Brick kilns: Where were authorities?-英语点津
<p><span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="kilns">kilns</span>: <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>?</p><p>[ 2007-06-21 16:08 ] <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="synonyms">synonyms</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="anger">anger</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fury">fury</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="kiln">kiln</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="abducted">abducted</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imprisoned">imprisoned</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brickyards">brickyards</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, "<span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1,000" <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="abducted">abducted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brickyards">brickyards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> "<span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fours">fours</span>" 14 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p><span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="atrocities">atrocities</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="eras">eras</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="China">China</span> - 58 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tormented">tormented</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="tipped">tipped</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="off">off</span>."</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>. <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brickyards">brickyards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brickyard">brickyard</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proved">proved</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="blatant">blatant</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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