VOA标准英语2011--Libya Declares Liberation From 42-Year Gadhafi Rule

Libya Declares Liberation¹ From 42-Year Gadhafi Rule

Libya's transitional leaders on Sunday declared their eight-month revolution over, after the fall of the last strongholds of the former government and the death of former leader, Moammar Gadhafi.

Jubilant Libyans poured into public squares like this one in Tripoli, chanting and waving the new Libyan flag. They came to join, from a distance, the official ceremony in Benghazi, in the east, a city that played a key role in the uprising. There officials declared the end of the revolution and the beginning of what is known here as Free Libya.

National Transitional Council³ leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil thanked the ragtag group of fighters who defeated the forces of Moammar Gadhafi, who had ruled Libya for 42 years.

Mr. Jalil said the country will operate in accordance⁴ with Islamic Law, barring banks from charging interest and allowing men to take as many as four wives without getting permission from their first wife, as a Gadhafi era² law required.

It is unclear how that will be received by ordinary Libyans, including the many women, who helped in the revolution and came out to celebrate Sunday.

1 liberation   

n.解放，解放运动（为获得平等权利和地位的行为）

参考例句：

• We should help those who are still struggling for liberation.我们应当帮助那些仍在为独立而斗争的人们。
• Many people died during famines every year before liberation.解放前每年有许多人在饥荒中死亡。

2 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

3 council   

n.理事会，委员会，议事机构

参考例句：

• The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.市议会通过法律，禁止散发传单。
• The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。

4 accordance   

n.一致，和谐；符合

参考例句：

• He acted in accordance with his beliefs.他按照自己的信念行事。
• We should make decisions in accordance with specific conditions.我们应当根据具体情况做出决定。