叙利亚儿童正经受“可怕的”折磨

时间：2012-09-25 07:48:22

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Children in Syria are subjected to "appalling1" torture, imprisonment2 and abduction, and these atrocities3 should be better documented, a report by British charity Save the Children says.

英国慈善团体拯救儿童的一份报告显示，叙利亚儿童正经受“可怕的”折磨、监禁与拐骗，这些暴行应该被更好地备案。
 
Drawing on the testimony4 of Syrian refugee children, the charity calls on the United Nations to increase its presence on the ground. 
 
It says almost every child it spoke5 to has seen a family member killed.
 
The report comes at the start of the UN General Assembly's annual meeting.
 
Earlier, UN envoy6 Lakhdar Brahimi said the situation in Syria was "extremely bad and getting worse".
 
Speaking after he had briefed the Security Council following his first visit to Syria since taking up the post, Mr Brahimi admitted he did not have a full plan on how to bring peace.
 
Although Syria is not formally on the agenda at the UN General Assembly's annual conference, it is expected to dominate discussions.
 
'Systematic7 abuse'
 
Save the Children has documented numerous cases of abuse against children during Syria's 18 month conflict, which was sparked by unrest over the arrest and torture of children in the town of Deraa.
 
The children had written a well-known slogan of the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt on a wall.
 
One 15-year-old told the charity he had cigarettes put out on him when he was imprisoned8 in what used to be his school. 
 
Another described being given electric shocks and sharing a cell with decomposing9 bodies, while a third teenager, Wael, said he had seen a six-year-old die after being tortured and starved.
 
The 16 year-old told the report's authors: "I watched him die. He only survived for three days and then he simply died."
 
"He was terrified all the time. They treated his body as though he was a dog."
 
Save the Children's report described the acts as "consistent, recurring10 and appalling".
 
Cat Carter, a spokeswoman for the charity, said: "The stuff I've heard from children is absolutely appalling. I've heard of children as young as 10 being tortured. I've heard of children, as young as eight, helping11 to remove dead bodies from rubble12, with their own hands."
 
The UK-based charity called on the UN to increase its presence on the ground to document violations13 so that perpetrators can be brought to account.

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1 appalling iNwz9     
adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的
参考例句：
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
2 imprisonment I9Uxk     
n.关押，监禁，坐牢
参考例句：
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
3 atrocities 11fd5f421aeca29a1915a498e3202218     
n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪
参考例句：
  • They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 testimony zpbwO     
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
5 spoke XryyC     
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 envoy xoLx7     
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
  • Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
  • The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
7 systematic SqMwo     
adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的
参考例句：
  • The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
  • The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。
8 imprisoned bc7d0bcdd0951055b819cfd008ef0d8d     
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
9 decomposing f5b8fd5c51324ed24e58a14c223dc3da     
腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）
参考例句：
  • The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
  • Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。
10 recurring 8kLzK8     
adj.往复的，再次发生的
参考例句：
  • This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
  • For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。
11 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
12 rubble 8XjxP     
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
  • After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
13 violations 403b65677d39097086593415b650ca21     
违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸
参考例句：
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

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