VOA慢速英語(yǔ):尼日利亞歡迎幫助搜救被綁架學(xué)生

Nigeria Welcomes Help in Search for Kidnapped Students

尼日利亞歡迎幫助搜救被綁架學(xué)生

From VOA Learning English, this is In The News.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)新聞報(bào)道。

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised this week to find hundreds of missing schoolgirls. The girls were taken from a secondary school in northern Nigeria on April 14.

尼日利亞總統(tǒng)古德勒克·喬納森(Goodluck Jonathan)本周承諾找到數(shù)百名失蹤的女學(xué)生。這些女孩是4月14日從尼日利亞北部一所中學(xué)被抓走的。

The Islamic militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility on Monday for kidnapping the students. The group released a video recording of its leader, Abubakar Shekau. In the video, he says, "I abducted your girls... By Allah, I will sell them in the marketplace."

伊斯蘭激進(jìn)組織博科圣地周一宣稱對(duì)這起學(xué)生綁架案負(fù)責(zé)。該組織發(fā)布了一段記錄其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人阿布巴卡爾·謝卡烏(Abubakar Shekau)的視頻。他在視頻中說(shuō)，“我綁架了你們的女孩。以真主為名，我會(huì)在市場(chǎng)上把她們賣掉。”

International reaction came quickly. French President Francois Hollande spoke with the Nigerian president by telephone on Wednesday. Mr. Hollande said his country would immediately send security agents to help find the missing students.

國(guó)際社會(huì)很快對(duì)此作出反應(yīng)。法國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧德朗周三和尼日利亞總統(tǒng)通了電話。奧朗德表示，法國(guó)會(huì)立即派特工幫助尋找失蹤學(xué)生。

France has more than 4,000 troops in two other African countries: Mali and the Central African Republic. The French government has voiced concern that Boko Haram's influence could spread across the Nigerian border.

法國(guó)在其它兩個(gè)非洲國(guó)家：馬里以及中非共和國(guó)派駐了4000多名士兵。法國(guó)政府對(duì)博科圣地組織的影響可能跨越了尼日利亞邊境表示了關(guān)注。

In the United States, President Barack Obama was among the world leaders who condemned the militant group and the kidnappings.

在美國(guó)，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)也加入了世界各國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的行列，對(duì)該激進(jìn)組織以及這起綁架事件進(jìn)行了譴責(zé)。

"It's a heartbreaking situation, an outrageous situation. This may be the event that helps to mobilize the entire international community – to finally do something against this horrendous organization."

奧巴馬說(shuō)，“目前的局勢(shì)讓人心碎，也非常離譜。這一事件或許有助于讓整個(gè)國(guó)際社會(huì)動(dòng)員起來(lái)，最終對(duì)這個(gè)可怕組織采取行動(dòng)。”

President Obama's wife Michelle showed support for the kidnapped girls on social media. She left a message and picture of herself on both Facebook and Twitter. The message said her thoughts and prayers were with the girls and their families. In her words, "It's time to #BringBackOurGirls."

奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的妻子米歇爾在社交媒體上表達(dá)了對(duì)這些被綁架女孩的支持。她在Facebook和Twitter上留言并發(fā)布了自己的照片。該留言稱，她同這些女孩及其家屬同牽掛共祈禱。用她的話來(lái)說(shuō)，“是時(shí)候救回我們的女孩了。”

The United States is sending military experts, criminal investigators and hostage negotiators to help find the girls. A Defense Department official told reporters on Wednesday that a handful of military advisers -- less than 10 -- were going to the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Colonel Steve Warren also said there are no plans for a U.S. military operation.

美國(guó)派遣了軍事專家、刑事調(diào)查員和人質(zhì)談判專家?guī)椭一剡@些女孩。美國(guó)國(guó)防部一位官員周三對(duì)記者表示，幾位軍事顧問(wèn)--少于十人--要去尼日利亞首都阿布賈。史蒂夫·沃倫(Steve Warren)上校也表示，目前美國(guó)沒(méi)有軍事行動(dòng)的計(jì)劃。

"Their mission there is simply to assess and advise. These personnel will be experts in areas to include communications, logistics, intelligence, all of the functionalities that we believe will be helpful."

他說(shuō)，“他們的任務(wù)是評(píng)估和建議。這些人員將包括通信、后勤、情報(bào)領(lǐng)域的專家，我們認(rèn)為這些會(huì)有所幫助。”

Other countries also have offered to help Nigeria. Britain has promised to provide satellite imagery. China says it will train military officials and help improve Nigeria's ability to gather intelligence.

其它國(guó)家也表示愿意幫助尼日利亞。英國(guó)已經(jīng)承諾提供衛(wèi)星圖像。中國(guó)表示將培訓(xùn)軍事人員幫助尼日利亞提高收集情報(bào)的能力。

Boko Haram has been blamed for thousands of deaths since the group launched operations against the Nigerian government in 2009. The campaign is aimed at establishing Islamic rule. In English, the name of the group means "Western education is sinful."

自2009年博科圣地開(kāi)始開(kāi)展反尼日利亞政府的行動(dòng)以來(lái)，該組織已被指責(zé)對(duì)數(shù)千人死亡負(fù)責(zé)。該運(yùn)動(dòng)旨在建立伊斯蘭統(tǒng)治。該組織的名字在英語(yǔ)中的意思是“西方教育是罪惡的。”

The militants have been most active in northeast Nigeria. The government declared emergency rule in three northeastern states a year ago. But efforts by the military to crush or contain the rebellion have been unsuccessful.

這些武裝分子在尼日利亞?wèn)|北部最為活躍。一年前，政府宣布東北部三個(gè)州進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)。但軍方遏制叛亂的努力一直未能取得成功。

At least 125 people were killed on Monday when gunmen attacked a market in a town near the border with Cameroon. A day later, eight other girls reportedly were seized in a village near where the schoolgirls were kidnapped. Villagers accused Boko Haram of carrying out the attack.

周一，槍手襲擊了鄰近喀麥隆邊境的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)的市場(chǎng)，造成至少125人遇難。一天后，據(jù)說(shuō)8名女孩在那些女學(xué)生被綁架地附近的一個(gè)村莊被抓走。村民們指責(zé)博科圣地進(jìn)行了這次襲擊。

Nigerian police have offered a $300,000 reward for information leading to the location and the rescue of the kidnap victims.

尼日利亞警察懸賞30萬(wàn)美元用于獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)可以提供位置并救助被綁架者的信息。

And that's In The News from VOA Learning English. I'm Steve Ember.