VOA标准英语2012--USAID Democracy Programs Can Complicate International Relations
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
USAID Democracy Programs Can Complicate 1 International Relations
After the collapse 2 of the Soviet 3 Union, the leaders of Russia asked the U.S. for assistance in building a democracy and a market economy.
Over the past 20 years, election-monitoring groups, human rights organizations, and anti-corruption efforts have been funded in part by USAID, which has provided more than $2.6 billion to Russia.
President Vladimir Putin has now ended USAID's programs, reportedly out of concern they interfere 4 with elections by aiding opposition 5 groups.
But David Satter, a foreign policy analyst 6 with the Hudson Institute, said USAID programs do not pick political sides. Instead, he said, the programs try to help disenfranchised groups use legal, peaceful and democratic means to get their voices heard.
“The existence of such groups gives to people on the one hand the know-how 7 to defend their rights, and on the other, the conviction that defending their rights is possible,” said Satter.
Earlier this year Egypt’s military leaders overseeing the transition to an elected government attempted to prosecute 8 U.S.-funded pro-democracy and human rights groups. They relented after weeks of heavy diplomatic pressure from the United States.
James Goldgeier, the dean of American University’s School of International Service, said the most vocal 9 critics of U.S. democracy programs often are elite 10 leaders trying to hold onto power in the face of growing popular opposition.
“If you are an authoritarian 11 leader and you have a group that is fostering civil society, you are going to naturally fear that, that funding is helping 12 people who would like you to not be in the... not be the ruler anymore,” said Goldgeier.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has also been critical of U.S. pro-democracy efforts, saying they have attempted to undermine his socialist 13 agenda. Goldgeier said the U.S. does indeed promote a different ideology 14.
“The United States in general tends to support democracy, a market economy, rule of law and protection of human rights. So if those things are at odds 15 with what a particular government might be promoting then there will be a conflict,” he said.
Goldgeier says the U.S. does not pick political sides, but it does support building a framework of democracy that preserves majority rule and minority rights.
- There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
- These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。
- 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。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.他没有经营农场的专业知识。
- I don't have much know-how about engines.发动机方面的技术知识我知之甚少。
- I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
- Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？
- The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
- Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
- The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
- We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
- Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
- The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
- His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。
- The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
- The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。