VOA标准英语2008年-EU Condemns Russia Over Georgia Action
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(九月)
The European Union has strongly condemned 1 Russian action in Georgia and agreed to suspend talks with Moscow on a wide-ranging partnership 2 agreement until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London.
EU leaders at news conference in Brussels, 1 Sep 2008
European Union leaders met for a one-day emergency summit in Brussels on Monday to discuss how to deal with Russia in light of its military action in Georgia and its recognition of independence for the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that given these events, there can be no "business as usual" with Russia. "The 27 members of the European Union are totally united in condemning 4 the aggression 5 of the Russian government," he said.
In the end, EU leaders called Russian military action in Georgia unacceptable and condemned its recognition of the two breakaway regions.
There was also a warning that relations between the EU and Russia could suffer. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who holds the rotating EU presidency 6, said Europe wants a real partnership with Russia. But, he said, it takes two to make that happen. So for now, Europe has postponed 7 talks on a wide-ranging economic and political partnership agreement with Russia until Moscow withdraws its troops from Georgia.
Fighting between Russia and Georgia began in early August after the Georgian military launched an offensive against pro-Russian separatist forces in South Ossetia. Russian forces then launched a counter-attack, driving the Georgians out of South Ossetia as well as Abkhazia, and sending troops into other parts of Georgia.
President Sarkozy brokered 8 the cease-fire agreement between Russia and Georgia and says he will travel to Moscow again next week.
In Washington, the Bush administration welcomed the European Union's decisions on Georgia. The White House said "Europe and the United States are united in standing 9 firm behind Georgia's territorial 10 integrity, sovereignty and reconstruction 11."
But the European Union has been divided over how to deal with Russia during this crisis. Some, including Britain and some of the former Soviet 12 bloc 13 nations of Eastern Europe, wanted tougher action. There has been talk of imposing 14 sanctions against Russia. Others, including France, Germany and Italy, balked 15 at that idea and stressed the need for continued dialogue.
Speaking on British radio, former British Foreign Secretary David Owen said sanctions are not a viable 16 option for the E.U. because they would expose Europe's weakness, its dependence 3 on Russian energy exports. "Europe is divided over Russia. And one of the problems is that Germany, France and Italy have a very heavy dependence on Russian gas. But the fact is that all the European Union is very dependent on Russian energy supplies," he said.
Owen said he believes talk of a new Cold War has been blown out of proportion and that he is confident the current crisis can be resolved through diplomacy 17.
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
- Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
- He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结,就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
- a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
- Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚,把生意都抢了过去,我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后,该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期,技术决定一切。
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
- There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。
- The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
- He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
- He balked in his speech. 他忽然中断讲演。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They balked the robber's plan. 他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
- The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。