VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Constitution Talks Resume After C
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(七月)
Delegates to Zimbabwe's troubled constitutional convention have resumed work, following the violent disruption of events Monday by supporters of President Robert Mugabe.
A Zimbabwean policeman tries to stop backer of Pres. Mugabe who disrupted a meeting of Harare's power-sharing government, 13 Jul 2009
The resumption of the conference to discuss a new charter followed a joint 1 press conference by President Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in which they condemned 2 the disruptions.
There was a strong police presence at the Harare conference center when the session re-opened with about 4,000 registered delegates.
Shortly after the session began, a noisy crowd of ZANU-PF women were reprimanded by the chair, Hope Sadza, a prominent academic.
Speakers from political parties and human rights groups presented their views on a bill of rights, local government and the role and responsibilities of traditional leaders.
Movement for Democratic Change legislator Douglas Mwonzora, who is on the parliamentary committee organizing the process, said people needed a new constitution to ensure essential freedoms.
The parties in the unity 3 government pledged in last year's global political agreement to draft a new constitution that will go to a referendum next year before new government elections.
One delegate at the conference said many are still uneasy, but most of the war veterans who had been at the forefront of the violence Monday did not turn up when the conference resumed.
Two ZANU-PF ministers accused by Movement for Democratic Change delegates of organizing the disruptions were also not present because they were in a cabinet meeting.
The conference aims to design and appoint committees and assign them to gather information from people around the country about what they want to see in a new constitution.
On Monday, Parliament Speaker Lovemore Moyo, of the Movement for Democratic Change, was hounded from the podium as he made his opening address. Furniture was hurled 4 around the hall, and he was sprayed with water while ZANU-PF militants 5 shouted insults at the MDC.
Thousands fled the conference center because they said they feared violence.
Zimbabwe operates under a constitution written in London before independence in 1980. It has been amended 6 19 times and invests Mr. Mugabe with extraordinary powers.
A majority of Zimbabweans, led by the then-six-month-old MDC, turned down a new constitution designed by Mr. Mugabe in 2000. Since then there has been ongoing 7 political turmoil 8.
- 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。
- 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。
- He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
- The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。