2006年VOA标准英语-Darfur Rebels Call on International Community t

By Noel King
Khartoum
16 November 2006

Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region say attacks on civilians¹ by government forces and Janjaweed militias³ are continuing. They have called on the international community to put a stop to violence against civilians.

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Young girl washes plates for her family in North Darfur refugee camp of El Sallam

At least 50 people are reported to have been killed in recent days in attacks by the Sudanese government and Janjaweed militias in Darfur.

Jar El Naby, a commander with the rebel Sudan Liberation Army, told VOA by phone from Darfur that at least five people had been killed Wednesday in attacks in Bir Maza northern Darfur, including a young boy.

"Janjaweed militia² and government troops attacked area of Bir Mazza, yesterday at one o'clock. First they attacked the area [with] 200 Janjaweed militia [on] horse and camels and killed more civilians," he said.

El Naby called on the international community to stop attacks on civilians.

"We want to demand from the international community and especially the U.N. to save our civilians because this situation made our civilians in the northern area be in danger," he said.  "The situation of civilians is very bad in this area."

Officials from the United Nations Security Council, the African Union, the European Union and the Arab League opened talks in Addis Ababa Thursday, to discuss peacekeeping operations in Darfur.
 
Sudan has refused to allow the United Nations to take over in the war-torn region, from a struggling AU mission.
 
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has proposed a hybrid⁴ force operating under joint⁵ command of the U.N. and the AU.
 
Sudanese Vice⁶ President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha hinted on Wednesday that Sudan may accept more logistical support from the U.N.
 
But Taha added that Sudan would not agree to U.N. command of any force in Darfur.
 
Several widely-publicized attacks on Darfuri civilians, including young children, have drawn⁷ international outrage⁸ in recent weeks.
 
Sudan claims it is trying to disarm⁹ nomadic¹⁰ Arab militias, known as Janjaweed, but observers disagree.
 
The Darfur conflict began in 2003 when rebels attacked government positions, complaining that the region remained undeveloped due to neglect by the Khartoum government.
 
Sudan is charged with arming militias to crush the rebellion using a savage¹¹ campaign of rape¹² and murder.
 
Tens of thousands have died and more than 2 million people have been displaced in Darfur and eastern Chad.

1 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。

2 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

3 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

4 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

9 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

10 nomadic   

adj.流浪的；游牧的

参考例句：

• This tribe still live a nomadic life.这个民族仍然过着游牧生活。
• The plowing culture and the nomadic culture are two traditional principal cultures in China.农耕文化与游牧文化是我国传统的两大主体文化。

11 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

12 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。