时间:2019-02-01 作者:英语课 分类:VOA常速英语2013年(九月)


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African-Led Peacekeeping Force Due for Boost in CAR 非洲为主的维和部队协助安定中非


BANGUI — An African-led peacekeeping force in the Central Africa is due for a boost in numbers, as the international community weighs a response to the ongoing 1 security crisis in the country.


African soldiers on the ground in the Central African Republic are one of the last lines of defense 2 against total chaos 3.


The security situation here has rapidly deteriorated 4 as the Seleka rebel movement that seized power in March has struggled to keep control over its soldiers.


There are about 2,000 peacekeepers in the region as part of the Multinational 5 Force of Central Africa (FOMAC), but the number of troops is expected to grow to more than 3,500 as part of a transition to a new force supported by the United Nations.


“For the time being, it’s very difficult for this country to have institutional forces that can be dedicated 6 to ensuring the security of the population," said U.N. Special Representative Babacar Daye. "It’s why we are putting a lot of expectations on this African force.”


In August, Seleka forces raided the Boy Rabe neighborhood of the capital, looking for armed groups loyal to the former president. Relief workers say 10 people were killed during the operations here and in other parts of the city.


It's been calmer in recent days, but people are still on edge.


George Fakida runs this knife workshop in the neighborhood. He says Seleka soldiers went door to door, forcing residents to hand over money, telephones and other valuables.


“We need a big force to come here because we are suffering a lot under Seleka," he said, explaining that he's ready for the international community to step in.


But peacekeepers say the neighborhood has long been a bastion for armed groups, and security has always been an issue.


Seleka’s leaders say they are determined 7 to prevent those elements from re-emerging.


“The arms are there. They have been disseminated 8 among the civilian 9 population, and it presents a security challenge," said Guy Simplice Kodegue, Seleka's spokesman. "So we must take action to recover these weapons."


The Seleka government says it will continue the disarmament campaign around the country as the international community works on how to get more boots on the ground. 




adj.进行中的,前进的
  • 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。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.混乱,无秩序
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
恶化,变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化,不久便去世了。
  • His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化,日甚一日。
adj.多国的,多种国籍的;n.多国籍公司,跨国公司
  • The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
  • He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
  • He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • 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。
散布,传播( disseminate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。
  • Berkovitz had contracted polio after ingesting a vaccine disseminated under federal supervision. 伯考维茨在接种了在联邦监督下分发的牛痘疫苗后传染上脊髓灰质炎。
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
学英语单词
acid electrode
acoustic effect
afforestation
angitrit
annidation(ludwig 1948)
anserine reaction
application transaction program
Arundinaria amabilis
ask for a leave
atmospheric radio wave
back timing
Ban Yang Yong
Bantayan
body-building
borrower lender relationship
Brethren in Christ
by lease
cane bundler
capital messuage
cell-killing
chaum
checking sum
common utility
differentiable knot
dilatometric effeCt
diploparthenogenesis
dissuasions
double sling
drafting force
education for the elderly
electroacupuncture
false pimpernels
fencamine
frequency comparator
Goleszów
gpf (gross peaking factor)
graphite limiter
hammam
high pressure surge
Holophane
home supervision
hooked plate
hot wall
import-substitution strategy
influencing variable
isochronization
Kinmuck
Koester magnet steel
Kvashninskoye
kwilu (cuilo)
lagavulins
latent group
makes much account of
marahau
Massoretic
Mesogicea
Miniconjou
Nephronex
oligoelement
on pension
Oppenheim, E(dward) Phillips
order processing menu
outside window glass door
Park Gate
Phalaenopsis amabilis Bl.
phoney
pilot operated control
platform auger
point-wise
poststorm
primary stipe
printed electronic circuits
recording film plane
rigours
roadbuilders
safety classification
semifinished nut
servo-valve
she'd've
singing bowls
Socialist Labor Party
solasonidinee
stack gas monitor
stellaris
sterile distilled water
stoppage period
stretch-proof
subsidized loan
Systems Programming Language
Tha Song Yang
tranquilization
trans-interchange
Tuchow
tunnell
uncontrollableness
undervoltage device
vertical machining centre
vinegar stock
vision mixing system
volume curve method
wortworm
year round