2006年VOA标准英语-Africans React Positively to US Help in Gulf of
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Nico Colombant
Dakar
14 November 2006
Youth struggling to make ends meet in Conakry, Guinea
African security and maritime 1 officials are reacting positively 2 to increased U.S. help in stabilizing 3 the Gulf 4 of Guinea. A three-day U.S. sponsored workshop on addressing challenges of Africa's volatile 5 Atlantic coast is being held in Benin.
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The U.S. Defense 6 and State Departments are sponsoring the conference in Benin's capital Cotonou.
Wednesday, government ministers from nearly a dozen Gulf of Guinea countries will be taking part, alongside State Department Africa experts and top officials from U.S. naval 7 forces based in Europe.
One of the participants during the first two days was Fulgor Ngobo, a top official from the Republic of Congo's defense department.
He told VOA Africans do not have the resources, the materials or the technological 8 know-how 9 to guarantee their own maritime security.
Ngobo says the problems are many, from the trafficking and migration 10 of people, to weapons dealing 11, illegal fishing and transport of hazardous 12 waste. He says all help is needed to enhance security.
A top official from the host country's fishing ministry 13, Benin's Victor Akpatchossou, says the partnership 14 can also help economically.
He says better security will lead to increased fishing, which he says is an important part of local economies.
Prior to the conference, some African commentators 16 expressed concern in local newspapers that the U.S. government may be organizing the conference because of concerns of a growing regional terrorist threat.
They also wrote the increased security attention may be tied to a future boost in oil production in the Gulf of Guinea, which has often caused instability, most notably 17 in Nigeria's Niger Delta 18.
Benin commentator 15 Gerard Guedegbe says U.S. officials have told their local audience this is not the case. He says they have focused on immediate 19 African needs, of which he says there are plenty.
"We have encountered too many safety problems at sea. There are many smugglers. There are also problems of illegal fishing," said Guedegbe. "I think that this conference can help elaborate a road map and also it will contribute to the regional total security among the member states of the Guinea Gulf."
The workshop is taking place just as the U.S. Defense Department says it is working on a plan for possibly creating an Africa Command in the U.S. military structure.
A Pentagon spokesman says the aim would be to respond to humanitarian 20 problems, and promote stability as well as help fight terrorism.
- 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。
- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
- The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
- These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
- His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。
- 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。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
- He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.他没有经营农场的专业知识。
- I don't have much know-how about engines.发动机方面的技术知识我知之甚少。
- 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。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
- Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- 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。
- He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
- The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。
- Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
- Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
- A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- 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。