VOA标准英语2008年-Senegal's President Convinces Sudan to Restore

Senegal's president, Abdoulaye Wade¹, has convinced his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir to reestablish diplomatic relations with Chad. The effort is Mr. Wade's latest attempt at diplomacy² in the turbulent relationship between Sudan and its neighbor. For VOA, Brent Latham has more from our West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar.
　
Abdoulaye Wade

A spokesman for Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has accepted what he called a "brotherly appeal" from Mr. Wade to restore diplomatic ties with neighboring Chad.

The spokesman, Amadou Sall, says the two leaders had an extended phone conversation, and Mr. al-Bashir accepted the recommendation to restore relations.

"President Wade talked to President Omar al-Bashir during all this day, we had a long distance conversation and it was the advice of the president, and now it is done," he said.

Relations between Chad and Sudan have a turbulent recent history. Each state has accused the other of supporting rebel factions³ acting⁴ across their respective borders.
　
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (file photo)

Sudan broke diplomatic ties with Chad after a rebel attack on the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on May 11. At the time, Mr. al-Bashir claimed the enemy combatants were Chadians supported by Chad's government.

Chad blames Sudan for supporting a rebel uprising in Eastern Chad that sacked the Chadian capital, N'djamena, last year, and threatened to do so again last month.

The leaders of the two countries came together at a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference states held in Dakar in March. There, Mr. Wade brokered⁵ a deal to work towards stability and peace.

Sall says the framework established by those meetings provided the impetus⁶ for Mr. Wade's current effort to establish a dialogue between Chad and Sudan.

"The agreement of Dakar created a council of reconciliation⁷ and made the council to control the movement between the two borders," he said. "And this group, the council, met yesterday in Dakar and they encouraged President Wade to ask [the leaders] to consider restitution⁸ and establish a friendship relation."

The council meeting in Dakar was mediated⁹ by Senegal Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, and included the Sudanese and Chadian foreign ministers.

Sall says Mr. Wade will continue his efforts at bringing the two sides together. He says Mr. Wade is determined¹⁰ to bring both sides to the table yet again. Mr. Wade, a lawyer and long-time opposition¹¹ leader, has been president of Senegal since 2000.

　

 

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 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

4 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。

5 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

6 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

7 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。

8 restitution   

n.赔偿；恢复原状

参考例句：

• It's only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.损坏东西的人应负责赔偿，这是再公平不过的了。
• The victims are demanding full restitution.受害人要求全额赔偿。

9 mediated   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的过去式和过去分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• He mediated in the quarrel between the two boys. 他调解两个孩子之间的争吵。
• The government mediated between the workers and the employers. 政府在工人与雇主间搞调和。

10 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

11 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。