作者Kalovi (做自己的王者)
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标题[问题] BBC国家档案13
时间Fri Jul 20 10:51:13 2007
1.Much of Angola's oil wealth lies in Cabinda province, where a decades-long
separatist conflict simmers. The government has sent thousands of troops to
subdue the rebellion in the enclave, which has no border with the rest of
Angola.
安哥拉主要的石油矿藏位於卡宾达省,该省十多年来一直有分离主义者冲突发生。政府
派了数千支军队前往这和该国没有交界的隶属地平乱。
2.Press freedom in Benin is said to be in "very good shape" by the media rights
body Reporters Without Borders.
无疆界记者这一媒体权利组织认为贝南的新闻自由情况非常良好。
3.Bushman hunter-gatherers, makes up much of the territory and most areas are
too arid to sustain any agriculture other than cattle.
大多领土居住着以采集狩猎为主的布西曼人,大部分土地贫瘠,无法种植农作,只能畜
牧。
4.Botswana was a haven for refugees and anti-apartheid activists from South
Africa in the 1970s and 1980s, but had to tread carefully because of its
economic dependence on the white-rule neighbor, and because of South Africa's
military might.
波紮那在七零和八零年代是来自南非的难民和反种族隔离份子的避风港,但是因为它经
济仰赖这一白人统治的邻国及慑於其军威,它得小心应付。
5.A poor country even by West African standards, landlocked Burkina Faso has
suffered from recurring droughts, matched in number only by the military
coups it has endured, especially during the 1980s.
同於西非标准的穷国-布吉那法索地处内陆,遭受了一次次的旱灾,数量上只有其经历过
,尤其是八零年代的军事政变可和其匹敌。
6.Dozens of private and community radio stations and a handful of private TV
channels operate alongside their state-run counterparts.
十几家的民营、社区电台及几家民营电视频道和其国营的频道一起经营着。
7.Draconian laws regularly put journalists behind bars.
严厉的法规经常让记者上法院。
8.Local newspapers use their online presence to reach the many Cape Verdeans
who live overseas.
当地报纸用线上的呈现让居住海外的维德角人也可以得知资讯。
9.Poverty is rife, and health and social conditions compare unfavourably with
those elsewhere in the region.
贫穷普遍,健康和社会情况和区域上别处无法相比。
10.The president has also been beset by splits within his Zaghawa ethnic group
and by defections and desertions in the military.
总统也受到其分裂的札哈瓦种族集团和军队背叛及逃兵所困扰。
11.At times, the country has teetered on the brink of disintegration.
该国时常在崩解边缘游走着。
12.The war claimed an estimated three million lives, either as a direct result
fighting or because of disease and malnutrition. It has been called possibly
the worst emergency to unfold in Africa in recent decades.
该战争据估计夺走三百万人的生命,这不是直接缘於战争就是疾病和营养不良。这可能
是近几十年来非洲所呈现最可怕的紧急情况。
13.He turned Zaire into a springboard for operations against Soviet-backed
Angloa and thereby ensured US backing. But he also made Zaire synonymous
with corruption.
他将萨伊变成一个操作抗衡苏联支持的安哥拉的一个跳板,并确保美国的支持,但是也
将萨伊和贪污划上等号。
14.For many Congolese Joseph Kabila was an unknown quantity. Unlike his father,
he was perceived to be shy, unassuming and quietly-spoken.
对很多刚果人来说,卡比拉是个名不见经传的人物。不像乃父,他被认为是个害羞、不
摆架子且话不多的人。
15.Controlling access to the Red Sea, Djibouti is of major strategic importance,
a fact that has ensured a steady flow of foreign assistance.
控制红海出入的吉布地战略重要性很大,事实上也确保了外国支助的稳定流入。
以上,
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