2006年VOA标准英语-Analysts: Chad, CAR Leaders Use Darfur for Defl

By Jordan Davis
Dakar
17 November 2006

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint¹ United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur. Many have warned violence in Darfur is spilling over into neighboring countries and could destabilize the entire region.

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Destroyed huts are seen in Chad where more than 200 people have been killed
  
Negotiations³ to bring peacekeepers into Sudan's Darfur region have taken on greater urgency in recent weeks, as reports increase that the violence in Darfur is now spilling over into neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic.

Over the weekend, humanitarian⁴ groups say, Arab-affiliated militias⁵ killed hundreds in eastern Chad in raids similar to those seen in Darfur between the Janjaweed militias and ethnic⁶ black African groups.

Since the beginning of the month an estimated 20 villages in eastern Chad have been attacked.

Richard Barltrop, an Africa expert with London-based Oxford⁷ Analytica, said "Evidence of fighting ebbing⁸ and flowing across the border areas and civilians⁹ being displaced back and forth¹⁰ across the border areas, that's a manifestation¹¹, that's an example of fighting spilling over."

Chadian officials in the capital N'Djamena have also tried to link the country's rebel movement to Arab militias in Darfur.

Sudanese refugee children sit in their makeshift classroom, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in the refugee camp Kou Kou Angarana in Chad some 30 kilometers from the Sudan border  
  
Last April rebels nearly seized control of the capital, and in the last several months they have mounted a new offensive.

Chadian officials say Sudan is backing the rebel groups.

They have also pledged to send troops to help the Central African Republic, a country that also says Sudan is backing rebels operating in its country.

But Barltrop says it is all too easy to blame everything on Sudan.

"They're jumping on the bandwagon. The only substance to Sudanese support is that to some extent some of the rebel groups shelter or have sheltered in Darfur," he said.

"When fighting targets government infrastructure¹² in Chad and in Central African, when rebel groups capture government targets and try to move towards the capital that is domestically driven fighting," he continued.

In Chad, many of the rebel leaders are former government officials, and former supporters of President Idriss Deby who fell out of favor with his government.

In Central African Republic, the insurgents¹³ are former supporters of Ange-Felix Patasse, who was ousted¹⁴ in a coup¹⁵ by current president Francois Bozize.

For Roland Marchal, a professor at the Paris-based Institute for Political Science, insecurity the Central African Republic and Chad has nothing to do with Sudan.

 
Central African Republic
  
He says the leaders of both Chad and the Central African Republic are far more to blame than Sudan for their problems. He says both governments should be more transparent¹⁶ and democratic.

"In my understanding of the situation there should be dramatic political changes in the two countries," he said.

Analyst¹⁷ Adrien Feniou, with London-based Global Insight, says officials in N'Djamena have been able to use talk of a spillover of violence from Darfur to deflect¹⁸ international criticism of their regime.

"For Chad, blaming the Sudanese government is an effective PR stunt¹⁹ for getting the international community more involved," he said.

"The Americans have been extremely intent on sending U.N. troops into Darfur. And President Deby has also wanted to see peacekeeping troops in Chad. He believes that would stabilize² his regime and discredit²⁰ the rebellion," he continued.

The United Nations security council voted in August to send peacekeepers to shore up Sudan's border with the Central African Republic and Chad.

Up to now, that resolution still has not been put into effect.

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 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

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 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

6 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

7 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

8 ebbing   

（指潮水）退( ebb的现在分词 )； 落； 减少； 衰落

参考例句：

• The pain was ebbing. 疼痛逐渐减轻了。
• There are indications that his esoteric popularity may be ebbing. 有迹象表明，他神秘的声望可能正在下降。

9 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

10 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

11 manifestation   

n.表现形式；表明；现象

参考例句：

• Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。
• What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。

12 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

13 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

14 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

15 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

16 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

17 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

18 deflect   

v.(使)偏斜，(使)偏离，(使)转向

参考例句：

• Never let a little problem deflect you.决不要因一点小问题就半途而废。
• They decided to deflect from the original plan.他们决定改变原计划。

19 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

20 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。