VOA标准英语2012--Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali
Islamist fighters say they now have full control of the north of Mali. In late June, a fierce battle in the town of Gao drove out the last of their Tuareg rivals, the separatist MNLA.
The Islamist advance has alarmed Mali's neighbors. Among them is Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, chairman of the regional bloc 1 ECOWAS.
In a recent speech at the London-based analyst 2 group Chatham House, Ouattara said African troops could be on the ground within weeks.
"ECOWAS is hoping that the U.N. will soon approve a resolution for the deployment 3 of ground forces in Mali to preserve the territorial 4 integrity of that country and help us solve the transitional government," Ouattara noted 5.
The military in Mali has handed power to a civilian-led interim 6 government following a coup 7 in March.
Interim president Dioncounda Traore returned to Mali this week. Traore had fled after being beaten by coup supporters.
Ivorian President Ouattara said it is the responsibility of the international community to back democracy in Mali.
"Events in Mali are side effects of the intervention 8 in Libya," said Ouattara. "Examples such as this point to a clear need for a global solution to the problem of trans-border terrorism."
But Chatham House's West Africa analyst, Paul Melly, says northern Mali cannot be re-conquered with purely 9 military means.
"A lot of this is going to have to happen through negotiation 10. We're talking about a huge region, possibly half the size of Western Europe, with a small number of very heavily armed and very determined 11 hard-line Jihadist fighters currently in control," Melly noted.
The Ivorian president has problems within his country's own borders. Ouattara came to power in May, 2011 after his supporters fought a violent six-month battle against rivals loyal to incumbent 12 Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to recognise the election results.
Efforts at reconciliation 13 have stalled. The president blames his rivals.
"Violence will not help, and we don't want violence," said Ouattara. "And we are now in democratic regimes, so coup d'états are over. So staying out of the democratic and legal process is really, I think, a big mistake."
Outside the venue 14 in London protestors and supporters of Ouattara staged rival demonstrations 15.
Analysts 16 say the depth of feeling is an indication of the task the president faces in trying to reunite his own country.
- A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
- There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。
- 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 has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
- Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
- I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
- This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
- He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
- Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
- The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
- The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。