VOA常速英语:Africa Policy Watchers Lose Hope in President Obama

refer to提及；涉及，谈到，提到；关系到
例句：Don't refer to the matter again.
不要再提这件事了。

2. But Obama's actual speech made no mention of sub-Saharan Africa whatsoever.

make mention of提到; 提及
例句：Did she make any mention of having seen me?
她有没有提及见过我?

3. "Africa is not big in Washington, there is no constituency that cares about Africa that much," said Nuamah.

care about担心, 关心
例句：The young people should care about the old.
年轻人应该关心老人。

4. Those words have to be lived in terms of U.S. foreign policy and we are still waiting for them to be realized.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。
wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

5. Woods says she feels too much attention is placed on U.S. military aid in resource rich countries, without regard to a government's record or how elections are conducted.

place on把…放在…上; 把…强加于…
例句：He placed the blame on his wife.
他归咎于他的妻子。
without regard to不考虑,不遵守
例句：If I thought a thing was right, I should do it, without regard to consequences.
如果我认为某一件事是对的,我就会不顾一切后果地去做。

6. Congolese Americans at this recent protest said they had campaigned vigorously for Obama in 2008 and even rallied for his health care legislation, but that now they felt disillusioned with the way the U.S. government was dealing with Africa and Africans.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.
可得当心, 她很难对付。

7. U.S. officials point to recent successes in Africa, such as helping diplomatically as South Sudan became a new country last year, giving assistance to millions of victims to overcome drought in the Horn of Africa, and pursuing major health initiatives to fight AIDS and other diseases.

point to表明
例句：All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明这两个国家将很快重新开战。