VOA标准英语2011--West to Play Pivotal Role in Libya Rebui

West to Play Pivotal Role in Libya Rebuilding

NATO played a crucial role in helping¹ Libyans to oust² leader Moammar Gadhafi from power after 42 years. Now as a transitional authority takes over, Libyans are talking about recovery and rebuilding with help from the United Nations.
Libyans gave a hero's welcome to British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. They are the first Western leaders to visit Tripoli since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's government.
"In the end it was what the Libyans did themselves and I wanted to come and congratulate them and work out how we can help next," said Cameron.
Six months ago, Britain and France led the NATO no-fly zone to protect Libyan citizens. Ali Aujali, the Libyan ambassador to the U.S., says the West-backed intervention³ was vital.
"On 19th March, if France did not act to stop Gadhafi's troops, then Benghazi would have been the biggest cemetery⁴ in North Africa," said Aujali. "We had no choice but to ask for international help."
In August, opposition⁵ forces took over Tripoli and established their National Transitional Council (NTC) in the capital. Numerous countries now recognize the NTC as Libya's legitimate⁶ government. Hany Khallaf, an Egyptian envoy⁷ to Libya, says it is time for a shift away from Western military intervention.
"NATO should stop its attacks and military operations right away," said Khallaf. "Because the need for protecting civilians⁸ is not needed anymore."
As NATO's role winds down, the United Nations will step up. A U.N. Support Mission will focus on rebuilding Libya. Assets will be unfrozen for humanitarian⁹ aid and to allow some Libyan companies to resume business.
Hafed al-Ghwell is a Libyan opposition activist¹⁰ living in Washington.
"The most important part a United Nations structure can give Libya is a sense of security and stability so you don't leave the political haggling¹¹ to people with guns because that's what's going to happen," said al-Ghwell.
Western countries also are looking to invest in Libya, especially in its oil, but to avoid post-war mistakes of the past.
"One lesson we've all learned is that this will be a Libyan led process and that while we each have a huge stake in its success, that we must follow the Libyan lead and help and support and not dictate¹² a path that they should be on," said Gene¹³ Cretz, U.S. ambassador to Libya.
Libyans seem to have had enough of dictators.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

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 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

5 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。

6 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

7 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。

8 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

9 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

10 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

11 haggling   

v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
• Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句

12 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

13 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。