美国有线新闻 CNN 尼加拉瓜爆发改革抗议活动 阿富汗选民登记中心遭炸弹袭击致57死

尼加拉瓜爆发改革抗议活动 阿富汗选民登记中心遭炸弹袭击致57死

First place we're going to is Central America. There have been some violent protests over the past week in Nicaragua and the country's army have been deployed¹ to protect Nicaraguan government buildings. The main issue here: the country's social security system, government money set aside to help people who may be retired² or disabled.

Nicaragua's system has been paying out more than it's been t?aking in. So, to help balance that, the government planned to increase the amount that working people and companies have to pay in social security and reduced the amount that retirees got from it.

The changes are unpopular. Protests grew and turned violent. At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between protesters and police.

Demonstrators have thrown rocks and set fires in the capital of Managua and police have responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.

Human rights groups have accused the government of using real bullets against the demonstrators. We don't know for sure if that's true.

The Nicaraguan government said on Friday that it's starting talks with the protesters. Nicaragua is the second poorest nation in the western hemisphere, according to the CIA.

From there, we're taking you to Southern Asia. The war-torn country of Afghanistan has seen a series of terrorist attacks this year. The one carried out yesterday was one of the most deadly.

It happened at a voter registration³ center in the Afghan capital of Kabul, where people were participating in local and government elections. A suicide bomber⁴ killed 57 people and wounded more than 100. The ISIS terrorist group said it was responsible. Government officials from all over the world spoke⁵ out against the attack.

The Afghan government promised to help those affected⁶ and said the elections would continue and that the terrorists wouldn't stop the will of the Afghan people.

1 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。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

4 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。