Indonesian Rebels Free 138 Captives

 

Tim Johnston

Separatist rebels in the Indonesian province of Aceh have released at least 138 captives to the Red Cross. The releases come shortly after the government scrapped² martial³ law in Aceh, which human rights activists⁴ say had led to widespread abuses.

The Free Aceh Movement released the captives, including a three-month-old baby, over the past few days, after negotiations⁵ with the Red Cross. Some of the captives had been held since Jakarta imposed martial law on Aceh almost a year ago in an effort to end more than 25 years of separatist fighting.

Human rights activists have accused both sides of widespread abuses. Last week, Amnesty International said the military had terrorized people with numerous killings⁶ and threats of arrest, torture and ill treatment. The report didn't spare the separatist movement, known by its Indonesian acronym⁷ GAM, accusing it of kidnapping and robbing people.

The rebels accused many of its captives of collaborating⁸ with the military authorities.

Jakarta says martial law will be lifted on Wednesday, the first anniversary of its imposition, but says the 40,000 troops in Aceh will remain, albeit⁹ under a civilian¹⁰ administrator¹¹.

The government says it has not yet decided¹² who the new civilian administrator will be. Newspaper reports indicate it will not be the previous governor, who has been accused of corruption¹³. Observers say that would go some way to addressing one of the main grievances¹⁵ of the Acehnese: lack of justice.

Landry Subianto is an analyst¹⁶ with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta, and he says that this is a step in the right direction, but the government still needs to do more.

"They now must concentrate on the improvement of the social facilities, and also the humanitarian¹⁷, the development issues in Aceh and also the corruption case, and I don't sense any urgency within the government to improve the whole situations," he said.

The conflict in Aceh started in the 1970's, when the local population started agitating¹⁸ for a larger share of the proceeds of the province's oil and gas fields. Analysts¹⁹ say that Jakarta's brutal²⁰ attempts to suppress the revolt entrenched²² hatred²³ among the population and made the problem even more intractable.

Indonesians go to the polls to elect a president in July, and both leading contenders for the post say they will look for new and less violent ways to calm the situation.
注释：
separatist [5sepEreitist] n. 分裂分子
Indonesian [7indEu5ni:FEn] adj. 印度尼西亚的
Aceh n. 亚齐（印度尼西亚的一个特区）
captive [5kAptiv] n. 俘虏
Red Cross 红十字会
scrap¹ [skrAp] vt. 废除
martial law 仲裁法
Free Aceh Movement 简称GAM，自由亚齐运动组织
Jakarta [dVE5kB:tE] n. 雅加达（印度尼西亚首都）
impose [im5pEuz] vt. 强制实施
accuse [E5kju:z] vt. 谴责
Amnesty International 国际特赦组织
torture [5tC:tFE] n. 折磨
acronym [5AkrEnim] n. 只取首字母的缩写词
kidnap [5kidnAp] vt. 绑架
rob [rCb] v. 抢夺
anniversary [7Ani5vE:sEri] n. 周年纪念
albeit [C:l5bi:It] conj. 虽然
corruption [kE5rQpFEn] n. 腐败，贪污
grievance¹⁴ [5^ri:vEns] n. 冤情，不平
Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta雅加达战略与国际事务研究中心
concentrate [5kCnsentreit] v. 集中，浓缩
humanitarian [hju(:)7mAni5tZEriEn] n. 人道主义
conflict [5kCnflikt] n. 斗争，冲突
agitate²⁴ [5AdViteit] v. 煽动，激起
brutal [5bru:tl] adj. 残忍的
revolt [ri5vEult] n. 反抗
entrench²¹ [in5trentF] v. 牢固树立，巩固
intractable [in5trAktEbl] adj. 难处理的
contender [kEn5tendE(r)] n. 竞争者

1 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

2 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

3 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

4 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》

5 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

7 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

8 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

9 albeit   

conj.即使；纵使；虽然

参考例句：

• Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的，但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
• Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。

10 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。

11 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

12 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

13 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。

14 grievance   

n.怨愤，气恼，委屈

参考例句：

• He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
• He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。

15 grievances   

n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚

参考例句：

• The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 analyst   

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。

17 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

18 agitating   

搅动( agitate的现在分词 )； 激怒； 使焦虑不安； （尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而）激烈争论

参考例句：

• political groups agitating for social change 鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
• They are agitating to assert autonomy. 他们正在鼓吹实行自治。

19 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

20 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

21 entrench   

v.使根深蒂固；n.壕沟；防御设施

参考例句：

• A series of measures were designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law.采取一系列措施旨在巩固民主和法制。
• These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move.这些独裁者在政治上已经站稳了脚跟，很难推翻他们。

22 entrenched   

adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)

参考例句：

• Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
• If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。

23 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

24 agitate   

vi.(for,against)煽动，鼓动；vt.搅动

参考例句：

• They sent agents to agitate the local people.他们派遣情报人员煽动当地的民众。
• All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。