VOA常速英语2008年-US Navy Helps West Africans Tackle Illegal Fish
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Dakar
14 April 2008
The United States Navy recently completed a half-year tour of the Gulf 1 of Guinea, where it has worked to train West African maritime 2 patrols. U.S. officials say the goal of the program was to improve African navies, so they can enforce local laws and combat illegal fishing and migration 3 and drug trafficking. Ricci Shryock reports from Senegal's capital.
The Dakar midday sun shone onto the USS Fort McHenry and the wind frantically 4 whipped a large American flag back and forth 5, as nearly 200 Senegalese military lined up behind their U.S. Navy teachers for a recent graduation ceremony.
One by one, their squadron names were called out, to mark the soldiers' completion of a one-week course taught by their American counterparts, as part of the Africa Partnership 6 Station program.
Among the graduates was Yves Ntione, a Senegalese mechanic. He said he learned important things during the course, such as how to change filters. But he says a week was not very long, and he hopes to continue the process.
In June, another U.S. ship will begin a tour of West and Central African nations to again train local maritime forces.
These programs are run by the Africom U.S. military command structure for the continent, which is based in Germany.
At a symposium 7 in Dakar last week, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Anthony Kurta stressed the importance of training African forces, and adapting to their specific needs.
"The first thing is that we will continue to listen. We will continue to engage. We will continue to be present in the waters in West and Central Africa, and that we will continue to help build you and your capacity to provide for maritime safety in West and Central Africa," said Kurta. "That is our pledge, and that is what we will work to do."
Navy spokeswoman Jane Tyler says the training also helps African countries build stronger economies by curbing 8 illegal activity in their waters.
"The biggest concern for a lot of these West and Central Africa coast regions is illegal fishing, drug trafficking, illegal theft, illegal immigration, and that does not create an economically prosperous region, and by coming in and doing this military to military training, we help the African nations build up their navies, their capability 10, so they can control their own coastal 11 waters, which can provide a more economic prosperous region," said Tyler. "And if they prosper 9, and they have stable regions, then that will trickle 12 to Europe and the United States."
There has been an increase of such U.S. military training programs in recent years, including to fight alleged 13 terrorist activity in the West African region as well.
Many human-rights activists 14 in Africa say they fear their governments are taking too much of a militaristic approach to solve what they say are mainly social and poverty problems.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
- Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
- He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
- He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
- She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
- What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会?
- The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。
- Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
- A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。
- With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管,公司开始兴旺起来。
- It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。
- The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
- 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