2007年VOA标准英语-African Union Security Chief Visits Somalia

By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
20 March 2007

The head of the African Union's Peace and Security Council is in Mogadishu to investigate the country's security situation and to meet with Ugandan troops who are stationed there as part of the A.U. peacekeeping force for Somalia. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi.

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Somali President, Abdullahi Yusuf (R), talks to the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the AU, Said Djinnit, in Mogadishu, 20 Mar 2007

AU Commissioner Sa'id Djinnit met with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi, and other officials during his one-day visit.

He also visited Ugandan troops stationed in the capital.

Since their arrival on March 6, the 1,500 troops from Uganda have frequently been under attack, with two peacekeepers being injured.

Peace and security official Geoffrey Mugumya tells VOA that it was important for Djinnit to meet with the troops and with officials of Somalia's interim³ government, known as the TFG.

"The commissioner went there because, since the deployment⁴, he had not gone there, so he went there to give confidence to the troops," he said. "He also had to talk to the TFG officials and see how the deployment is going on."

In general, there have been almost daily mortar⁵ and other attacks from insurgents⁶ that have left dozens of people dead within the past few months.

In addition to investigating the security situation, Djinnit was also scheduled to assess the effectiveness of the A.U. peacekeeping mission.

Peace and security official Mugumya tells VOA the force has been hampered⁷ by a lack of resources, but said the last of the troops and equipment arrived Monday and the mission can now move forward.

Uganda is among the first countries to contribute to the AU peacekeeping force for Somalia. Burundi and Nigeria have also offered soldiers, with Malawi and Ghana said to be considering the prospect⁸.

The force, when complete, is expected to number 8,000 soldiers.

Since Somalia's civil war broke out in 1991, militias⁹ loyal to clan¹⁰ and sub-clan-based factions¹¹ have controlled different parts of the country, with no central authority to provide law and order or basic services to the population.

A transitional Somali parliament was formed in Kenya more than two years ago, following a regionally led peace process.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

3 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

4 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。

5 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

6 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

7 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

8 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

9 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

10 clan   

n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派

参考例句：

• She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
• The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。

11 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