VOA慢速英語:盧旺達慘案的幸存者們?yōu)槊绹鴮W生講述他們的經(jīng)歷

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.

美國之音英語教學，這里是教育報道。

During 3 months in 1994, 800,000 Rwandans were killed in attacks led by ethnic Hutu militias. Most of the victims were ethnic Tutsis. Many organizations around the world are observing the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide.

在1994年3個月期間，有80萬盧旺達人遭到胡圖族民兵組織的殺害。其中大多數(shù)的受害者是圖西族人。來自世界各地的多個組織正在紀念盧旺達種族大屠殺20周年。

One of these groups is Shoah Foundation Student Association at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. It invited survivors to share their memories of the horrific event.

其中一個組織來自洛杉磯南加州大學的大屠殺基金聯(lián)合會。該組織邀請大屠殺的幸存者與學生們講述這次恐怖事件的經(jīng)歷。

Yannick Tona has been traveling the world to talk about the genocide. He spoke about his experiences to a crowed of students at USC. He told them what happened in his country, and what happened to his own family.

Yannick Tona在世界多地講述過這次大屠殺的經(jīng)歷。他在南加州大學眾多學生面前分享了他的經(jīng)歷。他告訴學生們他的國家發(fā)生了什么，他的家庭又發(fā)生了什么。

"I remember the first time I saw the killing. The first time I saw people been killed. The first time I saw bodies," said Tona.

Tona 說“我記得第一次見到屠殺，第一次見到人們被殺害，第一次見到那么多尸體。”

He was only four years old at the time. He said he hide in bushes and heard screaming. He said he saw big bloody knives and bodies on the street everywhere. Mr Tona's one-year-old brother and his grandmother were killed.

他當時才4歲，他說他躲在樹叢里，聽到人們的尖叫聲。他說他看到長長的帶血的刺刀，看到街道上尸橫遍野。Tona一歲的弟弟和母親也被殺害。

Rwandan Edith Umugiraneza said she struggled with the guilt, she fought for surviving when her mother, brothers and many other relatives did not.

盧旺達人Edith Umugiraneza說她經(jīng)常在內(nèi)疚中掙扎，她幸免于難，但是她的母親，兄弟和許多其他的親戚卻沒有。

"Because I was blaming, 'Why did I survive why I did not go with others?' I had the question, 'Why, why?' all the time," said Umugiraneza.

Umugiraneza 說“因為我一直在自責，為什么我活下來了?為什么我不和他們一起去了?我一直在問自己為什么，為什么?”

Ms Umugiraneza now lives in the United States. She said prayer and sharing stories with other survivors has helped her heal.

Umugiraneza女士目前生活在美國。她說為受難者祈禱和與其他幸存者分享經(jīng)歷幫助她慢慢的在愈合傷口。

"It happened and we can not bring back our people so we have to move on and we have to help each other," she said.

她說“事情已經(jīng)發(fā)生了，一切都無可挽回，我們只能翻篇，我們必須相互支持”。

Her story is a part of the video records at the Foundation's Institute for Visual History and Education. The Institute has been collecting stories of genocide survivors from several countries. It hopes to gather 500 stories for Rwanda. It has collected 65 so far.

她的故事也作為基金會視覺歷史與教育視頻材料的一部分。研究所一直從幾個國家幸存者那里收集他們的故事。希望能為盧旺達收集500個故事，目前已經(jīng)收錄了65個。

The Institute is also involved with Kwibuka20, a series of events to observe the 20th anniversary. Stephen Smith leads the group.

研究所還與Kwibuka20合作制造一系列紀念大屠殺20周年的活動。Stephen Smith領(lǐng)導Kwibuka20這個組織。

"People all around the world are coming together as a world community to reflect on what happened, but also to leave their voice and to make their point of view very clear about genocide in the world today what we can do about that how we can be involved," said Smith.

Smith說“全世界的人作為一個國際團體團結(jié)起來，不僅要反思過去，還要對大屠殺明確他們的觀點，留下他們的聲音，并且想想今天我們能為此做些什么，怎樣加入他們的行列”。

University student Gregory Irwin says he has wanted to do something about genocide, ever since he visited Rwanda. He met survivors there and heard their stories.

大學生Gregory Irwin說自從參觀了盧旺達，他就想為此做些什么。他見到那里的幸存者，也聽了他們的故事。

"I have been more driven to do something about genocide than ever," said Irwin.

Irwin說，“我從來沒有這么想去為大屠殺做點什么。”

Student Nora Snyder also visited Rwanda.

另一位學生Nora Snyder也參觀了盧旺達。

"Things like what happened in Rwanda are still going on in the world today and things will continue to happen unless we take the time to remember," said Snyder.

Snyder 說“類似盧旺達大屠殺的事情在今天仍在世界上繼續(xù)，并且未來也會繼續(xù)，除非我們學會銘記。”

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