2006年VOA标准英语-African Leaders Discuss Somalia, Darfur

By Joe Bavier
Banjul
02 July 2006
 

Somalia  
  
On the last day of the African Union summit in The Gambia, the continent's leaders are discussing what has been the chief theme of the conference: security, and how to stem continuing violence in Somalia and Sudan's Darfur region.

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The leaders are expected to press Sudan to accept U.N. peacekeepers to succeed an African Union force, which plans to withdraw in September. The leaders are also considering deploying¹ regional peacekeepers to Somalia.

Both proposals face considerable obstacles. Sudan has, so far, been bitterly opposed to a U.N. force on its soil. Islamic authorities, who control the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have said they oppose deployment² of peacekeepers. And funding for the Somalia mission is still being secured.

But the foreign minister of Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismael, told VOA, the situation in Somalia could get much worse.

"The security situation in Somalia has worsened, and it could lead to a further upsurge in violence and more unnecessary bloodshed. That possibility of a generalized conflict is still there, which could threaten the fragile peace in Somalia, and could result in a spillover threatening the security of our neighbors," he said/

Islamic courts that control much of southern Somalia are claiming authority over the entire country. And, Somalia's transitional government wields³ little power outside its temporary headquarters in Baidoa.

A decision on sending African peacekeeping troops into the Horn of Africa nation, which has been without an effective central government for 15 years, is one of the key items on the summit's agenda.

Ismael says he is confident a decision in favor of a troop deployment will come soon.

"What we expect is a reconfirmation of the line, which has been adopted since a long time, and, specifically, for undertaking⁴ the deployment plan of a force in Somalia to help the government stabilize⁵ the country," he continued.  "All the signs are there today, leading us towards a culminating point for the adoption⁶ of an approval program."

A new recording⁷ attributed to al-Qaida leader Osama bin⁸ Laden⁹, warns the international community to stay out of Somalia.

However, Somali Foreign Minister Ismael says Africa and the world must listen to the transitional government of Somalia.

"It's very simple. We are acting¹⁰ within the framework of the institutions. Outside the institutional framework, you can have a number of voices," noted¹¹ Ismael. "But the institutional frameworks have decided¹². The government has decided. The parliament has approved. And it has been done."

The summit's agenda also includes talks on health and migration¹³ issues, and the development of regional economic communities.

1 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

2 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

3 wields   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的第三人称单数 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• She wields enormous power within the party. 她操纵着党内大权。
• He remains chairman, but wields little power at the company. 他还是主席，但在公司没有什么实权了。

4 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

5 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。

6 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

7 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

8 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

9 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

10 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。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

12 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

13 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。