尼日利亚和平会谈“成果显著”_时事要闻

尼日利亚和平会谈“成果显著”

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2009-11-16 02:01 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Nigeria's main militant¹ group in the oil-producing Niger delta² has described peace talks with President Umaru Yar'Adua as promising³.

尼日尔三角洲产油地带的尼日利亚主要军事集团称，与总统雅阿杜阿的会谈是有希望的。

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Thousands of militants have given up their weapons under an amnesty

A spokesman for the Mend group said the meeting signalled the beginning of "serious, meaningful dialogue". The government said it was "fruitful".

Attacks by the militant group in the Delta region cost Nigeria around $1 billion (£598m)a month in lost revenue（财政收入，税收）.

A ceasefire was declared three weeks ago to allow talks to go ahead.

President Yar'Adua's spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said the discussions on Saturday were "frank and fruitful".

Nobel-prize winning Nigerian writer and political activist⁵, Wole Soyinka, also took part in the talks.

Thousands of militants have given up their weapons in an amnesty（大赦，特赦） deal offered by Mr Yar'Adua in June.

In return they have been promised education and jobs.

A three-month respite⁶（暂缓，缓刑） from the violence has brought back some oil and gas production, but sceptics（怀疑者） fear the former fighters could resume violence if they do not quickly find work.

According to Reuters, security experts say some former militants have reverted⁷ to （回复，归还）their old ways by tapping into oil pipelines⁸ and selling it on the international market.

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1 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 delta
n.（流的）角洲
参考例句：
He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。 The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

3 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。 He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

6 respite
n.休息，中止，暂缓
参考例句：
She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。 Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。

7 reverted
恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 )；重提；回到…上；归还
参考例句：
After the settlers left, the area reverted to desert. 早期移民离开之后，这个地区又变成了一片沙漠。 After his death the house reverted to its original owner. 他死后房子归还给了原先的主人。

8 pipelines
管道( pipeline的名词复数 )；输油管道；在考虑（或规划、准备）中；在酿中
参考例句：
The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。 The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。

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