VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Says US to Cooperate With South Af

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and South Africa will work more closely together to push for reform in Zimbabwe and full implementation¹ of a power sharing agreement there. The countries have also agreed to scale up their bilateral² relationship.
　
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses reporters in Pretoria, South Africa, 7 Aug 2009

Secretary Clinton said that South Africa is already deeply involved in trying to advance political reform in neighboring Zimbabwe.

"South Africa is deeply involved in working toward a complete fulfillment of the terms of the agreement that was reached to establish the coalition³ government," she said. "Obviously, South Africa, on the doorstep of Zimbabwe, has a lot of contacts with all of the different players in Zimbabwe, and the minister, and I talked about ways we can try productively to create a better outcome for the people of Zimbabwe."

Earlier this week, South African President Jacob Zuma met with Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangerai and promised the Zimbabwean leader he would raise what he called Zimbabwe's weighty problems with President Robert Mugabe. These are likely to include continuing violence against Mr. Mugabe's opponents and what Mr. Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change says are gratuitous⁴ arrests of party legislators.
　
Jacob Zuma (File)

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane said South Africa will be urging Zimbabwe to speed up implementation of the power sharing signed by Mr. Mugabe and Mr. Tsvangirai, and which includes provisions to prevent such incidents.

Mrs. Clinton is also seeking to reinvigorate bilateral ties with South Africa. Nkoane-Mashabane said she and Mrs. Clinton agreed to establish a mechanism⁵ to elevate the relationship.

"We have, amongst other things, agreed to elevate our bilateral relations to a higher level, a level of Madame Secretary and myself, to lead and coordinate⁶ our engagements between the two countries," she said.

Mrs. Clinton noted⁷ that President Barack Obama has made Africa a high priority for his administration and that the United States recognizes the central leadership role South Africa plays in Africa.

"One cannot think about making progress on so many fronts, from health and education to conflict resolution, without working hand in hand, closely cooperating and coordinating⁸ with South Africa," she said.

Mrs. Clinton also met briefly⁹ with elder statesman Nelson Mandela and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, and had lunch with some business leaders.

1 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。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 gratuitous   

adj.无偿的，免费的；无缘无故的，不必要的

参考例句：

• His criticism is quite gratuitous.他的批评完全没有根据。
• There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。

5 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

6 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

9 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。