时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(十月)


英语课

By Stefan Bos
Budapest
30 October 2006


Serbia has overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that, among other things, declares Kosovo an "integral part" of Serbia, according to preliminary results. Independent observers and officials say that more than 53 percent of the voters cast their ballots 2, which is enough to make the constitutional referendum valid 3.


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Kosovo Serb villager votes in referendum for new Serb constitution in Kosovo Serb village of Gracanica, Oct. 29, 2006  
  
The Belgrade-based Center for Free Elections and Democracy says just over half of Serbian voters approved the new constitution, which declares Kosovo "an integral part of Serbia." Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica had warned of what he called "unforeseeable consequences" if the vote failed.


The referendum raised eyebrows 4 among international mediators who are in the middle of negotiations 5 over the future status of Kosovo. The province has been under United Nations control since 1999 after NATO bombardment forced Serb troops out the territory.


Although the roughly two million ethnic 6 Albanians in Kosovo form a majority, they were not invited to participate in Sunday's referendum. But ethnic Albanian leaders say the outcome of the vote will have no impact on their efforts to break away from Serbia.


The government in Belgrade claims the new constitution, which is backed by major parties and the Orthodox Church, consolidates 7 democracy and the rule of law in the Balkan country.
 


President Boris Tadic casts ballot 1 during constitutional referendum, Oct. 28, 2006  
  
The Serbian leadership also hopes the document will help to restart stalled membership talks with the European Union. Serbian President Boris Tadic says the constitution puts an end to the era of Slobodan Milosevic, who died in prison this year at the U.N. war crimes tribunal, where he was tried on a number of charges stemming from the 1990s Balkans war.


"A new constitution, this is very important for us, especially regarding the last constitution," he said. "We are trying to make some break from the Milosevic period and this is from our point of view very, very important. At the same time we [are creating] better protection for all national minorities."


That view is apparently 8 shared by leaders of several ethnic minorities, including a Muslim-led party, ethnic Hungarians and a Jewish organization, which support the new constitution.


However critics say the new constitution is more about nationalism and Serbian statehood than democracy itself. Opponents already gathered in Belgrade to sign their own "Charter of Freedom," which calls for the creation of "a modern Serbia based on civic 9 freedoms."


About six and a half million people were entitled to vote in the national referendum and more than 53 percent of them did.



n.(不记名)投票,投票总数,投票权;vi.投票
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.有确实根据的;有效的;正当的,合法的
  • His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
  • Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗?
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
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。
巩固
  • We've made a good start, now it's time to consolidate. 我们有了一个良好的开端,现在应该加以巩固。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Yuan Shih-k'ai, a would-be Oriental Bonaparte, now attempted to consolidate his power. 当时,一度可能成为东方波拿巴的袁世凯试图巩固他的权力。 来自英汉非文学 - 新闻报道
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
adj.城市的,都市的,市民的,公民的
  • I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
  • The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
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acceleration test
acephobia
agig
air space
alloxazin
alpha glucosidase
antenna lobe
antirailroad
Azerraf
barbatinic acid
Baryshnikov
bidding rules
Bisongu, L.
bladerunner
C Language standard
cabinet latch
california-berkeley
carminophil cell
chacarero
chiasma frequency
chinese lesser civet
chory
circuit bridge
clustered aggregate
coila
constraint domain
contextualizations
descant recorder
direct-sum topological space
divellicated
drytte
easy as winking
electromagnetic seed cleaner
engine generators
forge fan
foul fish
generic attribute
geo-stationary orbit
good old dayss
hemp family
hide up
hiller
impactings
Institute of Navigation and Electronic Engineering
interest on current debt
iodine nuclide composition
irritable uterus
Kakindu
kampots
koettite
laminae cribrosa
laying in
leptostracans
lithosis
logical subnet
luragoes
magical realism
Minkowski coordinate system
noil yarn
non-participating
non-segregated
Norepirenamine
norflexes
notching relay
nystafungin
Phacelocarpus
plenicorn
precipitation particle
protopathic sensation
pseudocyclopiid
purple sandpiper
quench tower
Radauti
rate of occurrence of closing without proper command
recalculable
ring sticking test
rudderhole
Rule of Employment of Seamen
salming
saponated cresol
scriabins
self inflation
send date
shoka
short closing
single velocity stage
Strausstown
Streptococcus meningitidis
subvertising
sulphur hexafluoride
tamasi
tantalum sheet
Tensinyl
Terakeka
tetes-de-pont
trcrine
Trimethyl-1-pentene
wave-particle duality
wear mechanism
wet film hanger
write font