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1、高中英语VOA常速听力2012年08月合辑（文本）US-Meles-Death-Loss-for-Sudan-Peace-Process素材TheUnitedStatessaysthedeathofEthiopianPrimeMinisterMelesZenawiisalossforthepeaceprocessinSudanandSouthSudan.ButitcouldbringaboutanimprovementinhumanrightsinsideEthiopia.PrimeMinisterMelesZenawiplayedanacti
2、veroleinhelpingendthelong-runningcivilwarinSudan.TheU.S.SpecialEnvoyforSudanandSouthSudan,PrincetonLyman,sayshispassingisagreatloss."Hewasalwaysasourceofgreatcounsel,wisdom,"saidLyman."ButhealsoplayedaverydramaticroleinhelpingbringaboutstabilityinSudanandSouthSudan,mostparti
3、cularlyinprovidingpeacekeeperstothetroubledareaofAbyeh."MelesalsobackedAfricanUnionpeacekeepingeffortsinneighboringSomalia.TheUnitedStateshaslostanimportantally,saystheNationalDemocraticInstitute'sAfricaexpertChristopherFomunyoh."YouhaveSomaliawhichisafailedstateintheEast,Su
4、dan,whichformanyyearswasinthestateofcivilwar,soEthiopiabecametheanchorinthatpartoftheAfricancontinent.IthinktheUSisgoingtolookforwaystomaintainthisrelationshipwithMeles’replacement,"Fomunyohnoted.SuccessiveU.S.presidents,however,expressedconcernabouttheprimeminister'srepress
5、ionofpoliticaldissent.StateDepartmentspokeswomanVictoriaNulandsaysWashingtonhopesEthiopia'snewleaderswillimprovehumanrights."Wehavenotbeenshyaboutexpressingconcernwhereitisnecessary,particularlywithregardtojournalists'freedom,humanrights,etcetera,"saidNuland."Soyouwillnoteth
6、atthereisareferencetothatinthepublicstatementsthatwe'remakingtoday,andwewouldalwayslookforfurtherimprovementsthatcanstrengthenthesystemandsupportforpeopleacrossEthiopia."HumanrightsabusesleavePrimeMinisterMeleswithamixedrecord,saysChristopherFomunyoh."Theinfrastructureismuch
7、improvedcomparedtowhatitwasduringthecivilwar,"saidFomunyoh."Hehasdonealottostabilizethecountryandthesub-regionoftheHornofAfrica.Buthe’salsoleftaveryquestionablelegacyinregardtohuman-2-rights,respectforthemedia,freedomofthepress,respectfortheoppositionandcreatingpoliticalspac
8、einEthiopia."FomunyohsaysMelesneverfoundthebalancebetweenthegrowthofcommerc
