2006年VOA标准英语-Former Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh Get Read

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
28 April 2006
 

Indonesian Vice¹ President Jusuf Kalla, right, greets Free Aceh Movement leaders Malik Mahmud, left, and Zaini Abdullah, center, prior to their meeting,  April 27, 2006  
  
Former separatist rebels from Indonesia's Aceh province are gearing up for local elections later this year.

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Former rebel leaders from the Free Aceh Movement, known as GAM, are preparing to form a political party for local elections tentatively scheduled for August.

GAM leaders met with Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kalla Thursday evening to talk about their future election plans.

The vice president said the government and GAM had resolved their problems and are now like "family."

Presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng says the government is pleased the peace process is running smoothly².

"The peace process is going well and we are happy with the result but we still have a lot more to do," he said. "I mean the goal for peace and the rehabilitation³ and reconstruction⁴ of Aceh is the goal. We see that GAM is also holding their part of the bargain and we hope that this can continue to have long lasting⁵ peace and comprehensive peace in Aceh."

The government and GAM signed a peace deal last August just months after the Indian Ocean tsunami⁶ devastated⁷ Aceh, killing⁸ more than 160,000 people.

That propelled both the government and GAM back to the negotiating table where GAM dropped its demand for independence in exchange for the government's promise of self-government and as much as 70 percent of the revenues from Aceh's rich natural resources. The deal ended nearly three decades of conflict.

GAM spokesman Irawandi Yusuf says while so far the peace process has gone smoothly, GAM leaders expect the lead up to the elections will see a more complex situation as the organization moves from a rebel group to becoming part of the political structure.

"The peace process so far is good," he said. "Now when we entering political issue, then things become more tricky⁹ and trickier¹⁰ in the future."

GAM leaders say they also plan to field candidates for the 2009 national elections.

Parliament missed a March deadline to pass the Aceh governing law, which among other things will allow GAM to form a political party.

But lawmakers have promised to expedite the process so elections can take place in August.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

3 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

4 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

5 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

6 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

7 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

10 trickier   

adj.狡猾的( tricky的比较级 )；（形势、工作等）复杂的；机警的；微妙的

参考例句：

• This is the general rule, but some cases are trickier than others. 以上是一般规则，但某些案例会比别的案例更为棘手。 来自互联网
• The lower the numbers go, the trickier the problems get. 武器的数量越低，问题就越复杂。 来自互联网