德国内阁通过新的非洲战略

　　BERLIN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The German cabinet has adopted a new Africa strategy, showing willingness for a greater German involvement in Africa, German media N-TV reported on Wednesday.
In the new Africa policy, Germany's ruling coalition¹ government expressed willingness to help prevent armed conflicts on the continent at an early stage in the future.
In addition to training missions, which would help African countries solve crisis more independently, Germany said it was also ready to send more troops to Africa if necessary.
The government pledged more efforts to help fight against corruption² and human trafficking. Describing Africa as "a continent of the future," the new policy pays attention to its development potential, referring to the importance of African markets for the German economy.
Africa has gradually been becoming a more important focus of German foreign and security policy.
In addition to supporting the European Union (EU) anti-pirate mission off the Horn of Africa, Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, also contributed military observers and liaison³ officers in Sudan, Congo and the Western Sahara. In Mali, the Bundeswehr is participating in the training of Malian security forces.
In February, Germany's parliament approved boosting the country's troop presence in Mali, as part of the joint⁴ European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM).
Germany and France agreed to send troops from a joint military brigade to Mali, marking its first deployment⁵ under the aegis⁶ of the EU to an African state.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

6 aegis   

n.盾；保护，庇护

参考例句：

• Medical supplies are flied in under the aegis of the red cross.在红十字会的保护下，正在空运进医药用品。
• The space programme will continue under the aegis of the armed forces.这项太空计划将以武装部队作后盾继续进行。