非洲—前胡图族反政府武装领导人宣誓任职布隆迪新总统

Ex-Hutu Rebel Sworn In as Burundi's New President

前胡图族反政府武装领导人宣誓任职布隆迪新总统

 

Former Hutu rebel leader, Pierre Nkurunziza, was sworn in Friday as Burundi's new president, the country's first head of state since 1993.

 

Heads of state and dignitaries from across eastern and southern Africa attended the Friday afternoon swearing-in of Burundi's new president, Pierre Nkurunziza.

 

The swearing-in marks one of the final stages of a four-year process to end Burundi's 12-year civil war between militias¹ from the ethnic² Hutu majority and the Tutsi-dominated government army. About 300,000 people were killed in the conflict, most of them Hutu.

 

The 40-year-old president Nkurunziza, is among Africa's youngest heads of state. The son of a Hutu father and a Tutsi mother, he is expected to lead a government in which ethnic quotas⁴ are enshrined in the constitution. Sixty percent of the National Assembly and executive posts are to be filled by Hutus. Top jobs in the military and the Senate are split evenly between the two ethnic groups.

 

President Nkurunziza's swearing-in is the beginning of a new democratic era for Burundi, said Appollonaire Gahungu, former spokesman for Major Pierre Buyoya, a Tutsi rebel leader who became interim⁵ president during the first years of Burundi's transitional government.

 

Mr. Gahungu: Looking at what happened in Burundi this morning, [at] the number of heads of state who were invited and the number of journalists who came to cover the event. This definitely shows that everybody trusts in the newly elected president. In his speech, he also said that he was going to work toward the expectations of all the Burundians who trusted him and elected him. Those are things that make me say that this is really a new day for Burundi.

 

President Nkurunziza's party, drawn⁶ from his former rebel group, the Forces for the Defense⁷ of Democracy, was swept into power in national elections last month.

 

As president for the next five years, Mr. Nkurunziza faces the daunting⁸ task of rebuilding a country impoverished⁹ by civil war. Mr. Gahungu says:

 

Mr. Gahungu: He's going to work towards economic development by fighting corruption¹⁰ and by fighting economic embezzlement¹¹ and also he urged all the Burundians to get to work. Laziness is finished, because the economy of the country was really in disarray¹².

 

Many in Burundi say they hope with stability and development will come new roads, access to clean water, electricity and life without fear of attacks by armed gangs.

 

Raymond Thibodeaux for VOA News.

 

注释：

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Burundi [bu5rundi] n. 布隆迪

dignitary [5di^nitEri] n. 显要人物

Tutsi-dominated 图西族统治的

quota³ [5kwEutE] n. 配额，限额

era [5iErE] n. 时代，时期

interim [5intErim] adj. 临时的

daunting [dC:ntiN] adj. 使人畏缩的

impoverished [im5pCvEriFt] adj. 穷困的

embezzlement [im5bezlmEnt] n. 贪污，挪用

disarray [disE5rei] n. 紊乱，混乱

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 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

3 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

4 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

5 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

9 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• 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。

11 embezzlement   

n.盗用，贪污

参考例句：

• He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。
• The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。

12 disarray   

n.混乱，紊乱，凌乱

参考例句：

• His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。
• Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。