2006年VOA标准英语-Slain Pakistani Tribal Chief Buried in Locked C

By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
01 September 2006

Pakistani authorities say they have buried a tribal¹ leader, whose death during a military operation last week sparked violent protests.

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Protestor hurls² back a tear gas shell towards the police during a riot to condemn³ the killing⁴ of rebel tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti
  
Pakistani government officials confirmed the burial took place early Friday, amid tight security in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed last Saturday during a military raid on his mountain hideout.

Bugti's son says the government conducted the funeral without the family's permission and refused to let them inspect the body. No family members attended Friday's burial.

Witnesses say the coffin⁵ was sealed with at least two locks before being hastily buried.

A local cleric was reportedly the only person allowed to identify Bugti's badly decomposing⁶ body.

Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti talks to reporters in this March 22, 2005 file photo  
  
Pakistani lawyer and human rights specialist Hina Jilani says the rush to bury the body could be part of an official effort to cover-up an extra-judicial killing.

"The body will reveal the kind of death Akbar Bugti met with," she said.  "That's the main reason why nobody has had an opportunity to look at him.  We fear that it will reveal something that may very well be akin⁷ to a massacre⁸ and amount to very serious crimes."

Jilani, along with other critics of the Pakistan government, insists Bugti was a legitimate⁹ opposition¹⁰ leader killed because he challenged government policy in Baluchistan.

The 79-year-old Baluch nationalist was a key figure in the province's long-standing and often violent campaign for greater autonomy and greater control over local resources.

The government claims Bugti died when the cave he was hiding in collapsed¹¹ during a gun battle with government security forces. Pakistani authorities have described him as a terrorist, and say he was responsible for a number of attacks on security forces and installations, such as gas pipelines¹². 

More than 10,000 people attended a public memorial service, held for the nationalist leader earlier this week in Baluchistan's capital city, Quetta.

The region was rocked by massive protests and sometimes violent riots following Bugti's death.

Jilani says Friday's funeral is unlikely to ease tensions in the area.

"I don't think things are going to end here," she added.  "The manner in which the burial has taken place has been extremely offensive to the people and they're not going to forget it."

Bugti's supporters say they are planning more demonstrations¹³ in the coming days.  Political opposition leaders in Islamabad are demanding an independent investigation¹⁴ into Bugti's death.

1 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

2 hurls   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的第三人称单数 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• Jane really hurls herself into learning any new song, doesn't she? 对任何新歌，简都会一心一意去学，对吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The necromancer hurls a bolt of dark energies against his enemies. 亡灵法师向对手射出一道带着黑暗能量的影束。 来自互联网

3 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

6 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

7 akin   

adj.同族的，类似的

参考例句：

• She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
• Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。

8 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

9 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

10 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。

11 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

12 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。

13 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

14 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。