VOA慢速英语20116 刚果布拉柴维尔发生严重枪击事件

AS IT IS 2016-04-06 Heavy Shooting in Brazzaville, Congo 刚果布拉柴维尔发生严重枪击事件

People opposed to the government exchanged gunfire with police in the Republic of Congo capital of Brazzaville Monday.

周一在刚果共和国的首都布拉柴维尔，反政府武装与警方交火。

A police station and a government building were attacked in the Makelekele district of the city,according to the BBC. Violence also occurred in the Bacongo neighborhood of Brazzaville.

据BBC报道，位于城市南区马克拉科雷的一个警察局和一幢政府大楼遭到袭击。布拉柴维尔市的巴刚果区也遭遇袭击。

The Associated Press reported that police battled militia¹ fighters. Reuters news agency said that young, male Congolese who oppose President Denis Sassou Nguesso battled police.

美联社报道警方与民兵激战。路透社称反对总统德尼·萨苏·恩格索的刚果青年与警方激战。

There are no reports of injuries or deaths from Monday’s shootings.

目前并无报道表示周一的抢战有任何伤亡。

A government official told the Associated Press the militia are known as the Ninjas. They take their name from an anti-government group in the 1998-1999 civil war.

一个政府官员向美联社表示，这些民兵也被称作忍者。他们的名字来源于1998至1999年内战时一个反政府组织。

The violence comes a month after Nguesso won re-election. Some accused him of “massive fraud” in the 2016 election.

该暴力事件发生于恩格索再选获胜一个月后。有人在2016年竞选中指责他为“大骗子”。

He ruled the Republic of Congo from 1979 to 1992. He won disputed elections in 2002 and 2009.

他于1979年至1992年统治刚果。他在2002年和2009年时于大选获胜，但饱受争议。

Words in This Story

according - adv. as stated by or in

massive – adj. large in amount or degree

fraud – n. using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person

1 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。