2007年VOA标准英语-Juba Peace Deal Shows Cracks in Sudan

By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
26 January 2007
 
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Sudan is commemorating¹ the second anniversary of the signing of a peace deal that put an end to 21 years of fighting between the north and south.  But at a ceremony in the southern Sudanese capital of Juba on January 9th, still-lingering tensions between the north and the south rose to the surface, exposing cracks in the agreement.  Cathy Mantenyi was in Juba and has this report.

 
Sudanese dancing in celebration
Inside Juba's main football stadium, Sudanese from different ethnic² groups and religions break out into spontaneous singing, dancing, and drumming to celebrate the second anniversary of what they dare to hope will be permanent peace in their country.

Africa's longest-running civil war broke out in 1983. A southern rebel group called the Sudan People's Liberation Army rose up to fight what it said was political, economic, social, cultural and racial repression³ of the south by the northern government. Southern Sudanese are mainly followers⁴ of Christianity and traditional African religions, while northerners are predominantly Muslim and Arab.

The fighting centered on oil-rich areas in the south where local populations had been forcibly removed to get to the oil. All told, the war left two million people dead and displaced millions more.

After years of negotiations⁵ in which Kenya played a leading role, Sudanese Vice⁶ President Ali Osman Taha and the then-leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, the late John Garang, signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement on January 9, 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The agreement gives the south semi-autonomy.  It spells out how the north and south are to share wealth and power, manage their armies, and maintain a balance between state and religion.

While many Sudanese are still optimistic about the prospect⁷ of peace, cracks are beginning to show in the peace accord's implementation⁹.

 
Salva Kiir
Sudan's vice president and president of semiautonomous southern sudan, Salva Kiir, expressed these concerns during a speech in Juba commemorating the signing of the accord.  "And, as a leader I shall not dishonor it by keeping silent on any violation¹⁰ of the agreements," he said.

He spent much of his address pointing out ways in which he says the northern government is not implementing¹¹ the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA.

Kiir accused the northern Sudanese Armed Forces of supporting armed groups in Southern Sudan that have carried out a series of violent attacks recently. He says, contrary to the agreement, the Sudanese government has not disbanded its militias¹² operating in the south.

Kiir also says the south is not getting its share of oil revenues because the north has annexed¹³ oil-producing areas that should belong to the south.

For his part, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir dismisses many of Kiir's accusations¹⁴. The Sudanese president said his government waited for six months and paid the southern administration $60 million to bring officials to the north to set up the agreed-upon commissions, but no one showed up.

This public airing of differences underscores that much remains¹⁵ to be done to implement⁸ the peace agreement. Meanwhile, Sudanese, especially those in the south, continue to watch and wait for a future of peace.

1 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网

2 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。

3 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

4 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

5 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。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

9 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

12 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

13 annexed   

[法] 附加的，附属的

参考例句：

• Germany annexed Austria in 1938. 1938年德国吞并了奥地利。
• The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year. 那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。

14 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

15 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。