2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Say Attack on Ivory Coast Prime Minist

By Kari Barber
Dakar
30 June 2007

Ivory Cost rebel leader and new prime minister Guillaume Soro (Apr 2007)

An Ivory Coast government minister has announced several arrests in connection with a rocket attack on an airplane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro on Friday. Mr. Soro, the former rebel leader, was unharmed in the attack which left as many as four dead according to journalists who were on the plane. Kari Barber reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar that analysts² say the incident could disrupt reconciliation³ in the divided nation.

A member of the Mr. Soro's Cabinet says police and rebels have begun investigations⁴ into what is being called an assassination⁵ attempt on Prime Minister Soro as his plane landed Friday at the rebel stronghold city of Bouake.

A West Africa-based analyst¹ with International Crisis Group, Gilles Yabi, says finding out who was behind the attack is crucial in order to know what effect it will have on the peace process.

"The worst has been avoided. If the assassination attempt had succeeded, this would have had [devastating] consequences on the peace process," said Yabi. "Now the impact will depend ultimately on the identification of the group which is behind the attack."

Yabi says one way to minimize the negative impact would be for the government and the rebels to make information about the investigations open to the public. He says that could bolster⁶ confidence in the new power-sharing government of President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro.

"For one time in the history of this conflict, we can have the truth about this kind of attack," said Yabi. "We have seen a lot of violent attacks in the course of this conflict, but we do not get the full truth about what happened and who was behind the attacks."

Yabi says the attackers could be disaffected⁷ rebels from Mr. Soro's northern-based camp who are unhappy with his participation⁸ in the government of former enemy President Gbagbo. If so, the attack could have little effect on national reconciliation, aside from causing delay in disarmament and the identification process, a key issue that has divided the country since 2002. Many northerners have felt they are being denied their citizenship⁹ papers.

But Yabi says if the assailants are aligned¹⁰ with a pro-government militia¹¹, the peace process could be at serious risk.

Daniel Balint Kurti, with the London-based think tank Chatham House, says rebel groups that have not joined the power sharing government must not be overlooked.

"Within the rebel camp you do have a known dissident movement composed of rebels who have been forced into exile," said Kurti. "They remain a kind of joker in the pack, and they could threaten to destabilize the north at any point."

President Gbagbo and Mr. Soro signed a peace deal in March in Ouagadougou aimed at reuniting the country by creating a power-sharing government whose key tasks included creating a new national identification system and disarming¹² militias¹³.

1 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。

2 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

4 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

5 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

6 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

7 disaffected   

adj.（政治上）不满的，叛离的

参考例句：

• He attracts disaffected voters.他吸引了心怀不满的选民们。
• Environmental issues provided a rallying point for people disaffected with the government.环境问题把对政府不满的人们凝聚了起来。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

9 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

10 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

11 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

12 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

13 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

14 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。

15 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。