2006年VOA标准英语-Somali Peace Talks Resume After Two-Month Delay
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（九月）
By Noel King
Khartoum
02 September 2006
Peace talks between leaders of Somalia's interim 1 government and the Islamist group that controls the capital, have resumed in Sudan. Both sides expressed a desire to put an end to violence that has divided the nation.
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Speaker of Somali parliament Sharif Hassan(L) and deputy prime minister Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail sit at talks in Khartoum, Sudan
The Arab League is hosting the talks in the Sudanese capital. The two sides last met in late June, when they signed a mutual 2 recognition pact 3.
The leader of the Somali government delegation 4, parliament speaker Sharif Hassan, said he hoped for a resolution following the current round of talks.
"Our aim to come here and be an effective partner in this second round of the meeting regarding Somalia is to make further progress on the basis of the agreements signed here on the 22nd of June," he said. "We are brothers. We can achieve a lot. And we want to focus entirely 5 on the ways and means to take Somalia out of its current debacle."
The leader of the Islamist delegation, Ibrahim Hassan Adou, warned that the presence of foreign troops in Somalia could re-ignite civil war, referring to the alleged 6 presence of Ethiopian troops to support the interim government.
"We would like to reaffirm our commitment to peace and good neighborhood," he said. "We are not a threat to any of our neighbors, despite some accusations 7 to the contrary by some of these neighbors trying to find pretexts 8 to destabilize Somalia. Foreign interference and the presence of foreign forces in Somali soil, some of which are already there, is a recipe for another civil war, instead of the pursuit for reconciliation 9 and reconstruction 10."
Islamic militiamen in Mogadishu
Ethiopia has professed 11 its support of the internationally-backed interim Somali government, but denies sending troops to Somalia.
Somali government leaders have accused Eritrea of sending arms to back the Islamists.
Observers have cautioned that long-running tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea might escalate 12 into a full-blown war, with Somalia as a battleground.
The largely ineffectual Somali interim government came to power in 2004, after 13 years of anarchy 13 that began when warlords toppled Dictator Mohammed Siad Barre.
The talks in Khartoum are to continue through the coming week.
- 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。
- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
- The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
- The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
- 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。
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- On various pretexts they all moved off. 他们以各种各样的借口纷纷离开了。 来自辞典例句
- Pretexts and appearances no longer deceive us. 那些托辞与假象再也不会欺骗我们了。 来自辞典例句
- 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 country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
- These, at least, were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal. 至少这些是他们自称退出这宗交易的理由。
- Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel. 她的神态显出一种她并未实际感受到的快乐。
- It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
- Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。