2007年VOA标准英语-Nepal Maoists Begin Hand-Over of Weapons

By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
17 January 2007

In Nepal, Maoist fighters have begun handing over weapons to be put under United Nations supervision¹. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the move comes two days after the former rebels joined the political mainstream², ending a decade-long insurgency³.

 
U.N. (OPRSG Nepal) and Maoists help unload material as they set up a camp for weapons registration⁴ in Chitwan, 15 Jan 2007
Hundreds of Maoist fighters lined up at a camp at Chitwan, about 100 kilometers south of the capital Kathmandu, on Wednesday to place their weapons in metal containers under United Nations supervision.

The fighters also are storing ammunition⁵ and explosives. The Maoist leaders will retain the keys to the containers, but U.N monitors will guard the seven sites where the weapons are to be stored.

Former rebel combatants are being registered, and will stay in 28 camps spread throughout the country. Their numbers are estimated to range from 12,000 to 35,000.

Disarming⁷ the guerrillas and putting their weapons under U.N. supervision is a key step in a peace deal under which the Maoists have ended their 10-year insurgency and joined parliament.

 
Iran Martin (7 Dec. 2006)
U.N. secretary-general's personal representative in Nepal, Ian Martin, says it is unclear how long the process will take. But he says it has begun on an orderly note, with strong support from many quarters.

"We have had excellent cooperation from the Maoist army in making these arrangements," he said. "We had frequent collaboration⁸ with the interim⁹ task force made up of Nepalese from the Indian and British armies, and we have had very good support from the United Nations Development Program, which provided us with registration experts from Afghanistan to assist."

The agreement to disarm⁶ the former rebels was hammered out after months of painstaking¹⁰ negotiations¹¹. The rebel leadership does not want it to be interpreted as a surrender of weapons - and insisted that its fighters would place the weapons themselves in containers for what has been termed "safe storage". Journalists have not been allowed to observe the hand-over.

After the rebel weapons are locked up, a large part of the Nepalese army also will be confined to their barracks and an equal number of its arms put under U.N. supervision.

By next month, the rebels are expected to join an interim government, which will conduct elections later this year to choose an assembly to write a new constitution.

The U.N is likely to play a large role in the coming months as Nepal makes the shift to a permanent constitution, and from a transitional government to an elected one.

Last April, massive protests forced the unpopular King Gyanendra to give up absolute rule. A temporary multi-party government took power and negotiated the peace deal with the Maoists.

1 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。

2 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。

3 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

6 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

7 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

8 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

9 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。

10 painstaking   

adj.苦干的；艰苦的，费力的，刻苦的

参考例句：

• She is not very clever but she is painstaking.她并不很聪明，但肯下苦功夫。
• Through years of our painstaking efforts,we have at last achieved what we have today.大家经过多少年的努力，才取得今天的成绩。

11 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。