2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanon: a New Role for International Peacekeep
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By Peter Fedynsky
Washington, DC
07 August 2006
watch Peacekeeping report
Lebanon has been pounded by outbreaks of violence and war throughout its recent history. In 1978, following years of tension along the country's border with Israel, the United Nations Security Council authorized 1 the creation of a multinational 2 force to help bring peace and security to the region. Now, the need for effective international peacekeeping is once again being discussed by diplomats 3.
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Israeli bombs light up the night in Beirut. The damage and human suffering becomes visible by day.
Hassan Nasrallah
In Israel, Hezbollah rockets slam ever deeper into the country, destroying structures and exacting 4 their deadly toll 5 on civilians 6.
The exchange of firepower is accompanied by a war of words. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah threatens to hit Tel Aviv if Israel does not cease its attacks on central Beirut. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vows 7 to continue pounding Hezbollah until an international force is in place.
Ehud Olmert
All the while, diplomats seek a resolution to the conflict -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan offers his ideas during an unrelated trip to Haiti, the majority leader of the Lebanese parliament confers with Russian officials in Moscow, and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, meets with his French counterpart in New York.
France has insisted a cease-fire in Lebanon should precede deployment 8 of an international force. The United States wants peacekeeping troops in place first, though Ambassador Bolton says American troops will not be part of that force. "That's never been in contemplation (U.S. contribution of troops), it's never, that's never been in our planning," said the ambassador.
General John Abizaid
In 1978, the United Nations created an interim 9 force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL. The current head of the U.S. Central Military Command, General John Abizaid, served with UNIFIL in the 1980s. He told a Senate hearing Thursday that the U.N. force was not capable of fulfilling its mission to restore peace and security in Lebanon. General Abizaid said an outside force today will need what he referred to as "robust 10 rules of engagement."
"Robust rules of engagement means that the commander has the ability to effect the mandate 11 that's been given to him by the international community to include the use of all available means at his force's disposal,” said General Abizaid. “And I think, in the case of southern Lebanon, it'll have to have capabilities 12 that are just not minor 13, small arms, but would include all arms."
General Abizaid said it is important for the armed forces of Lebanon to have a greater military capacity than Hezbollah, which has controlled the southern part of the country. The general said an international force could help the Lebanese military extend the nation's sovereignty to the south. He noted 14, however, that the extent of international involvement will depend on the decisions of diplomats.
- An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He must remember the letters and symbols with exacting precision.他必须以严格的精度记住每个字母和符号。
- The public has been more exacting in its demands as time has passed.随着时间的推移,公众的要求更趋严格。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
- He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
- Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高,身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道,中国希望保持经济强势增长,以减少贫困和失业状况。
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大,自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为,标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。