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CCTV9英语新闻:Nigerianabduction escapee recount experience escaping from captivity

时间:2014-05-11 09:17:17

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It’s been almost one month since more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted1 by members of the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, from the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok. Parents are still waiting anxiously for news of their daughters. But two girls, who managed to escape their captors, recounted their ordeal2 to local residents.

 

"They took us away in a convoy3 of lorries. We traveled through the night before reaching the final destination in the forest. The following day we were sent to fetch water. That was when we seized the opportunity and bolted. Even when they were shooting at us, we took the chance and God helped us arrive in Chibok two days later," Nigerian abduction escapee said.

 

"They threatened to shoot anyone who tried to escape. As the vehicle slowed down along the road, I jumped down with my friend. We spent the night in the bush and trekked4 back to Chibok the next day," Nigerian abduction escapee said.

 

China, the United States, France and the UK have all pledged to assist Nigeria in rescuing the other schoolgirls who remain captive. The US has already sent teams of technical experts to assist the Nigerian government’s search effort. More than 300 girls were abducted on April 15th from their school in the country’s remote northeast. Fifty-three escaped, while 276 are still being held.

 


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1 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持,诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(肢体等)外展
参考例句:
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
2 ordeal B4Pzs     
n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验
参考例句:
  • She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
  • Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
3 convoy do6zu     
vt.护送,护卫,护航;n.护送;护送队
参考例句:
  • The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
  • Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
4 trekked 519991528cf92a03563eb482b85eec9e     
v.艰苦跋涉,徒步旅行( trek的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指在山中)远足,徒步旅行,游山玩水
参考例句:
  • They trekked for three days along the banks of the Zambezi. 他们沿着赞比西河河岸跋涉了三天。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Six-man teams trekked through the woods, respectively for 72 to 96 hours. 6人一组的小分队,经过长途跋涉,穿过了森林,分别用72小时到96小时不等。 来自互联网