VOA双语新闻：美国将继续援助索马里过渡政府
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：VOA双语新闻 2009年7月
The State Department's top Africa envoy 1 said Thursday the Obama administration is prepared to provide more military help to Somalia's embattled Transitional Federal Government, the TFG. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a seven-nation Africa trip next week that will include a Nairobi meeting with the TFG President, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
美国国务院高级非洲特使星期四说，奥巴马政府准备为陷入困境的索马里过渡政府提供更多的军事帮助。国务卿希拉里·克林顿下星期将开始对非洲七国的访问，期间将在内罗毕会见索马里过渡政府总统艾哈迈德。
The Obama administration is making clear its readiness to continue helping 2 the Somali administration fend 3 off an offensive by hard-line Islamic rebels with alleged 4 ties to al-Qaida, and it is renewing its call on Eritrea to cease its aid to the militants 5.
奥巴马政府明确表示愿意继续帮助索马里政府抵抗强硬路线的伊斯兰叛乱分子的进攻，这些叛乱分子据称与基地组织有关联。美国政府再次呼吁厄立特里亚停止对反叛分子的援助。
The comments from Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson came as Secretary of State Clinton prepared to leave next Monday on an ambitious 11-day, seven nation African tour that will focus on problem issues including Somalia and political trouble in Zimbabwe.
在负责非洲事务的副国务卿卡尔森发表上述评论的同时，克林顿国务卿准备在下星期一启程，展开为期11天的非洲七国之旅。这次行程将把重点放在包括索马里在内的争议事件，以及津巴布韦的政治困境等。
The United States has in recent weeks provided about 40 tons of ammunition 6 and supplies to the transitional Somali government, which is under siege by insurgent 7 groups led by the al-Shabab militia 8, which is viewed by the U.S. as a terrorist group.
美国最近几个星期为索马里过渡政府提供了约40吨弹药和供给物资。该政府被民兵组织“青年党”领导的武装分子围攻。该组织被美国列为恐怖组织。
Briefing reporters on the Clinton trip, Carson said the TFG, which has the support of the African Union and its peacekeeping mission AMISOM, offers the best chance for restoring stability in Somalia and he made clear the United States is ready to continue its military support.
卡尔森就克林顿的访问向记者进行简报。他说，过渡政府得到非洲联盟和其非洲同盟索马里任务部队的支持，这为索马里恢复稳定局势提供了最好的机会。他还明确表示美国准备继续对索马里提供军事援助。
"Yes, we are prepared to provide additional assistance to the TFG government. Yes, we are prepared to continue to support AMISOM, which has Ugandan and Burundian troops on the ground. And yes, we are prepared to work with the EGAD states and the AU in finding solutions to the problem of Somalia," he said.
他说：“是的，我们准备为索马里过渡政府提供更多的援助。我们准备继续支持非洲同盟索马里任务部队，它在当地有乌干达和布隆迪部队。我们也准备与非盟共同合作，找到索马里问题的解决方案。”
Carson, echoing comments made to a congressional panel Wednesday by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, criticized Eritrea for supporting al-Shabab and trying to undermine the TFG.
卡尔森重申了美国驻联合国大使赖斯星期三在国会委员会上发表的意见，指责厄立特里亚支持“青年党”并企图危害过渡政府。
"The Eritrean government has not played a positive role in helping to resolve the problem. Somalia is a place where they have been spoilers," he said. "We would hope that they would cease and desist their support for al-Shabab, that they would not allow their county to be used as a safe haven 9 or a conduit or vehicle for moving people, munitions 10 or money into the hands of the extremists in Somalia.
他说：“厄立特里亚政府没有在帮助解决索马里问题上发挥积极作用。索马里是他们一直在搞破坏的地方。我们希望厄立特里亚政府停止对“青年党”的支持，不再允许利用他们境内作为避风港，或把人，弹药或金钱转入索马里极端分子手中的运载工具和渠道。”
Clinton will meet the TFG leader during a busy first stop of her trip, in Nairobi, that includes meetings with leaders of both main parties in Kenya's national unity 11 government, and a conference of the U.S.-African trade-promotion grouping, AGOA.
克林顿将在她忙碌行程的第一站内罗必会见过渡政府领导人。她还将与肯尼亚民族团结政府两个主要政党的领导人进行会谈，并将参加美非贸易促进组织“非洲增长和机会法案”论坛。
She then visits South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and the island state of Cape 12 Verde on a mission to advance the themes of President Obama's policy message in Ghana earlier this month of U.S. support for African democratization, economic growth and conflict-resolution.
克林顿随后将访问南非，安哥拉，刚果民主共和国， 尼日利亚，利比里亚和岛屿国家佛得角。她此行的目的是推广奥巴马总统在这个月早些时候在加纳提出的政策主题，就是美国支持非洲的民主化，经济增长和缓解冲突。
Carson said the political situation in Zimbabwe will be a key issue for Clinton in South Africa and that she would encourage that country to press Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to fully 13 implement 14 his power-sharing accord with former opposition 15 leader and now Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangerai.
He said Clinton would urge Nigeria and Angola to combat corruption 16 and build transparency in their economies, but he said, she does not intend to "lecture" those countries, which have emerged as key U.S. energy suppliers.
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
- He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。
- 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
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。
- Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
- The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
- The army used precision-guided munitions to blow up enemy targets.军队用精确瞄准的枪炮炸掉敌方目标。
- He rose [made a career for himself] by dealing in munitions.他是靠贩卖军火发迹的。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
- The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。