VOA常速英语2016--苏丹政府大力推进和平进程

U.S. Welcomes Signing of Peace Roadmap in Sudan 苏丹政府大力推进和平进程

A Roadmap agreement aimed at forging a path for the parties to engage in political negotiation¹ leading to ending hostilities² and achieving broader political reconciliation³ in Sudan through a national dialogue was signed by members of the Sudan Call alliance of opposition⁴ groups. Signatories to the Roadmap Agreement include the Justice and Equality Movement-Gibril, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, and the National Umma Party.

苏丹多个反对组织组成的联盟共同签署了路标式协议，该协议旨在通过国家层面的对话，开启政治磋商的道路，结束敌对状态，实现更广阔的和政治和解。该协议的签署国包括由贾布里勒领导的公义平等运动、由明尼领导的苏丹解放运动、由苏丹北部和苏丹乌玛党领导的人民解放运动。

The U.S., UK, Norway, Germany and the European Union welcomed the signing of the Roadmap Agreement, saying it “constitutes a valuable step towards ending the wars in Sudan. We urge the signatories to lose no further time in agreeing to a cessation of hostilities and modalities for humanitarian⁵ access in Darfur and the Two Areas.” The U.S. and its allies also commended the government of Sudan for signing the Agreement on March 16.

美国、英国、挪威、德国以及欧盟对协议的签订表示欢迎，并称此举“对结束苏丹的战乱具有重要意义”。我们敦促各签署国，抓紧时间签订协议，结束敌对状态，让人道主义力量深入达尔富尔和两个区域。美国及其盟友也对苏丹3月17日签订此协议的举措大力赞扬。

The resumption of intensified⁶ fighting in 2011 between the Sudanese army and Sudan People Liberation Movement-North in the southern regions of Kordofan and Blue Nile was a remnant of the civil war between the SPLM-A and the central government of Khartoum, and reflects the lack of implementation⁷ of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement before and after South Sudan declared independence. The conflict in Darfur began in 2003 when ethnic⁸ tribes took up arms against the central government of Khartoum to protest against political, economic and social/ethnic marginalization.

2011年，苏丹军方与苏丹人民解放运动之间的冲突加剧，这表明双方之间的内战余患仍然存在，同时也反应出苏丹独立前后，对于《全面和平协议》的执行尚有欠缺。达尔富尔的冲突起于2003年，那时种族部落纷纷拿起武器反抗中央政府，抗议政治、经济、社会/种族方面的边缘化现状。

The Roadmap Agreement marks the first time Sudan's political and armed opposition groups jointly⁹ signed a deal with the government since fighting broke out in 2011.

因此，本次路标式协议标志着苏丹政治武装反对组织与苏丹政府自2011年爆发内战以来第一次共同签署协议。

The accord lays out the process for a permanent ceasefire, the mechanism¹⁰ for the opposition to participate in a national dialogue between the government, and includes provisions for negotiating an immediate¹¹ humanitarian aid.

该协议包括永久停战的进程、反对派与政府对话的机制、人道主义即时援助的补给。

 

The United States and its partners encourage opposition parties in Sudan to seize this opportunity to come together through a process of dialogue to achieve a political settlement addressing the challenges that continue face their people. Likewise, the government of Sudan should take all steps necessary to ensure a conducive¹² environment for peace to succeed.

美国及其盟友鼓励苏丹反对派抓住这个机会，通过政治对话机制解决苏丹人民面临的诸多挑战。同理，苏丹政府也应该采取一切措施，创造有利于和平的环境。

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 hostilities   

n.战争；敌意(hostility的复数)；敌对状态；战事

参考例句：

• Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
• All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。

3 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

4 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。

5 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。

6 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

8 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。

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 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

12 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。