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英语课

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
10 April 2006

Indonesia's president is calling for Asia-Pacific nations to combat ethnic 1 and religious violence. The 62nd U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is being held in Jakarta.

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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers speech during opening ceremony of UNESCAP ministerial meeting  
  

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told 600 delegates from more than 60 countries at the U.N. conference that Asia-Pacific nations must focus on solving emerging issues of ethnic and religious violence.

"Development in the 21st century is also about tolerance 2 building," he said. "UNESCAP can help communities in this region achieve the kind of social progress that make them a bastion of resilience and tolerance, where diversity is celebrated 3 as a source of strength and dynamism."

Indonesia, a secular 4 nation with the world's largest Muslims population, has been rocked by ethnic and religious violence during the past several years. Muslims and Christians 5 have battled in Sulawesi, and Muslim terrorists have set off bombs on the predominately Hindu island of Bali.

There has also been inter-ethnic violence between Muslims and Buddhists 6 in Southern Thailand during the past two years, and on-going unrest among the Philippines' Muslim minority.

Mr. Yudhoyono also said countries in the region must focus on good governance as a way to promote development and eradicate 7 poverty.

"There is one critical lesson that stands out from the past decades: the key to progress lies in good governance," he said. "I would even venture to say that this is a universal lesson that applies to any society, regardless of ideology 8, political system, economic size, history, and culture."

The UNESCAP meeting is expected to focus on regional cooperation in dealing 9 with natural disasters, eradicating 10 poverty, and globalization.

Delegates will also discuss trade liberalization and the threat of a bird flu pandemic.



adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
n.宽容;容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差
  • Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
  • Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.牧师,凡人;adj.世俗的,现世的,不朽的
  • We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
  • Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
  • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
  • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )
  • The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒,用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后,并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句
v.根除,消灭,杜绝
  • These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
  • They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
n.意识形态,(政治或社会的)思想意识
  • The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
  • The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
摧毁,完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )
  • Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的:探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
  • We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿?痹症的边缘了。