Module 6 War and Peace
【美文阅读】
Libyan Opposition Gives War Lessons to Youth
The uprising against the 41year rule of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi began peacefully. But when government troops used force to suppress the demonstrations(证明，示范；示威游行), they escalated into what increasingly looks like a civil war.Opposition forces, based mostly in the east, are fighting the much betterequipped and bettertrained Gadhafi troops.But opposition leaders are trying to change that.
Training
It is midday at the artillery practice range in Jarutha, 20 kilometers outside Benghazi.Volunteers opposed to the government of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are learning to shoot antiaircraft guns.
The aging gun jams after a few rounds, underscoring one of the opposition's major problems, a lack of effective heavy weapons to counter Colonel Gadhafi's tanks and warplanes.
The volunteers, dressed mostly in jeans and shirts, a few with camouflage fatigues(迷彩服), muster to the commands of the drill sergeant.
Mustafa Sagisli commands this training unit. He is a computer engineer who owns a small business in Benghazi, but he closed it to join the resistance. He says
the opposition's biggest challenges are a lack of organization and a lack of equipment.
Pursuing freedom
Ramadan Korehol, a medical student, is eager to finish his training so he can go to the front. He says sometimes one has to fight in order to be free.
Yusef Sharif was a mastersergeant(军士长) in the Libyan army. Now he trains civilians who call themselves revolutionaries. He says they receive only a few weeks training, but that is enough because they are committed.
“We don't have any problems... because all these young guys are educated and some have high academic qualifications，” noted Sharif. “They learn quickly and we try to teach them precisely how to use these small weapons.”
【诱思导学】
1．What's the reason of the Libyan civil war?
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2．How is the situation between the government troops and the opposition forces?
