时代周刊:海地最需要的是什么?(1)

WHAT HAITI NEEDS MOST

海地最需要的是什么

When Jovenel Moise, a deeply unpopular President of Haiti, was assassinated¹ on July 7 by a squad² of gunmen posing as DEA agents, the news stunned³ and horrified⁴ the world.

7月7日，极不受欢迎的海地总统约弗内尔·莫伊兹被一群伪装成缉毒局(DEA)特工的枪手暗杀，这个消息震惊了全世界，也令全世界感到害怕。

As Haiti has descended⁵ into chaos⁶, with calls for U.S. intervention⁷, the world should consider the leadership vacuum this murder creates to be a vital opportunity.

海地陷入混乱后，人们要求美国介入的呼声越来越高，全世界都应该把这次谋杀造成的领导权真空视为一个至关重要的机会。

Most Haitians shrugged⁸ off the news and braced⁹ themselves for the worst, while praying the violence that has plagued their lives the past few years will not be exponentially increased by the violence of losing their freedom to foreign forces.

大多数海地人对这一消息不屑一顾，并做好了最坏的打算，同时祈祷过去几年来困扰着他们生活的暴力问题不会因被外国部队夺走自由而成倍增加。

The drumbeat of news of brutal¹⁰ killings¹¹ and kidnappings of neighbors and friends, priests and commoners, and children and cops has become routine in Haiti since 2018, when an unforeseen spike¹² in gas prices triggered protests against the Moise government.

自2018年以来，有关邻居和朋友、牧师和平民、儿童和警察被残忍杀害和绑架的新闻已经成为海地的家常便饭，当时油价的意外飙升引发了针对莫伊兹政府的抗议。

Over the past three years, gang-related violence has reached a fever pitch of terrorism and opportunistic crimes.

在过去的三年里，与帮派相关的暴力已经达到了恐怖主义和机会主义犯罪的狂热程度。

By this summer, many parents of means began sending their kids to live with relatives in New York City, Miami, Paris and Montreal,

到了今年夏天，许多富裕的家庭开始把孩子送到纽约、迈阿密、巴黎和蒙特利尔的亲戚那里生活，

and enrolling¹³ them in schools in those cities for the coming academic year, as they sought business and career opportunities on new shores.

让他们在下一学年进入这些城市的学校学习，因为这些家庭要去新海岸寻求商业或职业机会。

The last people Haiti could afford to lose were following the international community in bailing¹⁴ out on Haiti.

海地最不能失去的人是跟随国际社会救助海地的人。

Both in 2018 and 2019, I myself was evacuated¹⁵ from Haiti by U.N. security after violent protests broke out and made getting any missionary¹⁶ work done impossible.

2018年和2019年间，在暴力抗议爆发后，我本人被联合国安全部队从海地撤离，这使得任何传教工作都无法完成。

The U.N. eventually gave up on Haiti after nearly 15 years, probably a decade after Haitians had given up on the U.N.

联合国最终在将近15年后放弃了海地，大概是海地人放弃联合国的十年之后。

The hope for peace and prosperity it represented was snuffed out.

联合国所代表的和平与繁荣的希望破灭了。

1 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

4 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

5 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

6 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

7 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

8 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 braced   

adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。

11 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。

12 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

13 enrolling   

v.招收( enrol的现在分词 )；吸收；入学；加入；[亦作enrol]( enroll的现在分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They lashed out at the university enrolling system. 他们猛烈抨击大学的招生制度。 来自辞典例句
• You're enrolling in a country club, Billy. 你是注册加入乡村俱乐部了，比利。 来自辞典例句

14 bailing   

（凿井时用吊桶）排水

参考例句：

• Both fountains were going furiously and both pumps bailing with might and main. 两个人的口水只管喷泉似地朝外涌，两个抽水机全力以赴往外抽水。
• The mechanical sand-bailing technology makes sand-washing operation more efficient. 介绍了机械捞砂的结构装置及工作原理，提出了现场操作注意事项。

15 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

16 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。