2006年VOA标准英语-World Court Begins Hearings Against Alleged Con
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Lauren Comiteau
Amsterdam
09 November 2006
Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague began hearing evidence for the first time, as prosecutors 2 began laying out their case against a Congolese militia 3 leader. Thomas Lubanga is accused of recruiting children to fight a brutal 4 war in the northeast of the country. For VOA, Lauren Comiteau is following the confirmation 5 proceedings 6 and has more from Amsterdam.
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Thomas Lubanga, right, at start of hearing at International Criminal Court in The Hague, Nov. 9, 2006
Dressed in bright blue traditional African clothing, Thomas Lubanga listened intently as deputy prosecutor 1 at the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, told judges that the practice of using children in warfare 7 is one of the most brutal and morally troubling crimes against one of war's most vulnerable groups - children.
"We hope to send a message that those who use children to fight adult wars will face prosecution 8 under the full weight of international law," Bensouda said.
Thomas Lubanga is charged with three counts of war crimes for enlisting 9 and conscripting children under the age of 15 to fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern Ituri region between 2002 and 2003.
Human rights groups estimate that more than 60,000 people have been killed during years of inter-ethnic 10 fighting over the region's gold mines and other resources. The purpose of this two-week confirmation hearing is to determine whether there's enough evidence for a full trial of the alleged 11 warlord.
Mr. Lubanga denies all the charges against him. His lawyers, who will also present their side, call this a political trial against a Congolese patriot 12 and pacifist who has few resources to fight the charges.
Judges of the International Criminal Court, November 9, 2006
But prosecutors paint a different picture of their first and only suspect in custody 13: A man who they say was a key actor in using children as bodyguards 14 and training them to kill rival ethnic groups with no distinction between civilians 15 and soldiers.
"Thomas Lubanga Dyilo made the children get military training, said senior trial attorney Ekkehard Withopf. "TLD made them train to kill. TLD made them kill. And TLD let the children die. He let them die in hostilities 16. Many, many children."
The NGO Human Rights Watch claims that in one incident in 2002, Thomas Lubanga's Union of Congolese Patriots 17 forcibly rounded-up the entire fifth grade of a school, conscripting some 40 children into military service.
The rights group, while hailing the court's first potential case, says the charges should go further to include murder, torture and rape 18.
But prosecutors, seeking to avert 19 the lengthy 20 trials that have plagued other international courts, say they've charged Mr. Lubanga with crimes the evidence supports.
Over the coming days, they will call a child victim to testify bolster 21 their case, and legal representatives of the victims will also make presentations - the first time ever that victims will be legally represented at an international tribunal.
Prosecutors are counting on judges to side in their favor over the coming months, making Thomas Lubanga the first person tried before the world's first permanent international criminal court.
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- 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。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
- Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
- He thought about enlisting-about the Spanish legion-about a profession. 他想去打仗，想参加西班牙军团，想找个职业。 来自辞典例句
- They are not enlisting men over thirty-five. 他们不召超过35岁的人入伍。 来自辞典例句
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
- He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
- All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。
- Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
- These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
- He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
- I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。