2019年经济学人 利比亚--四分五裂(2)

 

The LNA'S backers risk turning the civil war into a regional conflict. Egypt and the UAE are the source of most of the weapons flowing into Libya (some of which were made in America), but Turkey, which opposes their anti-Islamist agenda, has lately tried to even things out by supplying the militias¹ that prop² up the GNA. Even with help, neither side in Libya looks able to achieve absolute victory. The LNA is overstretched and short of cash; the GNA is weak and unpopular. War will only prolong the country’s misery³. A single attack on July 3rd killed more than 44 people at a detention⁴ centre near Tripoli; each side blamed the other.

利比亚国民军的支持者冒着将内战变成地区冲突的风险。埃及和阿联酋是流入利比亚的大部分武器的来源国(其中一些是美国制造的)，但是土耳其反对他们的反伊斯兰议程，最近试图通过向支持民族团结政府的民兵提供武器来平衡局势。即使有了帮助，利比亚的任何一方看起来都无法取得绝对的胜利。利比亚国民军资金紧张，现金短缺；民族团结政府软弱且不受欢迎。战争只会延长这个国家的苦难。7月3日在的黎波里附近的一个拘留中心发生的一起袭击造成44人死亡；双方互相指责。

The good news is that a once-divided Europe has begun to narrow its differences over Libya, and that, now Mr Haftar no longer looks a winner, America seems to have cooled on him. Together they should lean on other countries to stop fuelling the war—and threaten to punish those who violate the UN arms embargo⁵, which has been in place, but rarely enforced, since 2011. No progress can be made until a ceasefire is reached, but that should not stop new thinking about the peace. Too much focus has been placed on getting a deal between Fayez al-Serraj, the head of the GNA, and Mr Haftar. A broader dialogue is needed, involving representatives from the east, west and south. Countries, such as Egypt, France and Italy, with interests in Libya should also have a voice.

好消息是，一度分裂的欧洲已经开始缩小在利比亚问题上的分歧，而现在哈夫塔似乎不再是赢家，美国似乎对他冷淡了。他们应该联合起来，依靠其他国家停止助长战争，并威胁惩罚那些违反联合国武器禁运的国家。自2011年以来，联合国一直实施武器禁运，但很少执行。除非达成停火协议，否则不会取得任何进展，但这不应阻止人们对和平的新思考。民族团结政府主席Fayez al-Serraj和哈夫塔先生之间的交易被过分关注。现在需要更广泛的对话，包括和来自东方、西方和南方的代表对话。埃及、法国和意大利等在利比亚有利益的国家也应该有发言权。

That is not so different from what the UN was planning when the LNA launched its attack. Ghassan Salame, its envoy⁶ to Libya, proposed holding a national conference that would bring together rival factions⁷ to agree on a new constitution and electoral law, leading to elections. It is still a sensible plan. America and Europe should make it credible⁸ by supporting it.

这与利比亚国民军发动袭击时联合国的计划并没有太大不同。该国驻利比亚特使加桑?萨拉姆提议举行一次全国会议，召集敌对派系就新宪法和选举法达成一致，从而导致选举。这仍然是一个明智的计划。美国和欧洲应该通过支持它使其可信。

1 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

2 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

3 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

4 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

5 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

6 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• 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。

7 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

8 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？