VOA标准英语2009年-Tsvangirai Says He Will Meet Mugabe Soon to Dis
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2009年(一月)
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai says he is to meet with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe next week to discuss a much-delayed power-sharing agreement. The announcement came as he prepared to return home after a two-month absence.
Morgan Tsvangirai speaking to reporters in Johannesburg, 15 Jan 2009
Morgan Tsvangirai says he is to meet some time next week with President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party in an effort to revive the stalled efforts to form a unity 1 government and address the Zimbabwe crisis.
The long-time opposition 2 leader told reporters in Johannesburg that South African President Kgalema Motlanthe was arranging the meeting as chairman of the Southern African Development Community, which is mediating 3 the Zimbabwe crisis.
"I still believe that a political agreement offers the best means of preventing Zimbabwe from becoming a failed state," said Motlanthe. "I am committed to forming a new, inclusive government in Zimbabwe, and all I lack is a willing partner on the part of ZANU-PF."
Tsvangirai reiterated 4 that, before his Movement for Democratic Change would join in a unity government, laws must be passed regarding the management of the security forces.
He said an equitable 5 allocation of Cabinet ministries 6 and provincial 7 governorships must be made, and the crackdown on MDC supporters and civic 8 groups must stop.
Finally, Tsvangirai said, the roles and powers of the president and prime minister must be defined by law.
"Now is the time for Mr. Mugabe to show whether or not he is committed to this agreement by meeting with me and resolving these issues. The MDC has made many painful compromises during this negotiation 9 process," he said. "However, we will not and cannot accept responsibility without authority, as we have the mandate 10 from the people to deliver a new Zimbabwe."
Mr. Mugabe, Tsvangirai and the head of a smaller opposition group, Arthur Mutambara, signed an agreement four months ago creating a unity government, with Mr. Mugabe as president and Tsvangirai as prime minister. But the accord has not been implemented 11.
The purpose was meant to end a political crisis that erupted after elections in which Tsvangirai's MDC won a majority of the seats in parliament, but no candidate won an absolute majority in the presidential election.
Mr. Mugabe won the run-off presidential election after Tsvangirai withdrew, citing a campaign of voter intimidation 12 by ZANU-PF supporters.
Human rights groups say abductions and detentions 13 of MDC supporters continue and have intensified 14 in recent months. The government has accused some MDC activists 15 of recruiting people for military training in order to overthrow 16 the Mugabe government.
Tsvangirai vehemently 17 denied the charge, saying his party is for democratic change.
"It is against our values to engage in any unorthodox means to overthrow any government. We deny categorically that we are training people in Botswana, let alone even in the bush anywhere in Africa," he said. "It is a figment of ZANU-PF's imagination."
He called on the government to release all political detainees. He concluded, saying innocent people are being victimized by their own government and humanitarian 18 efforts will be needed for the foreseeable future in order to ease their suffering.
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
- 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。
- So many factors are mediating. 如此众多的因素在起作用。
- The contrast in mediating noted in the sitting room. 客厅中注重了调和中的对比。
- "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
- This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
- Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。
- Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
- The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
- Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
- I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
- The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
- 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。
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革,经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
- Teachers may assign detention tasks as they wish and some detentions have been actually dangerous. 老师可能随心所欲指派关禁闭的形式,有些禁闭事实上很危险。
- Intimidation, beatings and administrative detentions are often enough to prevent them from trying again. 恐吓,拷打和行政拘留足以阻止请愿者二次进京的脚步。
- Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
- The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
- He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈,以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
- Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。