2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Frustrated by Darfur

By Scott Stearns
White House
15 September 2006

President Bush says he is frustrated¹ by the pace of United Nations action to help civilians² displaced by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region.  Mr. Bush says the world body may have to send in troops despite objections from the government in Khartoum.

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President Bush gestures as he speaks during a press conference in the Rose Garden, Friday, September 15

President Bush says he is troubled by reports of escalating³ violence in Darfur, where more than three years of fighting have killed an estimated 200,000 people.

While the U.N. Security Council has approved taking over peacekeeping operations from African Union forces, the United Nations has yet to deploy⁴ any troops because the government of Sudan objects.

Sudan says those A.U. troops will have to leave by the end of this month if they attempt to transfer their command to a force controlled by the U.N., which the government says wants to re-colonize Sudan.

President Bush told reporters in the White House Rose Garden that it is time for the U.N. to act, with or without Khartoum's consent.

"The problem is that the United Nations hasn't acted," said Mr. Bush.  "And so I can understand why those who are concerned about Darfur are frustrated. I am. I would like to see more robust⁵ United Nations action. What you have here is, well, the government of Sudan must invite the United Nations in before we can act. Well, there are other alternatives. Like passing a resolution saying we are coming in with a U.N. force in order to save lives."

President Bush says the violence in Darfur, which has also displaced more than 2 million people, amounts to genocide. He wants U.N. troops with logistical support from the NATO alliance to establish security so a political resolution can be found to the fighting.

Sudan's government has recently begun an offensive against rebels in Darfur who refused to sign a May peace agreement. 

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

4 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

5 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。