VOA标准英语2011-SPLM To Split, Remain in Northern Sudan A

If southern Sudan chooses independence in Sunday's referendum, the country of Sudan will not be the only thing splitting in two. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), currently the ruling party in the south and a primary opposition¹ party in the north, will also be forced to divide.

Yasir Arman is the head of the SPLM's northern sector². He also initially³ contested the presidency⁴ of Sudan against incumbent⁵ Omar al-Bashir in the most recent general election, although he officially withdrew his candidacy days before the election, citing electoral fraud. Arman sat down with VOA's Alan Boswell to discuss the future of his party as an opposition group in the north.

Boswell: Can you talk about your political plans following the referendum?

Arman: "Following the referendum, the SPLM is going to establish 2 independent political parties in the north and in the south. And in the north we will be in 15 states. Already in the north we have an elected government in Blue Nile and a government that is going to contest elections in April in Southern Kordofan."

"We will continue as a constitutional democratic force on the basis of division of the new Sudan and we will struggle to have a new north that would have strategic relations with the south."

Boswell: What is your plan of action in dialoging with the current rulers, the NCP, and trying to bring about this change?

Arman: "The NCP, they know and they should know, that the north cannot remain the same. The north needs a new constitutional arrangement, a new paradigm⁶ shift. It needs to get lessons from what happened with the south and it needs to rearrange itself with relations between the center and the periphery⁷."

"We need a new constitutional arrangement with the participation⁸ of civil societies and political parties. The north itself will have a new south, it will not remain without a new south. It will have a political south from the marginalized groups, from women, from rural populations, from Blue Nile, White Nile, North and South Kordofan, and South Darfur."

"We will advocate the cause of the marginalized peoples in Sudan and in northern Sudan, for that matter."

North Sudan

 
?Leader: Omar al-Bashir
?Capital: Khartoum
?Economy: Oil (50% revenue); Agriculture
?Land mass: 1,865,813 square kilometers
?Population: 34.3 to 36.5 million
?Religion: Muslim Majority
 

South Sudan

 
?Leader: Salva Kiir
?Capital: Juba
?Economy: Oil (98% of revenue); Agriculture
?Land mass: 640,000 square kilometers
?Population: 7.5 to 9.7 million
?Religion: Mainly Christian⁹ and Animist
 

Boswell: What happens if the current rulers, the NCP, don't partake in that vision of a new Sudan?

Arman: "It is clear that the north needs a new vision for democracy, social justice, to end the war in Darfur - a new arrangement is needed. If they do not comply with that and if they do not interact with the political forces and allow space and value then this will lead to confrontations¹⁰ between the whole political groups and the NCP."

"That is not good for the north or for Sudan. North needs a dialogue and democratization."

Boswell: What is your relationship with the other opposition groups?

Arman: "Our demands are the same. We are looking for a permanent peace and democratizations. We have been working together for many years and we have good relations and we share many ideas."

"We will be working together to achieve those goals."

Boswell: How do you see the future of north Sudan and Sudan as a whole?

Arman: "Well, I am optimistic."

"We need to come together again whether in a union of two independent states or a confederal arrangement. The north depends on the south in some areas, the south depends on the north in some areas. The north should be the link of the south to the Arabs and Middle East, the south should be the link of the north between east and southern Africa."

"There is a lot in common and a lot of interests between the south and the north."

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

6 paradigm   

n.例子，模范，词形变化表

参考例句：

• He had become the paradigm of the successful man. 他已经成为成功人士的典范。
• Moreover,the results of this research can be the new learning paradigm for digital design studios.除此之外，本研究的研究成果也可以为数位设计课程建立一个新的学习范例。

7 periphery   

n.(圆体的)外面；周围

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。
• The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

9 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

10 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句