托福閱讀機(jī)經(jīng)背景：無(wú)家可歸的緬甸船民陷入絕境

1、智課網(wǎng)TOEFL備考資料托福閱讀機(jī)經(jīng)背景：無(wú)家可歸的緬甸船民陷入絕境 A six-month deadline for a “temporary stay” in Thailand ends next month for almost 2,000 boat people who claimed to be Rohingya escaping ethnic violence in Burma - as reports surface of mistreatment at Thai immigration detention centers. 下個(gè)月，兩千名緬甸船民在泰國(guó)為期六個(gè)月的“臨時(shí)逗留”即

2、將到期，這些來(lái)自緬甸的羅興亞人為逃離緬甸的種族暴力而流亡到泰國(guó)。近期有報(bào)告表示在泰國(guó)的 移民 拘留中心有虐待船民的情況發(fā)生。 Deep in the hills of southern Thailand, local rubber tappers are known to be early risers. 在泰國(guó)南部的深山里，當(dāng)?shù)夭杉鹉z的人們通常都有早起的習(xí)慣。 But in recent months, there has been more than just the locals wandering through the plantations, out of sight to mo

3、st people. 但是最近幾個(gè)月，除了當(dāng)?shù)厝酥?，在橡膠園里還出現(xiàn)了其他人的蹤影。 Earlier this year, Thai resident Arun Somphot woke up to a small group of “boat people” sleeping on her front porch. 今天早些時(shí)候，泰國(guó)居民宋特一個(gè)早上醒來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)有一群船民睡在他家門(mén)口。 “When I saw them sleeping there, I was behind this door trying to see who they were. I have my family and

4、 relatives who stay in homes nearby. I opened the door and saw many of them sleeping there and I was shocked. They saw me and just got up and sat there. Then I let out a scream, said Arun. 她說(shuō)，“當(dāng)時(shí)我站在這扇門(mén)后面想看清楚，睡在門(mén)口的人們究竟是誰(shuí)，因?yàn)槲业募胰撕陀H戚都住在附近。我打開(kāi)了門(mén)，看到很多人在睡覺(jué)，當(dāng)時(shí)我很驚恐。他們看到我，站起來(lái)，就呆在那里。接下來(lái)我就開(kāi)始大喊?！?Since January,

5、nearly 2,000 boat people, claiming to be Rohingyas fleeing sectarian violence in Burma have been apprehended and detained by Thai authorities. 從今年一月開(kāi)始，大約有兩千名船民因?yàn)榫挼榈淖诮瘫﹣y而流亡到泰國(guó)，并且被泰國(guó)當(dāng)局逮捕和拘留。 Denied citizenship in their own country and desperate to escape persecution, many are vulnerable to exploitatio

6、n. 這些羅興亞人在緬甸失去了國(guó)籍，并且非常迫切地想遠(yuǎn)離宗教迫害，所以很容易因此而受到剝削。 Abdul Salaman was held captive in the Thai jungle with a group of fellow Rohingya by traffickers who brought him from Burma. He was released after his relatives in Malaysia paid $1,500 for his freedom. 阿卜杜勒-薩拉蒙曾經(jīng)與一群同樣來(lái)自緬甸的羅興亞人被關(guān)押在泰國(guó)的叢林里，他們都是被毒販帶到泰國(guó)的。在馬來(lái)

7、西亞的親戚為他交付了一千五百美元的贖身款，他才因此得到自由。 Now he is in a secure house, cooking meals for hundreds of boat people, detained at several overcrowded immigration centers. 薩拉蒙目前住在一個(gè)安全的屋子里，并為數(shù)百名被拘留在幾個(gè)非常擁擠的移民中心的船民做飯。 “I was suffering in the past and now that I am free, many of my friends are still facing terrible con

8、ditions and lack of food. I do not have any job now so I am cooking meals for them,” he explained. 他說(shuō)，“過(guò)去我生活的很痛苦，現(xiàn)在我自由了，但是我的很多朋友生活條件艱苦，常常沒(méi)有東西吃。我目前沒(méi)有工作，所以我給他們做飯。” Despite condemnation from human rights groups after video footage of mistreatment was aired, conditions for the men remain unchanged. 在媒體公

9、布了此類畫(huà)面后，移民中心受到人權(quán)組織的責(zé)難，但是情況并沒(méi)有改變。 But mounting media reports implicating Thai security in the trafficking of some Rohingya seems to have gotten the attention of top officials. 另一方面，媒體報(bào)道揭露了毒販通過(guò)邊境把羅興亞人帶入泰國(guó)的情況，泰國(guó)高官因此對(duì)于邊境安全問(wèn)題提高了關(guān)注。 “I know these are very crowded places. That is why we are going to expand

10、 the new center for them to stay. The new area will be more of a waiting camp. We will have a doctor and medical treatment available for them,” said Lt. General Paradorn Pattanatabu of the National Security Council. 泰國(guó)國(guó)家安全局中將帕拉東-巴達(dá)納塔布說(shuō)：“我們計(jì)劃增設(shè)新的中心，因?yàn)槲抑垃F(xiàn)有的移民中心人滿為患。新設(shè)的中心會(huì)為他們配備醫(yī)生和醫(yī)療設(shè)備，他們可以在里面等待下一步安排?！?As the six-month deadline nears for what was considered a “temporary stay” in Thailand, questions over where the Rohingya will end up still remai