英闻天下——56 Central African Republic Leader Sacks Defence Chief

 　　The President of Central African Republic is consolidating¹ military power after dismissing his own son as acting² defense³ minister, along with his army chief of staff.

 

　　President Francois Bozize says that he is taking over the position held by his son as rebels seized 10 towns and reached within striking distance from the capital Bangui.

 

　　Hundreds of soldiers from neighboring counties including Congo and Cameroon have been arriving this week to support the government.

 

　　Nicolas Nzoyoum is the Cameroonian Ambassador to the CAR.

 

　　"The resolution of the head of state, that we have taken together, is why we are here for the implementation⁴ of that resolution, because peace must come back to the Central Africa Republic so that the population of this country are there to help themselves and to develop this country."

 

　　The United Nations have called for talks between the government and rebels.

 

　　Earlier, the rebels said they have halted their advance on the capital and agreed to start peace talks.

 

　　However, they are insisting that Bozize steps down.

 

　　The president says he will not leave before finishing his term in 2016.

1 consolidating   

v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并

参考例句：

• These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
• We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。