英国新闻听力 可怜的孩子们

A senior United Nations' official who's just finishes her visit to Iraq has condemned¹ militias² and insurgent³ group for making increasing use of children, some as young as ten, in political violence. The official, Radhika Coomaraswamy said some of the child recruits were paid to plant bombs. Many of them were exploited by armed groups because of their poverty. Andrew Bolton reports.

The United Nations' official said that since 2004 an increasing number of children have been recruited into various militias and insurgent groups including as suicide bombers⁴. She didn't reveal the source of her information but it echoes concerns already expressed by the US military. Last month, the Americans released video footages of what they said was “Al-Qaeda propaganda” showing children being trained in the use of guns and kidnapping. The US said that the time that Al-Qaeda was teaching boys to build car-bombs and sending them on suicide missions.

1 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 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

3 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

4 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》