VOA标准英语2011--Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(四月)
Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due to be Finished Next Year
An agreement between Cameroon and its western neighbor, Nigeria, is serving as a model for the peaceful resolution of border disputes.
The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission was created a decade ago to map out the boundary between the two countries. It consists of representatives from Nigeria, Cameroon and the United Nations. The commission says it will soon be out of business.
Prince Bola Ajibola, head of the Nigerian delegation 1, says the commission has accomplished 2 almost everything it was assigned to do.
"We've done it. So we can beat our chest and say, 'Mission accomplished!' We should by 2012 finish all this assignment," he says.
The land and maritime 3 boundary demarcation began in 2008. So far, hundreds of pillars have been implanted, with the consent of both sides. In all, some 3000 pillars will mark the borders.
The border mapping is the final phase of a UN-backed process to end decades of antagonism 4 between the neighbors over ownership of several territories straddling their common border. In the 1980s and 90s, the quarrels, especially over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula, often spiraled into armed skirmishes. In 1993, Nigeria invaded and occupied the peninsula.
A year later, Cameroon sought arbitration 5 from the International Court of Justice. In 2002, the court ruled in favor of Cameroon, giving it sovereignty over Bakassi. Elsewhere, several villages along the border were to be shared by the two countries.
At first, Nigeria rejected the verdict. The UN intervened, urging the countries to abide 6 by the judgment 7. That led to the creation of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission.
It was to oversee 8 the boundary re-demarcation process, the demilitarization of occupied territories, the protection of the rights of affected 9 populations and promotion 10 of joint 11 economic ventures and cross-border cooperation. In 2008, Nigeria pulled out of Bakassi.
Looking back, the commission members say the process is an eloquent 12 example of precautionary diplomacy 13 and the peaceful settlement of border disputes. Commission Chairman Said Djinnit is the UN Secretary General's special representative for West Africa.
"Beyond the physical demarcation of the border," he says, "we need to start the implementation 14 of projects that bring people together along the common boundary." He says the border "should not create a gap between the two countries, but rather a bridge."
Cross-border cooperation deals underway include oil, gas and palm oil production. The African Development Bank is funding the construction of a multinational 15 highway link between both countries to boost trade exchanges. Elsewhere, military forces of the two countries are holding joint training and considering joint patrols in the Gulf 16 of Guinea to combat piracy 17.
The commission's latest session was held in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, in early March. Officials saluted 18 the growing ambition, especially by Nigerian investors 19, to set up businesses in Cameroon. They agreed to continue soliciting 20 funds for the cross-border projects and begin them as soon as possible. Sensitization campaigns have also been scheduled to explain the benefits of the venture to the remaining skeptics among the populations lining 21 the common border.
Meanwhile, Nigerians who have opted 22 to stay on in Bakassi still complain their rights are not fully 23 protected. Traders crossing the border also allege 24 harassment 25 and extortion by security officials in both countries. And Cameroonians continue to blame Nigeria for doing little to root out Niger Delta 26 militant 27 groups and pirates who raid Bakassi other localities, seizing hostages for ransom 28.
Commission members say they will address these lingering concerns and other issues when they meet again in Abuja, Nigeria, in June.
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
- Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
- People did not feel a strong antagonism for established policy.人们没有对既定方针产生强烈反应。
- There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies.工会和石油公司之间仍然存在着相当大的敌意。
- The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
- Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
- You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
- If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。
- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
- Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
- Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
- These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。
- 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。
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
- They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。
- The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
- He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
- Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
- She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
- After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。
- 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。
- The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
- Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。
- She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
- The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。