VOA标准英语--缅甸民族寻找和平、稳定

Myanmar Ethnics² Look for Peace, Stability 缅甸民族寻找和平、稳定

MYITKYINA, MYANMAR—

As Myanmar’s National League for Democracy prepares to take power, many of the country’s ethnic¹ groups remain hopeful of better and more peaceful times ahead.

In Myanmar’s ethnic states, more than 200,000 people remain displaced from past wars and ethnic violence.

Many in the ethnic groups have pinned their hopes on Aung San Suu Kyi, who’s promised to bring peace between ethnic forces and the country’s powerful army.

Kachin mother Dah Poh was too busy watching over her three children in a Myitkyina camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP) to vote last November.

Now she counts the days until her husband - a Kachin Independence soldier - will be able to return home.

“I hope for a day when we can return to our village after political problems are solved. My husband can now return only once a year, and I can’t go and find a job outside the camp because my children are still very young, and I need to watch them and be with them,” she said.

But critics question the effectiveness of national peace talks, saying they are aimed to divide ethnic factions³.

In Shan state, a recent signatory of the Nation-wide cease-fire agreement is now fighting against a fellow ethnic force.

Myanmar analyst⁴ and author Bertil Lintner says the strategy is nothing new for the ruling military in their decades-long strategy against ethnic forces.

“The military is fighting a kind of proxy⁶ war. They don’t want to be seen as attacking the group themselves so they are using one group, this particular Shan army, to fight the Palang and this serves the military’s interest because you have to remember what they want is a final victory. They want to defeat these groups," he said.

As the conflicts continue, many ethnic groups remain armed - wary⁷ of the 2008 constitution that heavily favors the military.

“They are like an independent organization. They are not controlled by the parliament, not controlled by the government. They are independent. So this is the biggest challenge by the NLD,” said Tar⁵ Pa La, spokesperson of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

For now all eyes remain on the NLD’s next move - hoping for signs of when thousands will be able to return home.

1 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。

2 ethnics   

n.伦理学，人种学

参考例句：

• Philadelphia may be known as home of the establishment and ethnics. 费城也许是名门和族裔之乡。 来自辞典例句
• For ethnics who want to add their culture to the mosaic that is America. 为想把自己的文化添入美国万花筒的少数族裔说话。 来自演讲部分

3 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 tar   

n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于

参考例句：

• The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
• We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。

6 proxy   

n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人

参考例句：

• You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
• We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

7 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。