2007年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary General Says Political Talks Cruci

By Lisa Schlein
El Fasher, Darfur
05 September 2007

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it is crucial to begin the political process to end the crisis in Darfur. He says he will push to get agreement on stepping up the pace of negotiations¹, in discussions with political and tribal² leaders during a day-long visit to Darfur. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA on the secretary general's on his first visit to El Fasher, Darfur.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (r) talks to African Union (AU) Force Commander General Martin Agwai of Nigeria during his visit to El Fasher, Sudan, 05 Sep 2007

A group of soldiers from Gambia welcomed the U.N. secretary-general to the headquarters of the African Mission in Sudan. Ban Ki-moon inspected the guard, to applause by AMIS soldiers who attended the colorful ceremony.

Before arriving in El Fasher, Ban told journalists traveling with him on a plane from Juba, the war in Darfur has gone on for far too long and that the people have suffered far too much.

He says a military solution, alone, will not work. That is why he says it is crucial to step up the political process.

"While we are now on a good track on deploying⁴ hybrid⁵ peacekeepers -- in fact, we have received more than what we are actually in need of, except those special areas like air transportation and other technical areas," said Ban. "This hybrid operation process should be accompanied by a political process. Otherwise our peacekeepers, or police and civilian⁶ workers will have much difficulty in carrying out their role. This is what I am going to do."

The U.N. Security Council has passed a resolution calling for the deployment⁷ of a 26,000 person hybrid force. The peacekeepers will be composed of troops from the African Union and the United Nations.

In meetings he has lined up with leaders of the African Union, the United Nations, tribal and civil representatives, Ban Ki-moon said he will impress upon them the need to speedily deploy³ the troops to ensure security in Darfur.

Remarking on his trip to Juba, Tuesday, the secretary-general says he was humbled⁸ when he saw the living conditions of people there. He says they are living through a very difficult political situation and they need and deserve international support.

He says he believes peace in Darfur is linked to the successful implementation¹⁰ of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended Sudan's civil war in 2005.

"I came to realize, much more than I thought in New York, the importance and urgency of a smooth implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement," said Ban. "It is crucially important that both South and North Sudanese leaders to fully¹¹ cooperate on the basis of mutual¹² trust to cooperate and implement⁹ this CPA."

Political negotiations between the Sudanese government and eight key rebel groups are expected to begin in October. Ban says an exact date and venue¹³ for the negotiations soon will be finalized¹⁴.

1 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。

2 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

3 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

4 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。

5 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

6 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

7 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。

8 humbled   

adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低

参考例句：

• The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
• I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。

9 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。

10 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。

11 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

12 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

13 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

14 finalized   

vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》