VOA标准英语2011--US: A Victorious Gadhafi Could Return to

A senior U.S. State Department official is warning that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, if he prevails over opposition¹ forces, could return to fomenting² terrorism and regional instability. Under-Secretary of State for political Affairs William Burns appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Under-Secretary of State William Burns, speaking as the U.N. Security Council debated possible action to halt the Libyan military advance against rebels, painted a grim picture of what might happen if Moammar Gadhafi manages to hold on to power.
Asked by a committee member if extremist factions³ might prevail in Libya if Colonel Gadhafi was deposed⁴, the undersecretary suggested there is a greater danger of instability if the Libyan leader retains control.
"There is also a very real danger that if Gadhafi is successful on the ground that you also face a number of other considerable risks as well: the dangers of him returning to terrorism and violent extremism himself, the dangers of the turmoil⁵ that he could help create at a very critical moment elsewhere in the region," said Burns.
Burns, the State Department's senior career foreign service officer, said the United States would support a U.N. Security Council resolution that includes and goes beyond a no-fly-zone, but would stop short of what he termed "boots on the ground," or direct intervention⁶ by U.S. or other ground troops.
Several members of the committee from both parties were apprehensive⁷ about the prospect⁸ of a U.N. resolution that might draw the United States into another Middle East conflict.
The committee's ranking Republican, Richard Lugar, said no-fly-zone enforcement could lead to a costly⁹ military escalation¹⁰, and the Obama administration should formally consult Congress before any new commitment.
"If the Obama administration decides to impose a no-fly-zone or other significant military action in Libya, I believe it should first seek a Congressional debate on a declaration of war under Article One," said Lugar. "Section Eight of the [U.S.] Constitution. I have also made the point that if American forces go to war in Libya, we should ask Arab League governments, and other governments advocating for American military action to pledge resources necessary to pay for it."
Democratic committee member Jim Webb and Republican Bob Corker expressed similar reservations. But Committee Chairman John Kerry said in cases like Libya, time does not permit a full-scale Congressional debate of a U.S. military commitment.
"[Debate] is better," said Kerry. "But life does not always present us with circumstances that afford us the opportunity to always do that. And we have not always. Republican and Democrat¹¹ Presidents alike have had to make tough choices, faced with the moment."
Burns promised thorough consultation¹² with Congress on the content of a Security Council resolution.
He said the United States would not only seek Arab League support for a no-fly-zone, as declared by the group late last week, but also "active Arab partnership¹³" and financial support in any action that would be taken.

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 fomenting   

v.激起，煽动（麻烦等）( foment的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They accused him of fomenting political unrest. 他们指控他煽动政治动乱。
• Three sailors were fomenting a mutiny on the ship. 三个水手正在船上煽动叛变。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

4 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

6 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

7 apprehensive   

adj.担心的，恐惧的，善于领会的

参考例句：

• She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
• He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。

8 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

9 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

10 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

11 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

12 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

13 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。