利比亚将向津巴布韦提供石油

403 Martin Rushmere

Harare

3 Sep 2001 18:15 UTC

 

Zimbabwe and Libya has signed an agreement for Libya to supply 60,000 tons of oil to the southern African country. There is heavy 1)criticism from opposition¹ Zimbabwe politicians, who accuse President Robert Mugabe of "2)mortgaging the country's future for short term gain."

The $90 million agreement has been signed by President Mugabe in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. He is visiting for the official launch of the African Union, the successor to the Organization of African Unity².

Payment terms have not been disclosed for the 60,000 tons of oil, enough for three months of use. Zimbabwe state 3)media says Libya wants to set up an oil 4)distribution network within the southern African country.

Executives of international commercial banks in Zimbabwe say there have been discussions about Libya getting a majority stake in Zimbabwe government corporations, such as railways and airlines.

Links between the two countries have been strengthening during the past year, with Libyan president Muammar Gadhafi making a state visit to Zimbabwe in July.

During the visit, Colonel Gadhafi called for the Zimbabwean president to 5)expel the country's 50,000 whites. He praised Mr. Mugabe for his plan to 6)forcibly seize 5,000 white-owned commercial farms.

Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change party is strongly opposed to closer economic and political ties with Libya. Senior party officials 7)accuse the Zimbabwe government of selling national assets as a 8)temporary solution to the country's fuel problems.

Supplies of gasoline and diesel³ fuel have been critically low in Zimbabwe for two years as a result of a 9)shortage of 10)foreign currency. Economists⁴ blame what they say is huge government overspending coupled with involvement in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the foreign exchange crisis.

 

 

(1)      criticism[5krItIsIz(E)m]n.批评, 批判

(2)      mortgage[5mC:^IdV]n.抵押v.抵押

(3)      media[mi:dIE]n.媒体

(4)      distribution[dIstrI5bju:F(E)n]n.分配, 分发, 配给物, 销售,发送,发行

(5)      expel[Ik5spel]v.驱逐, 开除, 排出, 发射

(6)      forcibly[5fC:sEbElI]adv.强制地, 用力, 硬

(7)      accuse[E5kju:z]vt.控告, 谴责, 非难

(8)      temporary[5tempErErI; (?@) -pErerI]adj.暂时的, 临时的, 临时性

(9)      shortage[5FC:tIdV]n.不足, 缺乏

(10)      foreign currency n.外币

 

 

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• 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。

3 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

4 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》