VOA标准英语2010年-Political Opponents in Guinea Nominate

Political opponents of Guinea's military government have nominated two people to be the new prime minister as part of a transitional government leading to elections.  It is part of a deal reached in Burkina Faso that includes the country's injured military leader remaining outside Guinea for the time being.

Guinea's opposition¹ coalition² of political parties, civil society groups, and trade unions nominated civil society spokesman Jean-Marie Dore and labor³ leader Hadja Rabiatou Sérah Diallo to be the new civilian⁴ prime minister.

Dore says it was not an easy debate but coalition leaders eventually agreed on the two candidates by consensus⁵, and it will now be up to acting⁶ leader General Sekouba Konate to choose who will be the prime minister in a transitional government.

Diallo says the next prime minister must ensure the neutrality of the vote to follow in six months time by not favoring any of Guinea's political parties.  That, she says, will bring about real democracy.

Everyone in the 101-member transitional authority and the current ruling military council will be barred from running in June elections to restore Guinea to constitutional rule 13 months after the military coup⁷ that brought Captain Moussa Dadis Camara to power.

Guinean junta⁸ chief Captain Camara signs pact⁹ on 15 Jan 2010 in Ouagadougou during a meeting with interim¹⁰ junta chief General Sekouba Konate and Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore

Captain Camara agreed to this transitional authority following talks with General Konate and regional mediator¹¹ Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore.  As part of the plan, Captain Camara will, for the time being, remain in Burkina Faso where he is recovering from being shot in the head more than one month ago.

He was shot by the former chief of the presidential guard who says Captain Camara was trying to blame him for the killing¹² of more than 157 opposition protesters in September.  A U.N. inquiry¹³ into that violence says there are sufficient grounds for presuming direct criminal responsibility by Captain Camara for that killing.

The African Union says the deal for a transitional authority is a positive evolution of the situation and shows progress toward ending the crisis.  Commission Chairman Jean Ping urged all leaders to continue on the path until Guinea is returned to full constitutional order.

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the deal is a "decisive stage" in resolving the political crisis that followed the death of long-time leader Lansana Conte in December 2008.

1 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。

2 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。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 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。

5 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

6 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。

7 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。

8 junta   

n.团体；政务审议会

参考例句：

• The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。
• A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。

9 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

10 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

11 mediator   

n.调解人，中介人

参考例句：

• He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
• He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

12 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。

13 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。