英闻天下——122 ECOWAS Military Chiefs to Respond to Mali Crisis

 　　Military commanders from across West Africa have gathered in Mali's capital, Bamako, to discuss plans for an immediate¹ deployment² of troops to dislodge Islamist extremists occupying the country's north.

 

　　Nigerian army Major General Shehu Abdul-Kadir:

 

　　"The planning needs a lot of thinking because a lot of logistics are required and unless and until the planning is done properly, the mission will fail, the operation will fail; and we don't want to fail in this case."

 

　　French President Francois Hollande said in Dubai on Tuesday that the al-Qaida-linked rebels would be "destroyed."

 

　　"The goals are the following; firstly to stop terrorist aggression³ which we will do by gaining control of the country including Bamako. The second goal is the secure Bamako where, I'll remind you we have several thousand French nationals. The third goal is to allow Mali to recover its territorial⁴ integrity and that mission has been given to an African force that will have our support and that will soon be on the ground to achieve this task."

 

　　France launched an attack on Mali's rebels last week after the insurgents⁵ began advancing south.

 

　　US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday that the US would not put any American troops on the ground in Mali.

 

　　France is tripling the number of troops deployed⁶ to Mali to 2,500.

 

　　Despite facing increasing pressure, al-Qaida-linked insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali on Monday.

 

　　Meanwhile, foreign ambassadors of the US, Russia, Britain and China have held talks in Algeria over the Mali situation.

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

3 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

4 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

5 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。