VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea's Injured Military Leader Moves

Guinea's injured military leader is in Burkina Faso where he is expected to meet with members of his ruling council, Wednesday. The military chief was shot in December by the former head of the presidential guard.

After more than one month in a Moroccan military hospital, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara arrived in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, where he was helped from his aircraft by people supporting his arms as he walked slowly to the VIP lounge.

A statement from Burkina Faso's Foreign Ministry¹ says "considering the evolving state of his health," Captain Camara will "continue his convalescence²" in Ouagadougou.

Guinea's military leader was shot in the head December 3 by the former head of the presidential guard, because he thought Captain Camara was trying to blame him for the killing³ of at least 157 opposition⁴ demonstrators in September.

A United Nations inquiry⁵ into that violence says there are "sufficient grounds for presuming direct criminal responsibility" by the former head of the presidential guard and Captain Camara, as well as other members of the ruling council, for what it calls systematic⁶ and organized killing.

Uncertainty⁷ about Captain Camara's health has delayed regional efforts to negotiate a power-sharing agreement between the military government and its political opponents.

Acting⁸ military leader General Sekouba Konate visited Captain Camara in Morocco, last week, and said that, although his life is not in danger, it will take "time, patience, and additional medical care" before he recovers fully⁹.

General Konate met with American and French officials during that visit.  The United States and France both want a civilian¹⁰-led transitional government to organize free elections and both say that those elections will be more likely if Captain Camara does not return to Guinea.  French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the captain's return could cause civil war.

A coalition¹¹ of political parties, civil society groups and trade unions is responding cautiously to General Konate's offer for political opponents to choose a new civilian prime minister, as part of that transition process.

Oury Bah, who heads the Union of Democratic Forces party, says there must first be a legal framework for this transition, explaining who is doing what and how they will do it. How long will the transition last?  And, what are the new prime minister's powers?  Bah says this must all be made clear now to ensure a well-organized transitional authority that has broad support. 

Lansana Kouyate heads Guinea's Party for Hope and National Development.  He says the  opposition alliance must do its best to bring peace to Guinea.

Kouyate says it is important to have a structure in place for the new prime minister.  Kouyate asks if he will have the means to exercise real power.   He says the objective is not to nominate a prime minister.  That is simply part of the process.  Kouyate says the real objective is reaching a peaceful end to this transition.

Kouyate says the ultimate objective is organizing credible¹² elections with the broadest possible participation¹³.  Wherever the new prime minister comes from, Kouyate says that person must be capable of giving credibility to the election that will follow.

Captain Camara took power in a coup¹⁴, 13 months ago, promising¹⁵ that no one in his ruling military council would stand for election.  But he eventually made clear his intention to run for president, sparking the September protest in which demonstrators were killed and women raped¹⁶ at Conakry's main sports stadium.

The United Nations and the African Union say soldiers should not be allowed to run in Guinea's next election.  The military government says it is up to voters to choose who they want to lead the country.

 

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 convalescence   

n.病后康复期

参考例句：

• She bore up well during her convalescence.她在病后恢复期间始终有信心。
• After convalescence he had a relapse.他于痊愈之后，病又发作了一次。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 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。

5 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

6 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

7 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

8 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。

9 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

13 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。

14 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

15 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

16 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句