VOA标准英语10月-Zimbabwe Opposition Says Ruling Party Not 'Genuin

The secretary general of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change says President Robert Mugabe is not ready to enter into a "genuine" cooperative government under the country's power-sharing agreement. For VOA, Peta Thornycroft has this report from Zimbabwe.
　

Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change Tendai Biti addresses a press conference in Harare, 28 Oct 2008

At a news conference in Harare, the MDC's Tendai Biti said the power-sharing agreement negotiated over several weeks had been altered by the time it was presented to the world on September 15, and left some gray areas that needed to be addressed.

Biti accused the Zimbabwe government of "emasculating basic freedoms" and not being sincere in cooperating in a power-sharing deal. Despite these concerns being discussed at a meeting of key regional leaders Monday in Harare, the gathering¹ failed to break a deadlock², threatening Zimbabwe's power-sharing accord.

But the regional leaders agreed to call for a meeting of all 14 members of the Southern African Development Community to address the issues. Officials said the meeting could be held in the coming weeks in an attempt to persuade Mr. Mugabe and the MDC to implement⁴ the accord, widely seen as vital to pull Zimbabwe out of an economic meltdown.

The deal stalled over the allocation of Cabinet posts. The biggest sticking point is the allocation of the interior ministry⁵, which oversees⁶ the police force.

Biti said the Movement for Democratic Change had signed the document on the basis of trust and good. But he said ZANU-PF was not sincere in agreeing to equitable⁷ power-sharing in a government of national unity³.

Biti said ZANU-PF's lack of sincerity⁸ was evident when scores of civil rights activists⁹ were arrested Monday. He also cites the continued detention¹⁰ of women's rights leader Jenni Williams and two of her colleagues, and the beating and arrest of students earlier this month.

Biti also points out that the accord refers to creation of a National Security Council, of which prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai would be a member. He says the document does not spell out who else would be involved nor how this council would operate. He said it would need legislation to bring the council into effect.

SADC representatives and former South African president Thabo Mbeki met for 13 hours Monday to try to unblock the deadlock. Mr. Mbeki has been involved in negotiating a resolution of the Zimbabwe crisis since April 2007.

Negotiations¹¹ for a new constitution before elections in March failed when Mr. Mugabe decided¹² to run elections without the agreed new constitution.

The Movement for Democratic Change narrowly beat ZANU-PF in the parliamentary poll, and Mr. Tsvangirai won more votes than Mr. Mugabe in the first round of the presidential election.

1 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

7 equitable   

adj.公平的；公正的

参考例句：

• This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
• Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。

8 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

9 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

11 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

12 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。