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　　听力文本

　　The leaders of South Sudan and the armedopposition challenging their authority have againfailed to live up to their pledge to form atransitional government and end the fighting thathas badly split the East African nation.

　　The United States, along with its Troika colleagues from Norway and the United Kingdom,condemns the continued foot-dragging over negotiating a political settlement. Deadlines keeppassing and innocent people keep dying. It is both an outrage and insult to the people ofSouth Sudan.

　　The South Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Oppositionagreed on a 60-day timeframe in which to form a transitional government of national unity.That deadline passed August 10. Regional leaders helped broker the agreement, but despitethe Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, or IGAD, mediation team’s best efforts formore than six months, neither party engaged in peace talks seriously nor committed toinclusive negotiations.

　　Over a million people have been displaced by the fighting, and the nation faces the worst foodsecurity crisis in the world. Meanwhile, recent attacks in Maban County have resulted in thedeaths of at least six humanitarian workers. Innocent civilians may have been systematicallymurdered based on their ethnicity. These killings further undermine the enormoushumanitarian response needed to support the millions of South Sudanese in desperate needof life-saving food assistance and living in constant fear of violence. This crisis was notcaused by drought or flood. It is a man-made calamity created by conflict.

　　Regional leaders have previously called for punitive measures if the parties failed to securepeace by the agreed deadline. IGAD and the African union   should take immediate, appropriateaction to help bring that about.

　　The United States stands with the people of South Sudan. As the crisis continues and thethreat of famine grows, our government will provide an additional $180 million in food aid.President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar must assume their responsibilities to prevent furtherneedless suffering.

　　词汇解释

　　1.foot-dragging n. 拖拉;懒散;故意拖延

　　He accused the company of "shameful foot-dragging."

　　他指责该公司犯有“可耻的故意拖延行为”。

　　2.systematically adv. 有系统地;有组织地

　　The army has systematically violated human rights.

　　该部队蓄意侵犯人权。

　　3.ethnicity n. 种族划分

　　He said his ethnicity had not been important to him.

　　他说他的种族渊源对他向来都不重要。

　　4.punitive adj. 惩罚性的;刑罚的

　　There are calls for more punitive measures against people who drink and drive.

　　有人呼吁对酒后驾车的人要有更具处罚性的措施。

　　内容解析

　　1.The leaders of South Sudan and the armedopposition challenging their authority haveagain failed to live up to their pledge to form atransitional government and end the fightingthat has badly split the East African nation.

　　live up to 不辜负;做到;实践

　　Sales have not lived up to expectations this year.

　　销售额今年还没有达到预期目标。

　　He faithfully lived up to his promise.

　　他忠实地实践了他的诺言。

　　参考译文

　　南苏丹领导人和武装反对派质问当局为何再次未能兑现承诺，即组建临时政府并结束令这个东非国家四分五裂的战斗。

　　美国和来自挪威及英国的三国集团的同事们谴责就政治解决途径协商中的拖拉现象，最后期限即将来到，而无辜人民在死去。这对南苏丹人民来说既是暴行又是侮辱。

　　南苏丹政府和苏丹人民解放运动同意在60天内组建全国统一的过渡政府，其最后期间在8月10日。地区领导人帮助调停了这次协议，但尽管调停团队非洲政府间发展机构(IGAD)进行了6个多月的不懈努力，冲突双方都没有进行严肃的和谈，也没有承诺进行统一的协商。

　　100多万人因为战乱流离失所，这个国家面临全世界最严重的粮食危机，最近马班县遇袭导致至少6名人道主义工作者丧生。无辜平民因种族不同被有组织地谋杀，这些杀戮事件，令帮助数百万南苏丹人的人道主义应对受到削弱，这些南苏丹人迫切需要粮食援助，他们生活在对暴力的恐惧里。这场危机不是由旱灾或水灾引起的，而是冲突制造的人为灾难。

　　地区领导人之前表示，如果冲突各方未能在协议的最后期限前实现和平，就要对之采取惩罚措施。IGAD和非盟应该立即采取适当措施来帮助实现和平。

　　美国和南苏丹人民站在一起，随着危机的继续和饥荒威胁的增加，美国政府将提供另外1.8亿美元的粮食援助。总统萨瓦·基尔和芮克·马查尔 必须承担起预防灾难继续增加的责任来。

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