2006年VOA标准英语-Nepalese Rebel Leader Not Optimistic About Fort

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
06 October 2006
 
The Nepalese government and Maoist rebels are to hold a crucial round of peace talks on Sunday. But a top Maoist leader told VOA he is not optimistic about the outcome, and says the rebels will launch a "peaceful" movement to further their policies, if negotiations¹ fail.

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		alias2 Prachanda (R), stands with other leaders Baburam Bhattarai (L), Hishila Yami (2L) and Ram3 Bahadur Thapa alias Badal (2R) (File photo)" src="/upimg/allimg/070429/1512530.jpg" width="210" border="0" /> Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda (R), stands with other leaders Baburam Bhattarai (L), Hishila Yami (2L) and Ram Bahadur Thapa alias Badal (2R) (File photo)

Before a scheduled meeting between Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebels, rebel leader Baburam Bhattarai has accused Nepal's governing coalition⁴ of failing to meet the expectations of the popular uprising that forced King Gyanendra to give up power earlier this year.

Bhattarai ranks second among the communist rebels. He told VOA in an interview that the government is "dragging its feet" on issues such as abolition⁵ of the monarchy⁶ - a long-standing rebel demand.

He said, "Government is compromising with the king, it is compromising with the Royal Army, and [they] decided⁷ to keep the old parliament, and they are not introducing any change, which the people wanted."

In June, the rebels and the government sealed a landmark⁸ deal to dismiss parliament, and jointly⁹ establish an interim¹⁰ administration. That raised hopes that the rebels, who had used coercion¹¹ and violence in the countryside, were ready to join the mainstream¹² political process.

But peace talks stalled in June over two key issues: the management of rebel arms, and the future of the monarchy.

The government wants the rebels to surrender their arms before joining an administration. Bhattarai says the rebels are willing to place their fighters under United Nations supervision¹³, but says the rebels want similar controls on the Nepalese Army. He is also demanding the integration¹⁴ of the national army with rebel fighters.

Bhattarai says he is not very optimistic about Sunday's talks, and says the rebels will consider launching what he calls a "peaceful movement," if negotiations with the government fail.

"We are not going to break the talks, we are not going to break the ceasefire. If the talks fail, if there is no political solution, then we will launch a peaceful movement in the urban areas, the character of the movement will be changed," he said.

A leader of the prime minister's Nepali Congress party, Ram Chandra Poudel, denies that the government has gone back on its promises, and accuses the rebels of failing to halt human rights violations¹⁵.

He said, "The Maoists ... are not implementing¹⁶ the consensus¹⁷. The peaceful atmosphere, the peaceful behavior, is not yet they are following."

Poudel notes that the King's powers have already been clipped, and says the fate of the monarchy will be decided by the people at the same time the public has its say on a new constitution.

A U.S. official also said Friday that the rebels continue to use violence and intimidation¹⁸, and they need to make a "fundamental, sustained change in behavior."

The Maoist rebellion was launched in 1996, with the aim of creating a communist republic, and has claimed more than 12,000 lives.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 alias   

n.化名；别名；adv.又名

参考例句：

• His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
• You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

3 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 abolition   

n.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
• The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。

6 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

9 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

10 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。

11 coercion   

n.强制，高压统治

参考例句：

• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。
• He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。

12 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

13 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

14 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

15 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

16 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

17 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

18 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。