2006年VOA标准英语-Civil Rights Activist Dubious of Darfur De

By Nico Colombant
Abidjan
05 May 2006
 
 
Members of Sudan Liberation Army, SLA, walk out of meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday
  
A top civil rights activist¹ for Sudan's Darfur region is dubious² about the new deal agreed to in Nigeria, saying more time is needed.

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Abdelbagi Jibril says more time should have been taken in Abuja to reach a deal all rebels could agree to, and not just one faction³.

"Signing a document for just the sake of signing is not helpful at all because at the end of the day, our objective is to have some kind of sustainable peace in Darfur and that cannot be really reached unless all the parties, all the parties, I mean all of them, come to terms with the kind of agreement that would be helpful," he said.

Mr. Jibril took part in several marathon rounds in Abuja previously⁴, but was following the latest U.S. and British-led mediation⁵ attempt from Switzerland.

He tells VOA he was surprised Sudan's government was so willing to sign at this latest round, two years after negotiations⁶ began.

Still, Mr. Jibril says he is encouraged by U.S. involvement in the process.  Top American mediators helped broker⁷ Friday's agreement, while U.S. politicians, movie stars and journalists have recently been to Darfur.

"They saw with their eyes the misery⁸ and the atrocities⁹ that are being committed on the civilians¹⁰ and definitely what they are trying to tell the world, it is very helpful," he added.  "The problem is that we see resistance from many countries and I think some of them must be because they ignore what is going on, on the ground."

Some U.S. government proposals include having U.N. peacekeepers replace African Union troops with the help of NATO logistics. 

The conflict which erupted in early 2003 mainly between rebels fighting for local black farmers against Arab militias¹¹ has left tens of thousands dead, hundreds of thousands in refugee camps, and has started provoking violence in nearby Chad and the Central African Republic.

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

3 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

6 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。

7 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

8 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

9 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 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。

11 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