VOA慢速英语:US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North, South in Sudan

短语讲解：

1. South Sudan is preparing to declare its independence on July ninth.

declare independence宣布独立
例句：Venezuela is the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.
委内瑞拉成为南美第一个宣布脱离西班牙独立的国家。

2. Last month northern forces seized most of Abyei, an area rich in oil fields in the central part of Sudan.

rich in富于…，盛产
例句：The country is rich in resources.
这个国家资源丰富。

3. The south voted for separation in January.

vote for投票赞成
例句：Twelve men voted for the motion and three against it.
12人投票赞成这个动议, 3人反对。

4. People in Abyei were supposed to decide that same day whether to join the north or the south.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：You are supposed to be smart.
你应该聪明点儿。

5. They forced out troops from south Sudan.

force out把…赶走, 挤掉; 迫使离开, 屈服
例句：Competition has forced out many small firms.
竞争挤垮了许多小公司。

6. That war ended with the two thousand five Comprehensive Peace Accord, or CPA, which led to the vote in the south.

end with以…结束
例句：You always believe somehow that the world will end with your death. 
似乎人们总以为自己两眼一闭，这世界就不存在了。
lead to 导致, 引起
例句：Problems always lead to other problems. 
有些问题总是连带着另外的问题。

7. The north called for an African force to replace international peacekeeping troops in Sudan.

call for要求，需要，提倡
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

8. Two American officials met with Sudanese officials in Khartoum on Wednesday.

meet with和…会面
例句：He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.
他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

9. We are deeply concerned about the situation in Abyei, and in southern Sudan.

concern about使(自己)关心…
例句：There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。

10. such as像, 例如
例句：We dislike people such as him.
我们不喜欢像他这号人。