Foreign troops heading for East Timor（双语加油站●时事追踪）

　　Foreign troops have been in East Timor by late Thursday after the tiny nation asked for help from Australia， New Zealand， Portugal and Malaysia to quell deadly clashes between sacked military police and government troops.

　　Two Australian navy ships were already heading toward East Timor and Australia’s deputy Defense chief was to visit the East Timorese capital， Dili， o

　　Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the Australian embassy in Dili had reported gunfire and people fleeing the city on Thursday.

　　Downer said he hoped foreign troops would stabilize the country to allow the cash-strapped government to talk to rebel troops， who claim their dismissal was unfair.

　　外国军队向东帝汶进发

　　为平息被遣散的军警与政府军之间致命的冲突，东帝汶已向澳大利亚、新西兰、葡萄牙和马来西亚求助，而外国军队于周四晚之前抵达了这个小国。

　　两艘澳大利亚海军战舰已经向东帝汶进发。澳大利亚国防部副部长定于周四访问东帝汶首都帝力，就外国军队部署的具体细节做出最终安排。

　　澳大利亚外长亚历山大·唐纳说，澳大利亚在帝力的使馆周四已报称帝力市内有枪战，人们正纷纷出逃。

　　唐纳说，他希望外国军队将稳定该国局面，以便银根短缺的政府能与叛军对话。叛军称，他们被辞退是不公平的。▲

　　关键词：1.East Timor东帝汶

　　2.cash-strapped缺钱的，现金短缺的

　　（本栏目供稿：萧 涵）