埃塞俄比亚将为已故领导修建陵墓

时间：2012-09-04 07:14:39

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Ethiopia has announced it will build a mausoleum to commemorate¹ the life of former leader Meles Zenawi.

埃塞俄比亚政府宣布，将修建一座陵墓以纪念前领导人梅莱斯·泽纳维。

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The government has also set up a website dedicated to Meles Zenawi

Acting³ Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the building would include a library and an exhibition of Meles' life and achievements.

Thousands of people, including dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries, attended Sunday's funeral.

The ex-prime minister died last month in Brussels after 21 years in power.

The cause of the 57-year-old's death has not been announced.

He was praised for bringing development to Ethiopia, which has long been associated with hunger and famine（饥荒）.

However, he was criticised for cracking down on opposition⁴ parties, the media and civil society groups.

The government has also set up a website in his honour.

Mr Meles' flag-draped coffin⁵ was carried from his palace in the capital Addis Ababa to the city's Meskel Square for a ceremony, then buried at the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Leaders including South Africa's Jacob Zuma, Benin Boni Yayi representing the African Union and US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice praised Mr Meles.

"He wasn't just brilliant, he wasn't just a relentless⁶ negotiator and a formidable（强大的） debater, he wasn't just a thirsty consumer of knowledge - he was uncommonly⁷ wise, able to see the big picture and the long game, even when others would allow immediate⁸ pressures to overwhelm sound judgement," said Ms Rice.

Mr Meles was a close Western ally and twice sent troops into neighbouring Somalia to tackle Islamist militants⁹.

Mr Hailemariam is to remain prime minister until the next elections, due in 2015.

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1 commemorate
vt.纪念，庆祝
参考例句：
This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。 We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

2 dedicated
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
参考例句：
He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。 His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 coffin
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。 The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

6 relentless
adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的
参考例句：
The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。 Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

7 uncommonly
adv. 稀罕(极，非常)
参考例句：
an uncommonly gifted child 一个天赋异禀的儿童 My little Mary was feeling uncommonly empty. 我肚子当时正饿得厉害。

8 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

9 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
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。