5 The Khmer Rouge

Historical antagonism betweenCambodians and Vietnameseinhibited fraternal relationsbetween the communist
movements in each country.
antagonism n 对手
inhibit v 抑制
fraternal adj 友好的
In 1963,the general secretaryof the Communist Party of
Kampuchea (CPK)
    was ashadowy figure named Saloth Sar.A leading figure in the resistanceto French rule in Cambodia,helater became committed to theoverthrow of the governmentof Prince Norodom Sihanouk,
who steered a neutral line in
foreign policy.
shadowy adj 幽影的
Although the communists of
North Vietnam initially supportedthe Khmer Rouge,by the mid-1960s,this alliance had brokendown.The pact between Sihanouk 
and the Vietnamese communistsled the Khmer Rouge to hate bothin equal measure.
pact n 条约
Although versed in the ideologiesof the French revolution,Marxismand Stalinism,Pol Pot believed
that Cambodia had nothing to
learn from external influences andenvisioned the restoration of theold glory of the Khmer Kingdom.He and his followers viewed allVietnamese people-from the
North or South-as enemies.
versed adj 精通
所以波波纯不是马克思主义啊。
The Forest Army
For years,Sihanouk considered what he called the khmers rougeslittle more than a nuisance.Theyremained a small,isolated groupof extreme zealots,nurturing theirown vision of "pure"revolutionand extolling suffering and
sacrifice.It was a rural-based
agrarian
    communism roughlymodeled on Mao Zedong's
peasant movement.
nuisance n 麻烦事
zealot n 狂热
nurture v 培养
extoll v 吹捧
agrarain adj 农村的