时间:2018-11-29 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)


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Guinea's new military leaders named international banker Kabine Komara as the country's new prime minister. Komara is a senior director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo and was one of four men who labor 1 leaders nominated for the post following anti-government protests in 2007. He is a veteran of Guinea's central bank and Ministry 2 of Finance who also worked in the private sector 3 for a company producing aluminum 4 near the capital, Conakry.
 






Kabine Komara arrives at Conkary airport, 30 Dec. 2008



In a broadcast on state radio, a military spokesman said the new prime minister will control government action and choose new cabinet ministers in consultation 5 with Army Captain Moussa Camara, who the junta 6 name president last week.

The military took charge following last week's death of long-time dictator Lansana Conte, ultimately forcing the previous prime minister and speaker of the National Assembly to surrender power. Captain Camara says his new ruling council of six civilians 8 and 26 soldiers will organize elections in December 2010.

The African Union on Monday suspended Guinea because of the coup 9. The European Union and the United States have also condemned 10 the military takeover, with the U.S. State Department saying the military's undermining of constitutional rule can only lead to greater political isolation 11.

But the regional Economic Community of West African States says it is ready to work with Guinea's military and civilian 7 politicians to avoid international sanctions. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade 12 says coup leaders deserve international support because they are promising 13 to hold free and fair elections.

President Wade says he believes Captain Camara is an honest man who took power to fill a dangerous vacuum. The Senegalese leader called on all countries, in particular former colonial power France, to take coup leaders at their word. Mr. Wade called on the world community "not to throw the first stone".
 






Captain Moussa Dadis Camara speaks to the press in Conakry, 24 Dec 2008




Captain Camara met with foreign diplomats 14 in Conakry on Tuesday and again appealed for international support, asking for help to put in place lasting 15 democratic principles.

Following talks with Captain Camara, the French Ambassador to Guinea, Jean-Michel Berrit, told reporters that the European Union renewed its call for a peaceful and democratic transition of power as soon as possible.

France currently holds the rotating chair of the European Union. And Berrit said the EU remains 16 opposed to military coups 17. He said diplomats repeated their position that legislative 18 and presidential elections should be held early next year and that during this transition, the military should return power to a civilian government.

The French ambassador said the ruling council must decide the issue of the elections, but at the very least, religious and civil society leaders should be involved in a process that guarantees the legitimacy 19 and transparency of any vote.



1 labor
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 ministry
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • 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。
3 sector
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
4 aluminum
n.(aluminium)铝
  • The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
  • During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段,它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
5 consultation
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议
  • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
  • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
6 junta
n.团体;政务审议会
  • The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。
  • A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。
7 civilian
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。
8 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
9 coup
n.政变;突然而成功的行动
  • The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
10 condemned
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
  • The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
  • He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后,生活比较孤寂。
11 wade
v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
12 promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
13 diplomats
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 );有手腕的人,善于交际的人
  • These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
  • The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 lasting
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
15 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
16 coups
n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 );政变;努力办到难办的事
  • China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
  • Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网
17 legislative
n.立法机构,立法权;adj.立法的,有立法权的
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
18 legitimacy
n.合法,正当
  • The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
  • Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。
学英语单词
acetate fibre paste
air cooled desuperheater
alluvial mining
anticoagulant agent
autodial
boiled bed drying
broacher
by deputy
calanthe furcata bateman
calochortus luteuss
chromosome gap
climatic cultivation limit
clowneries
commancement
compensate for
correction driver
Deutzia esquirolii
device parameter lost
distribution of costs
draw-out type
droup
dual-grating spectrograph
enter counter
erythroxyline
esophagostomy interna
extragenital chancre
falling stile
foreign bank bill
gargarises
genus borassuss
girth flange
Grignard nitrile synthesis
Hainania trichosperma
heptacosanol
hierarchates
home run, homer
hounded
hydropyrrolation
imbedments
infrared fire control
international clearinghouse
intramedullary nail extractor
jig bore
justifiable homicide
Kayrakty
Kuchurhan
livestock judge
mainies
mass-monger
mean lag
Mengo virus
microfinshing
morricer
multiline control
musculus incisurae helicis
naresh
Niulakita
NPT (normal pressure and temperature)
ODBC driver
ore deressing plant
Osanovo
ostectopy
Paraguayan War
parasphenoids
Pearson linked relative method
phase excitation
pohangs
postoral
praline nougat
primary test board
private
production director
projection target
psychologic consolidation
psychological theory of business cycle
Pānigaon
questionful
reachin'
reble
reboarding
Saas Grund
satellite-televisions
self fulfilment
semimicro method
sexy beast
shank ya
siteplan
somersaults
spinocerebellar disorders
stbl
stop ... from doing
stratum functionale
sweetings
target acquisition systems
time-basis sampling
transcendental meromorphic function
true nutritive value
ultraviolet-bright star
unthreatenings
Verkhoyanskiy Rayon
Weaver Nunataks
wjecs