2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Government, Rebels Fail to Bridge Diffe

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
16 October 2006 

		joint1 press conference in Katmandu, October 12, 2006 " src="/upimg/allimg/070504/1103560.jpg" width="210" border="0" /> Nepalese Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, left, and Maoist rebels spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, address a joint press conference in Katmandu, October 12, 2006

Nepal's government and communist rebels have failed to bridge key differences during a week of peace talks.  Both sides say they will persevere² with efforts to reach an agreement to end a decade-long Maoist insurgency³ in the country.

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A high profile meeting on Sunday between Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda (one name only) had raised hopes they would clinch⁴ a deal that would allow the rebels to join an interim⁵ administration.

But the meeting ended in just half an hour without the expected consensus⁶ emerging.

However, both the government and the rebels remain optimistic. They say they will meet again after "doing more homework" on two key issues that are blocking a deal: the disarming⁸ of the rebel army and the future of the monarchy⁹. No date has yet been set for new talks.

Krishna Bahadur Mahara is the top Maoist negotiator and was involved in last week's talks.

Mahara says the struggle between the different perspectives and ideologies¹⁰ of both sides is a constructive¹¹ one and is likely to lead to a positive conclusion.

Last week's talks have resulted in an agreement to hold elections by next June for a special assembly that will write a new constitution for the country, and decide whether the monarchy can stay.

Nepal's home minister, Krishna Sitoula, hopes that this will usher¹² in a new chapter for the country.

Sitoula says that the special assembly will enable the people of the Nepal to solve their problems. He says it is a step toward democracy, permanent peace, progress and development.

But the elections for a special assembly can only go ahead if the government and the rebels find a solution to a key sticking point - the management of 35,000 rebels. The Maoists say they are prepared to keep their fighters in camps under United Nations supervision¹³, but the government wants them to disarm⁷.

The rebels have threatened to launch street protests if negotiations¹⁴ fail, but say they will uphold a truce¹⁵ in place since April when King Gyanendra ended more than a year of direct rule and handed back power to a multi-party government. The rebels and the government then signed a peace deal aimed at drawing the Maoists into the political process and ending their decade-long insurgency.

1 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。

2 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。

3 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

4 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

5 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

8 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

9 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

10 ideologies   

n.思想（体系）( ideology的名词复数 )；思想意识；意识形态；观念形态

参考例句：

• There is no fundamental diversity between the two ideologies. 这两种思想意识之间并没有根本的分歧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Radical ideologies require to contrast to their own goodness the wickedness of some other system. 凡是过激的意识形态，都需要有另外一个丑恶的制度作对比，才能衬托出自己的善良。 来自辞典例句

11 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

12 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

13 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

14 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。

15 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。