VOA标准英语2009年-Nigerian President Declares Niger Delta St
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十月)
By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja
15 October 2009
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua (file photo)
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has declared the conflict that plagued the oil producing Niger Delta 1 has ended after a recent amnesty for rebels in the region that he called successful. The overall security situation remains 2 fragile.
Nigeria's president, Umaru Yar'Adua, told a visiting OPEC delegation 3 that Nigeria can now meet its current production quota 4 of 1.8 million barrels per day. At peak production levels, the country can pump around 2.6 million barrels per day.
Mr. Yar'Adua reassured 5 OPEC officials that attacks on the oil industry that sharply reduced Nigerian oil output have subsided 6, thanks to the amnesty program.
"Our problem is over," he said. "The agitations 7 and the militancy 8 arising from the oil and gas industry is over, and now I think that the situation is back to normal and within six months, maximum, it will be part of our history."
The violence has subsidized in recent months, but industry analysts 9 caution it is too early to say if the security situation in the oil producing region has improved. The U.S. Embassy is urging restraint and dialogue in resolving outstanding issues relating to the amnesty.
The amnesty program brought in more than 8,000 militants 11 - the government says the final figure could be more than 15,000. But the peace process has been called a sham 12 by the main militant 10 group.
The amnesty granted immunity 13 from prosecution 14 to any militant who renounced 15 violence before October 4. The chief amnesty coordinator 16, Air Vice 17 Marshall Lucky Ararile, says tough action will be taken against militants still operating in the region.
"You are not supposed to carry arms," he said. "As from fourth of October, any person that bears arms illegally and is seen or caught will be dealt with according to the law."
Since the 1970s, Nigeria has pumped more than $300 billion worth of crude from the southern delta states, according to estimates. But high unemployment, environmental degradation 18 due to oil and gas exploitation, and a lack of basic resources such as fresh water and electricity have angered some of the region's youth and incited 19 them to take up arms.
The government says the amnesty is the first step to bring peace to the region, but skeptics question whether the amnesty will bring an end to the violence, saying the government has done very little to create employment or training opportunities for those who handed over their guns.
- 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。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
- He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。
- The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It was a system that could not endure, and agitations grew louder. 这个系统已经不能持续下去了，而且噪音越来越大。
- Full of militancy and revolutionary ardour, the people of all nationalities in the country are working hard for the realization of the four modernizations. 全国各族人民意气风发， 斗志昂扬，为实现四个现代化而奋战。
- The seniority system is another factor that leads to union militancy. 排资论辈制度也是导致工会好斗争的另一因素。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- 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。
- 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。
- They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
- His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
- We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes. 我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Andrew renounced his claim to the property. 安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
- How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
- Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。