2006年VOA标准英语-New Violence Hits Nepal as Opposition Call

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
23 January 2006

Students chant slogans next to burning tires during an anti-king demonstration¹ in Katmandu, Monday, Jan. 23, 2006   
  
In Nepal, new fighting between security forces and Maoist rebels has killed more than 25 people, while a politician has been shot dead. Political parties have called for more anti-monarchy protests.

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Authorities say suspected rebels gunned down a politician who had announced his decision to run in municipal elections next month.

Police say Bijay Lal Das, a member of a party that supports King Gyanendra, was killed Sunday in the southeastern town of Janakpur.

The rebels have vowed² to disrupt the polls, which King Gyanendra has described as part of his road map to democracy.

The king seized power a year ago, saying political parties had failed to put down a Maoist revolt wracking the country.

But violence has intensified³ in recent weeks. Police say at least 25 rebels and security personnel were killed in a weekend clash in western Nepal.

Besides grappling with the Maoist insurgency⁴, the royalist government is also confronting rising turmoil⁵ in the capital Kathmandu. An alliance of seven political parties has announced a nationwide strike on Thursday and called for more protests against the king.

Like the rebels, the political parties oppose the king's plan to hold municipal polls, saying they are undemocratic.

Sukh Deo Muni, a specialist in South Asia politics, says the situation in Nepal is deteriorating⁶.

"It is going to go more chaotic⁷, largely because of the obstinacy⁸ of the king. The only way out is that is he would call back the elections and sit back with the political parties to talk. Otherwise the political parties and the Maoists would not let elections take place … and there would be clashes, there would be disturbances⁹, there would be violence," he said.

Last week, authorities banned anti-monarchy rallies, but on Saturday spontaneous pro-democracy protests erupted in the streets of Kathmandu. Police arrested hundreds of activists¹⁰. Riot police continue to be deployed¹¹ in the city to prevent protests.

However, authorities have lifted the house arrest of some senior opposition¹² leaders. They were among dozens of politicians and activists detained as part of a clampdown to stop anti-monarchy rallies.

The international community has urged King Gyanendra to open a dialogue with political parties and the rebels to end the turmoil gripping the country. So far he has not done so.

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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

5 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

6 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

7 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

8 obstinacy   

n.顽固；（病痛等）难治

参考例句：

• It is a very accountable obstinacy.这是一种完全可以理解的固执态度。
• Cindy's anger usually made him stand firm to the point of obstinacy.辛迪一发怒，常常使他坚持自见，并达到执拗的地步。

9 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

10 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》

11 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

12 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。