2006年VOA标准英语-Sudan Denies Its Forces Are Demoralized in Darf

By Noel King
Khartoum
20 October 2006

The Sudanese army has denied that its forces are badly demoralized after losing two key battles against rebels in Darfur.

Jan Pronk

The army statement followed comments by a top United Nations envoy¹ in Sudan. United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary General, Jan Pronk, wrote on his weblog last week that the Sudanese Army is in a state of disarray² in Darfur.

 

Pronk charged that some Sudanese troops are refusing to fight and he said some generals have been fired.

 

A Sudanese Armed Forces Spokesman, Lieutenant³ Colonel Sawarmy Khalid, denied Pronk's report that the army has suffered defeat in Darfur.

 

Saad told VOA that the Armed Forces want Pronk to leave Sudan. "Jan Pronk had interfered⁴ in the affairs of the Sudanese Army, saying that it had dismissed many leaders. That is wrong. We have not dismissed any leaders. He said there are Chadian rebels fighting with the Sudanese army. That is also wrong. The Sudanese Army is fighting alone. The Sudanese Army [sees] in him a great danger. If he does not leave the Sudan, the war will not finish," he said.

 

The spokesman also charged that Chad continues to support rebels in Darfur.

 

Sudan in August began a military offensive against rebels in the region who have refused to sign on to a peace agreement with the Sudanese Government.

 

Only one faction⁵ of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement signed on to the deal.

 

Others refused, complaining that the peace agreement did not meet their basic demands of power-sharing and compensation for some three million victims of the conflict.

 

In recent weeks, Sudan Armed Forces have fought rebels in northern Darfur, displacing thousands of civilians⁶.

 

Last week Darfuri rebels and Sudanese troops clashed along Sudan's porous⁷ border with Chad, sending hundreds of injured rebels and soldiers streaming into the Chadian town of Bahai.

 

Darfuri rebels say they captured hundreds of Sudanese troops during the fighting. Sudan's army has denied the rebel claim.

 

The three-year Darfur conflict began when rebels attacked government positions in Darfur, complaining that the remote region remained undeveloped due to neglect by the central government.

 

Sudan is charged with arming militias⁸ to crush the rebellion.

 

Tens of thousands of people have died and more than two million have been displaced by the fighting.

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 disarray   

n.混乱，紊乱，凌乱

参考例句：

• His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。
• Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。

3 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

4 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

6 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。

7 porous   

adj.可渗透的，多孔的

参考例句：

• He added sand to the soil to make it more porous.他往土里掺沙子以提高渗水性能。
• The shell has to be slightly porous to enable oxygen to pass in.外壳不得不有些细小的孔以便能使氧气通过。

8 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