Boko Haram Uses Children as Suicide Bombers

The African militant group Boko Haram is increasinglyusing children to carry out suicide bombings.

The United Nations says 44 children were involved inBoko Haram suicide attacks last year. Only fourchildren were used in such attacks in 2014.

The information comes from the UN Children's Emergency Fund, known as UNICEF.

A UNICEF report said that 20 percent of Boko Haram suicide bombers were children. Theyoungest was thought to be eight years old.

惨绝人寰：“博科圣地”用孩子作人体炸弹

西非极端武装组织“博科圣地”大量利用儿童发动自杀式爆炸袭击。

联合国称，去年44名儿童卷入“博科圣地”制造的自杀式袭击，而2014年只有2名儿童。

该消息是由联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）发布的。

联合国儿童基金会的一名工作人员表示，“博科圣地”组织里20%的自杀式炸弹袭击者为儿童。其中最小的孩子只有8岁。

The militant group has sent children to carry out attacks in crowded markets and religiouscenters. The children sometimes do not know they are carrying explosives. The boys and girlsare rarely considered as a threat by police or security forces.

Over the past two years, UNICEF said, Cameroon alone has recorded 21 suicide attacksinvolving children. Nigeria has 17 such attacks, while Chad has two.

The report was released on the second anniversary of Boko Haram's kidnapping of 276 girlsfrom Chibok in northern Nigeria. Among those, 219 are still missing.

Women and girls freed from Boko Haram say the militants used them as sex slaves or forcedthem to assist in the group's operations.

该组织利用儿童携带炸弹在人多密集的市区及宗教中心实施袭击。有时，那些孩子并不知道自己携带了炸弹。警方和安保部门也没想到这些孩子是一种恐袭威胁。

过去两年里，联合国儿童基金会表示，仅喀麦隆就发生了21起儿童自杀式袭击事件。尼日利亚17起，乍得2起。

这一数据的公布时间刚好是尼日利亚Chibok镇200多名女孩被“博科圣地”绑架的两周年纪念日。所有被绑架的女孩中有219人至今下落不明。

Boko Haram's seven-year campaign of violence has killed 20,000 people and displaced morethan 2 million others.

The group set out to establish its version of Islamic law in northern Nigeria. That has includedlaunching war on Western education. Human Rights Watch reported Tuesday that Boko Haramhas killed 611 teachers since 2009. Attacks have destroyed or led to the closure of over 2,000schools.

从“博科圣地”逃出来的妇女和女孩们表示该组织将她们当做性奴隶，强迫她们参与该组织的行动。

7年以来，“博科圣地”组织制造的暴力事件已致2万人死亡，约200万人流离失所。

该组织计划在尼日利亚北部建立“伊斯兰法”，包括向西方教育宣战。周二，人权观察组织报道，自2009年以来“博科圣地”组织已杀死611名教师。因恐怖袭击事件被摧毁或迫使关闭的学校多达200余所。

重点词汇

1.suicide bombing 自杀式爆炸袭击

Suicide bombing has also developed a sinisterglamour among the youth of the Pakistan's tribalareas.

自杀式爆炸在巴基斯坦偏远地区年轻人中已被发展成为一种危险的诱惑。

2.militant group 武装组织

Officials say the attack was orchestrated by a militant group.

官方称这次袭击是一激进团体策划的。

3.comes from 来源于；来自

His passport is proof that he comes from Canada.

他的护照证明他是加拿大人。

4.set out 开始；出发

He set out to conquer the literary world of London.

他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉。

内容解析

1.The information comes from the UN Children'sEmergency Fund, known as UNICEF.

known as 被认为是...；以...而著称

He is known as a gifted orator.

众所周知,他是一位天才演说家。

These crystals occur in nature and are the gems known as rubies.

这些晶体是天然存在的，人们称之为红宝石。

2.The militant group has sent children to carry out attacks in crowded markets andreligious centers.

carry out 执行；实施

No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.

无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。

He hasn't the funds to carry out his design.

他没有资金来施行他的计划。