英闻天下——73 CAR Rebel Heads for Gabon for Talks

 　　A rebel delegation¹ of Central African Republic is heading for the Gabonese capital Libreville for talks over the country's political crisis.

 

　　The 12-member delegation is expected to arrive in Libreville to discuss the conflict with the government led by President Francois Bozize.

 

　　The talks come as hundreds of protesters gathered in capital Bangui to demand peace.

 

　　Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadera thanked the crowd for their support and said he and the government were working toward peace.

 

　　"I would like to tell you that the president of the republic and the government are preparing for dialogue in Libreville because we want peace in our country. We want Central African Republic to be united behind its leaders."

 

　　Rebels are calling for President Francois Bozize to step down and have seized a dozen towns in a month, but they halted their advance on Bangui late last month pending² negotiations³.

 

　　Bozize insists he will not leave office before his term ends in 2016, but says he is open to negotiations with the armed groups who have formed an alliance known as Seleka.

 

　　Bozize has offered to form a government of national unity⁴, but the rebels have questioned his sincerity⁵ and are demanding that he relinquish⁶ power.

 

　　They also want the government to respect previous peace accords providing for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former rebels into society.

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

5 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

6 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。