VOA常速英语2008年-Chad, Sudan Leaders to Meet in Senegal

By Nancy Palus
Dakar
07 March 2008

Chadian President Idriss Deby is expected to meet with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir next week on the sidelines of an international conference in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is also expected to attend the meeting aimed at ending a long-standing conflict between Chad and Sudan. For VOA, Nancy Palus reports from Dakar.

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade¹ recently sent envoys² to Chad and Sudan in preparation for the March 12 meeting between the two leaders.

Mr. Wade's spokesman Amadou Sall says the Senegalese leader has submitted proposals to both sides in an effort to arrive at a peace accord.

The Senegalese presidential spokesman says the two sides appear ready to find a solution.

The meeting between Chadian President Idriss Deby and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is planned for the eve of a March 13 and 14 summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Dakar. Over 30 heads of state are expected to attend.

The planned meeting comes just weeks after rebels marched on the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, in the latest of several attempts to oust³ President Deby. Mr. Deby blamed Sudan for backing the rebels.

Mr. Deby and Mr. Bashir have long accused one another of fomenting⁴ rebellions in their respective countries. Chad shares a border with Sudan's Darfur region, where fighting among rebels, militias⁵ and the government has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

The Chad and Sudan leaders have signed several peace agreements but the region's many conflicts continue and have even intensified⁶ in recent weeks.

The U.N secretary-general - whose spokeswoman confirmed he would attend the Dakar Islamic organization conference - has said ending violence in Darfur is one of his main priorities. A hybrid⁷ United Nations, African Union peacekeeping force has been trying to deploy⁸ in the region, but has been slowed down amid negotiations⁹ with Sudan's government.  

1 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

2 envoys   

使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份

参考例句：

• the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
• Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。

3 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

4 fomenting   

v.激起，煽动（麻烦等）( foment的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They accused him of fomenting political unrest. 他们指控他煽动政治动乱。
• Three sailors were fomenting a mutiny on the ship. 三个水手正在船上煽动叛变。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 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

6 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。