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21 Kidnapped Chibok Girls Released in Nigeria
Twenty-one schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram militant group were freed this week after being held for more than two years.
The 21 were part of a group of nearly 300 girls taken by Boko Haram in April 2014 from the town of Chibok in northern Nigeria.
The release was negotiated between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram. The deal was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss government.
The 21 girls were taken to the capital, where they met Thursday with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He called the release "very exciting news" for the whole country.
Names of all the girls were to be released as soon as their families were contacted. Health information about the girls was not made public. However, at least one of the girls is reportedly pregnant.
The country's Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the girls were freed after "painstaking negotiations and trust on both sides."
Nigerian officials said they planned to hold more talks with Boko Haram about the release of more captured girls.
Dozens of the kidnapped girls have been able to escape. The 21 released this week were the first to be rescued as a result of government action.
Boko Haram has led attacks on schools as part of its insurgency. The extremist group has been fighting for seven years to establish an Islamic government in northern Nigeria.
Boko Haram is blamed for the deaths of at least 20,000 people since 2009. More than 2.7 million people have also been displaced in the fighting.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has repeatedly promised to rescue the kidnapped girls and crush Boko Haram.
Last week, Nigeria's military carried out a number of airstrikes against the group. The offensive took place in the Sambisa forest, a stronghold of Boko Haram, which last year pledged its loyalty to Islamic State.
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词汇解析
1.militant group 武装组织
The militant group claimed to have killed two soldiers.
这个激进团体声称已经杀死两名士兵。
2.Health information 健康信息
I regard the generation and use of health information as the most urgent need.
我认为产生和使用卫生信息是最为紧迫的工作。
3.painstaking 艰苦的
Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
法医专家对残骸进行了极其仔细的搜索。
4.make public 公布；公开
The British government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back.
英国政府威胁要将其担忧公之于众，但后来没有这么做。
内容解析
1.Names of all the girls were to be released as soon as their families were contacted.
as soon as 一旦；只要
As soon as we found this out, we closed the ward.
我们一发现此事就关闭了病房。
As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt a lot more relaxed.
我一作出最后的决定就感到轻松多了。
2.Last week, Nigeria's military carried out a number of airstrikes against the group.
carried out 实施；进行
Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
法医专家对残骸进行了极其仔细的搜索。
I carried out my duties conscientiously.
我一丝不苟地履行我的职责。
参考译文
21名被绑架少女获释 尼日利亚政府将继续谈判
本周，遭“博科圣地”武装组织绑架的21名女学生被监禁两年多后重获自由。
2014年，“博科圣地”组织在尼日利亚北部城市奇布克镇绑架了300多名女学生，包括刚刚获释的21名女学生。
21名少女获释是尼日利亚政府与“博科圣地”组织谈判后的结果。另外，在国际红十字会与瑞士政府的不断斡旋下，人质才得以成功解救。
21名少女被带到首都阿布贾，周四接受了与尼日利亚副总统也米·奥森巴主的会面。副总统表示，女学生获释对国家来说是个振奋人心的消息。
一旦联系上家人，政府会立即公布获释女学生的姓名。目前暂不公布女学生的身体状况。然而有报道称，至少一位女孩现已怀有身孕。
尼日利亚信息部长哈吉·莱·默罕默德表示，经过双方艰难的谈判及信任，这些女学生才得以释放。
尼日利亚官员表示，将继续与“博科圣地”组织进行谈判释放更多被绑架的女学生。
几十名遭绑架的女学生侥幸逃脱。这21名女学生是第一批通过政府努力被释放的人质。
“博科圣地”激进组织发动暴乱时对学校发起了攻击。7年前，为了在尼日利亚北部建立伊斯兰政府，“博科圣地”组织发动了暴乱。
2009年开始，“博科圣地”所发动的袭击造成至少20000人死亡。暴乱导致270多万人无家可归。
尼日利亚总统穆罕默杜·布哈里一再承诺会解救被绑架的少女并摧毁“博科圣地”组织。
上周，尼日利亚军方对“博科圣地”组织展开空袭。此次空袭地点是“博科圣地”据点桑比萨森林，“博科圣地”去年宣誓效忠伊斯兰国（ISIS）。
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