2006年VOA标准英语-Protests Heat Up in Khartoum

By Noel King
Khartoum
30 August 2006

A government-sponsored demonstration¹ in Khartoum has protested international attempts to coax² Sudan into accepting a U.N. mission in Darfur. The demonstration followed a visit this week by Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer.

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Demonstrators in Khartoum

Several hundred Sudanese rallied in the center of Khartoum, chanting anti-U.N. and anti-U.S. slogans, saying they would fight to protect Sudan from international intervention³. Hundreds more drove through the capital in buses, waving banners and singing nationalist songs.

The government-backed protest was largely non-violent. Many demonstrators were students who had been released from school to attend the rally.

Ahmed Adam told VOA he is prepared to fight if the United Nations comes to Darfur.

"The Sudanese have said, 'No, no U.S.A.' No fighting, but peace in Sudan," said Ahmed Adam. "All of the students and the people and the members of Sudan stand for this day. [They] said by one voice, no, no for America, no United Nations. All of the people say by one voice, no, no, no, no, no."

Student Adam El Tayib was equally adamant⁴.

"Any American who comes to Sudan will die in Darfur," said El Tayib. "Any American comes to Sudan, he will die."

Sudan is under pressure to allow a U.N. peacekeeping force to replace an African Union Mission that has struggled with a weak mandate⁵ and funding problems.

Despite intense international pressure, Sudan has continued to refuse a U.N. force in Darfur, likening a U.N. mission to colonization⁶.

Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer met Tuesday with Sudanese President Omer Al Bashir to urge him to allow the United Nations to enter Darfur. Mr. Bashir initially⁷ refused to meet with the US envoy⁸, saying he was too busy.

Though he later agreed to meet Frazer, President Bashir has continued to insist he will not allow the United Nations in Darfur.

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution that proposes sending 20,000 troops to Darfur.

The Darfur conflict began in 2003 when rebels attacked government positions, claiming the region remained undeveloped due to neglect by the central government. Sudan is charged with arming militias⁹ to crush the rebellion, using a savage¹⁰ campaign of rape¹¹ and murder in what the United States calls "genocide."

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 coax   

v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取

参考例句：

• I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。
• He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

3 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

4 adamant   

adj.坚硬的，固执的

参考例句：

• We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
• Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。

5 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

6 colonization   

殖民地的开拓，殖民，殖民地化； 移殖

参考例句：

• Colonization took place during the Habsburg dynasty. 开拓殖民地在哈布斯堡王朝就进行过。
• These countries took part in the colonization of Africa. 这些国家参与非洲殖民地的开发。

7 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

8 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。

9 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

10 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

11 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。