而战

Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter in Washington.

Today on the program, we report on Nigeria’s continuing struggle to end the attacks from the militant1 group Boko Haram.

在今天的节目里,我们报道尼日利亚与武装组织博科圣地的斗争。

“I hereby declare a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.”

“我特此宣布,博尔诺州、约贝州和阿达马瓦州进入紧急状态。”

But first, we take you to Egypt, a country working to create stability after almost three years of protests and violence.

不过首先,我们来到埃及。在近 3 年的抗议和暴动后,这个国家正在努力开创稳定局面。

“This is a nation that has been pushed to the brink2 and as long as these issues are not addressed, there will be a third and fourth and a fifth uprising.”

“这个国家已经被推向悬崖边缘,一旦这些问题得不到解决,就会出现第三次、第四次、第五次起义。”

The struggle for peace in Egypt and Nigeria. That is the subject of our program today.

Will the Egypt Settle Political Differences in 2014?

埃及能否在 2014 年解决政治分歧?

Egyptian leaders continue to struggle to calm their nation. But unhappiness with the country’s current rulers appears to be growing. June Simms has this report.

埃及领导人仍在努力让国民平静下来。但对该国当权者的不满情绪似乎正在高涨。

In 2013, Egyptians protested in large numbers and forced their leader out of office. It was the second large uprising in two years.

2013 年,大批埃及人进行抗议,强迫领导人下台。这是两年内第二次大规模起义。

The protestors were helped by the military, which imprisoned4 the country’s first freely-elected president -- Islamist Mohamed Morsi. The army also took action against  his supporters.

抗议者得到了军方的支持,军方囚禁了该国家第一任自由选举总统——伊斯兰教的默罕默德?穆尔西。军队还对他的支持者采取了行动。

The current military-supported government has offered a plan for stability -- a new constitution to be voted on by Egyptians, followed by elections for president and  parliament.

当前由军方支持的政府提供了一项稳定计划——在总统和国会选举后,埃及人投票决定新宪法。

Until recently, many Egyptians supported their new leaders, who had promised to keep the Muslim Brotherhood5 political party of Mr. Morsi from taking part in the  elections. Wael Khalil is an activist6 and well-known blogger.

到最近为止,很多埃及人支持他们的新领袖,他承诺不让穆尔西的政党穆斯林兄弟会参与选举。Wael Khalil 是一位活动人士和知名博主。

“Getting Morsi back in power is not an outcome -- is not a probable outcome -- so that we are now looking with more scrutiny7 at those in power.”

“让穆尔西重新执政不是应有的结果,所以我们现在对当政者采取更多的监控。”

Anti-government protesters now include more than Mr. Morsi's supporters. Many activists8 oppose the strong government and police answers to protests. Mr. Khalil said  the protestors thought those severe moves had ended in 2011.

现在,反对政府的抗议者不仅包括穆尔西的支持者。很多活动人士反对政府和警方对抗议者的强硬。Khalil 说,抗议者本以为这种过激举动在 2011 年就结束了。

“More and more people are starting to see, first of all, the return of the police state and how the police is really coming back with a vengeance9.”

“越来越多的人开始看到,首先,警方又回到了那种状态,警方带着仇恨再次回到那种状态。”

There is also unhappiness about the economy. Unemployment, lack of tourism and investment, plus inflation -- especially in the price of food -- are hurting many  Egyptians.

此外还有对经济的不满。失业、旅游业和投资匮乏、再加上通货膨胀——尤其是食品价格——这都让很多埃及人感到痛心。

Protestors in the 2011 revolution demanded “bread, freedom, dignity.” Political analyst10 Hisham Kassem says those demands continue to be made.

2011 年革命中的抗议者要求“面包、自由、尊严”。政治分析家 Hisham Kassem 说,这些要求仍然成立。

“This is a nation that has been pushed to the brink and as long as these issues are not addressed, there will be a third and fourth and a fifth uprising. It’s not  going to stop, and whether it is the military or the Islamists, whoever is now on the seat needs to deliver.”

“这个国家已经被推向悬崖边缘,一旦这些问题得不到解决,就会出现第三次、第四次、第五次起义。这些要求不会终止,不管是要传递给军方还是伊斯兰教徒,不管是谁坐在那个位置上。 ”

But not everyone thinks everything in Egypt is going badly.

但并非所有人都认为埃及现状一无是处。

Saad Eddin Ibrahim is the chairman of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies. He says protests take time to work.

Saad Eddin Ibrahim 是伊本?赫勒敦发展研究中心主席。他说,抗议生效需要时间。

“There is always a decade or so around in the revolutionary explosion before the volcano settles down and the ashes settle.”

“从革命爆发到尘埃落定,总归要有 10 年左右的时间。”

He says it will not take that long for Egypt to become calm. He says that may happen in another year. He believes people are tired of revolution. But that is not what  protestors in the streets are saying.

他说,埃及不需要这么久才平定。他认为下一年可能就实现了。他相信人们已经疲于变革。但街上的抗议者不这么认为。

I’m June Simms.

You are listening to As It Is, a program designed to help you learn to speak, read and write American English.

Nigeria’s Fight Against Terrorist Group Boko Haram Goes On尼日利亚仍与恐怖组织博科圣地作战This year was supposed to have been the last for Boko Haram. The Islamist  terrorist group has been attacking people in northern Nigeria for four years.  Thousands of troops were sent to three northeastern states to fight the group, but the  violence continues and the area is still under emergency rule. Here is Christopher Cruise.

今年本该是博科圣地的最后一年。这个伊斯兰教恐怖组织在尼日利亚北部侵扰民众 4 年。数千部队被派遣到西北三个州与该组织作战,但暴力冲突仍在继续,该地区仍处于紧急状态。

In May, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Boko Haram was getting stronger. It had captured territories and was continuing its attacks, assassinations11 and  kidnappings. It was seen by President Jonathan as a declaration of war on Nigeria.

5 月,尼日利亚总统古德勒克?乔纳森称博科圣地在变强。它抢占领地,并且不断袭击、暗杀和绑架。乔纳森总统把这看作对尼日利亚的宣战。

“I hereby declare a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. Accordingly, the Chief of Defense12 Staff has been directed to immediately deploy13 more troops  to these states for more effective internal security operations.”

“我特此宣布,博尔诺州、约贝州和阿达马瓦州进入紧急状态。据此,指定国防部长立即部署更多部队到这些州,更有效地保障国内治安。”

It was Nigeria’s largest offensive against Boko Haram. In the first six months of the state of emergency, the military took control of northern cities, but attacks  continued in rural areas.

这是尼日利亚对博科圣地的最大攻势。在紧急状态的前 6 个月,军方控制了北部城市,但农村地区的袭击仍然存在。

Army spokesman Colonel Muhammad Dole14 said the military has cut the supplies of the group:

军方发言人默罕默德?多尔上校称,军方切断了该组织的物资供应:

“We were also able to cut most of their supplies so the attack on villages so the attack on villages is a desperation so they can survive.  They do not have food.  They do not have water.”

“我们还切断了他们大部分的物资供应,这样以来村庄成为了绝境。他们没有食物,没有水。”

Colonel Dole said some members of the group fled to neighboring countries.

多尔上校说,该组织一些成员逃到邻国。

In November, the United States called Boko Haram and a linked group called Ansaru foreign terrorist organizations. Emergency rule was then put in place for another six  months.

11 月,美国将博科圣地和相关组织安萨鲁称作外国恐怖组织。紧急状态因此又延长了 6 个月。

Two weeks later people in Maiduguri -- the original home of the insurgency15 -- said they felt safe for the first time in years. Dauda Tatally owns a small computer  supply shop in Maiduguri.

两周后,迈杜古里(暴乱发源地)的民众称他们这些年第一次感到安全。Dauda Tatally 在迈杜古里有一家小型电脑供应商店。

“Since then, we did not hear of any insurgents16, any cheating around.  So we can say life is better now.”

“从那时起,我们再没听到任何叛乱和偷盗。因此可以说,现在的生活更好了。”

But in early December, Maiduguri no longer felt safe. Militants17 attacked the Air Force, the Army and the Police.

但在 12 月初,迈杜古里不再安全。武装组织袭击了空军、陆军和警察。

The military told everyone to stay in their houses both day and night, a 24-hour curfew. The attackers destroyed an army post and a police base. Many cars and oil  trucks were burned.

军方告诉每个人要不分昼夜呆在家中,24 小时宵禁。袭击者毁坏了一个军事邮局和警方基地。很多汽车和运油车被烧毁。

Human Rights Watch says Boko Haram has killed thousands of people in the past four years. But it says strong answers to the attacks by security forces have killed  hundreds more.

人权观察指出,博科圣地在过去 4 年杀害了数千人。但它表示,安全部队对这些袭击的强势反击也造成了数百人死亡。

Researcher Eric Guttschuss says violence between members of different communities has also killed thousands of people in past four years. He says the government’s  failure to imprison3 attackers is giving strength to the Boko Haram crisis.

研究人员 Eric Guttschuss 说,不同社区成员之间的冲突在过去 4 年杀害了数千人。他说,政府让袭击者逍遥法外,这助长了博科圣地危机。

“One of reasons to that they have used to justify18 these attacks is to say ‘When Muslims were attacked in Plateau State, for example, those who carried out the  attacks, nothing happened to them and the government turned a blind eye.’”

“他们用来给这些袭击者辩护的原因之一是,‘比如,当穆斯林在高原州被袭击之后,发动袭击的人没有受到任何制裁,政府视而不见。”’

More violence between religious, political and tribal19 groups is expected next year before Nigeria’s 2015 presidential elections.

预计,宗教组织、政治团体和部落之间将在明年的 2015 年尼日利亚总统选举之前发生更多冲突。

The Nigerian military says it continues to fight Boko Haram and kill members of the group in gun battles and air raids.

尼日利亚军方称,它将继续与博科圣地作战,并在枪战和空袭中击毙该组织的成员。

But in rural areas of northern Nigeria, people are still being killed, homes are still being burned and people still live in fear.

但在尼日利亚北部的农村地区,仍然有人被杀害,有家园被焚毁,人们仍生活在恐惧中。

I’m Christopher Cruise.

And that’s our program for today. It was written by Christopher Cruise from reports by Elizabeth Arrott in Cairo and Heather Murdock in Maiduguri. You can tell us  what you want to hear on a future show. You can also go to our website -- www.voanews.cn. Thank you for spending some of your time with us today.


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1 militant 8DZxh     
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
参考例句:
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
2 brink OWazM     
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
参考例句:
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
3 imprison j9rxk     
vt.监禁,关押,限制,束缚
参考例句:
  • The effect of this one is going to imprison you for life.而这件事的影响力则会让你被终身监禁。
  • Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。
4 imprisoned bc7d0bcdd0951055b819cfd008ef0d8d     
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁,合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
5 brotherhood 1xfz3o     
n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊
参考例句:
  • They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
  • They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
6 activist gyAzO     
n.活动分子,积极分子
参考例句:
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
7 scrutiny ZDgz6     
n.详细检查,仔细观察
参考例句:
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好,但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
8 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
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》
9 vengeance wL6zs     
n.报复,报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
10 analyst gw7zn     
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家
参考例句:
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
11 assassinations 66ad8b4a9ceb5b662b6302d786f9a24d     
n.暗杀( assassination的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Most anarchist assassinations were bungled because of haste or spontaneity, in his view. 在他看来,无政府主义者搞的许多刺杀都没成功就是因为匆忙和自发行动。 来自辞典例句
  • Assassinations by Israelis of alleged terrorists habitually kill nearby women and children. 在以色列,自称恐怖分子的炸弹自杀者杀害靠近自己的以色列妇女和儿童。 来自互联网
12 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
13 deploy Yw8x7     
v.(军)散开成战斗队形,布置,展开
参考例句:
  • The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
  • The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
14 dole xkNzm     
n.救济,(失业)救济金;vt.(out)发放,发给
参考例句:
  • It's not easy living on the dole.靠领取失业救济金生活并不容易。
  • Many families are living on the dole since the strike.罢工以来,许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。
15 insurgency dqdzEb     
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
16 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
17 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
18 justify j3DxR     
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
参考例句:
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
19 tribal ifwzzw     
adj.部族的,种族的
参考例句:
  • He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
  • The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

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