英闻天下——244 France Considers Mali Withdrawal from March

 　　France has announced it may pull troops out of Mali as early as next month.

 

　　It comes as troops secure the key northern city of Kidal.

 

　　French troops are also expected to hand over Timbuktu to African forces this week.

 

　　Meanwhile France is calling for the deployment¹ of the United Nations peacekeeping force to the African country.

 

　　French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says he hopes the peacekeepers will be in place by April.

 

　　France is still reiterating² it has no intention of being in Mali long term.

 

　　Meanwhile, United Nations humanitarian³ workers are heading to northern Mali to provide aid.

 

　　David Gressly, heads the UN Office for the Coordination⁴ of Humanitarian Affairs in Mali.

 

　　"Situation today, is now we have access back into central Mali. We are now able to once again send supplies northwards through Timbuktu. But we're looking out for broader access to northern Mali."

 

　　UN aid efforts were suspended in mid⁵ January as the conflicts in central and norhtern Mali intensified⁶.

 

　　It is estimated 500-thousand people in northern Mali are facing food shortages and 230- thousand have been displaced amid the conflicts.

1 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

2 reiterating   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
• The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。

3 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。

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

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》