时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2010年(十二)月


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Ivory Coast's U.N.-endorsed presidential-election winner Alassane Ouattara has rejected calls by incumbent 1 President Laurent Gbagbo for an international review of the country's political crisis, following last month's disputed election.




In what was his first televised speech since last month's disputed election, Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said Tuesday he is open to dialogue, though analysts 2 say any kind of power-sharing agreement is not a viable 3 option for Ivory Coast.


Mr. Gbagbo says he does not want to see the blood of even one Ivorian spilled. He says he does not want a war in Ivory Coast that could impact neighboring countries. He says he is ready to welcome an international committee to evaluate the post-electoral crisis and re-examine election results.


He adds this committee will be led by a representative from the African Union and include members of ECOWAS, the West African Central Bank, the Arab League, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, Russia and China.


But a spokesman for Alassane Ouattara dismissed the offer as a delay tactic 4, and it is unlikely that many foreign powers named will go along with the proposal, as most of them have already called for Mr. Gbagbo to stand down.


Speaking on state television, Mr. Gbagbo says the international community has based its support of Mr. Ouattara on what the incumbent says were worthless electoral commission results.


He says the international community has declared war on Ivory Coast. He says that is not acceptable, and will not be allowed.


The electoral commission said Mr. Ouattara won the election with 54 percent of the votes. But Ivory Coast's constitutional court, which is led by a Gbagbo ally, annulled 5 10 percent of the ballots 6 as fraudulent and proclaimed Mr. Gbagbo the winner with 51 percent.


Since then, the country has been stuck in a tense political showdown that many, including U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, say they fear could re-ignite a 2002-2003 civil war that split the country between a rebel-held north and a government-held south. The United Nations says street violence since the election has killed more than 50 people.


Speaking to journalists after Mr. Gbagbo's speech, U.N. peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy called for Gbagbo loyalists to stop trying to, as he said, "strangle or provoke" the U.N. force, which was attacked and forced to return fire on Saturday.


"Mr. Gbagbo has been very clear, he wants no violence, no more blood, so all the forces loyal to him should stop immediately provocation 7, instigating 8 violence, violation 9 of human rights, and provoking the UNOCI mission," said LeRoy. "We have a mandate 10 to fulfill 11 and we will fulfill that mandate."


The United Nations also confirmed the Gbagbo camp had recruited mercenaries, including former Liberian combatants, to target certain groups.


The U.N. Security Council says its 10,000-member peacekeeping force will remain in Ivory Coast, despite Mr. Gbabgo's demands that U.N. and French peacekeepers withdraw. Mr. Gbagbo's supporters accuse foreigners of threatening the country's sovereignty and U.N. forces of supporting Mr. Ouattara.


The U.N. force is currently protecting the Abidjan hotel serving as Mr. Ouattara's headquarters, and the U.N. mission condemns 12 what it says are efforts to blockade its supplies.


The United States and the European Union are imposing 13 travel sanctions on Mr. Gbagbo and his close allies and say they will continue to increase pressure on Mr. Gbagbo until he steps down.



adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
  • He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
adj.可行的,切实可行的,能活下去的
  • 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。
n.战略,策略;adj.战术的,有策略的
  • Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
  • She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。
v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 );取消;使消失;抹去
  • Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
  • Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled. 前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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》
n.激怒,刺激,挑拨,挑衅的事物,激怒的原因
  • He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子,一点就着。
  • They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。
v.使(某事物)开始或发生,鼓动( instigate的现在分词 )
  • Distant but clear Longyin instigating the eardrums of every person. 遥远却清晰的龙吟鼓动着每一个人的耳膜。 来自互联网
  • The leader was charged with instigating the workers to put down tools. 那位领导人被指控煽动工人罢工。 来自互联网
n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说,那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
n.托管地;命令,指示
  • 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。
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
v.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 );宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地
  • Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.使人难忘的,壮丽的,堂皇的,雄伟的
  • 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。
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5GL
acrogamy
amerco
anelastic
aquarelles
bacteriological sterility
barrier complex
beam warping machine
bender and cutter
boundary compact space
capture velocity
Cebera
chief superintendent
complexification of a Lie algebra
craniocaudad
crece
crisis counseling
data terminal function
development support library
dextran-75
dies communes in banco
docible
dole out alms
doubty
drum coating
eka-radium
elastomeric property
etheredge
euler column formula
falling off the wagon
fat lava
film-processings
fizzling out
flat jack test
Flemish bends
get sb back
gigot sleeve
glossocatochus
hinge point
Hisyah
human information processing
income tax returnblank
jumping out
lift an embargo
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
Lloyd's of London Press
mean avoiding speed
metadiscussion
moving half-lines
multiple eaves
musculus ischiourethralis
mutual interference
myzostoma
naval academies
nickel matrix cathode
No bottom sounding!
non-congression (darlington 1937)
open circular
orthofelsite
osipovich
pedunculus cerebellaris caudalis
peyotists
plasticviscosity
pre-committed
proximal contact
put one's heart into
rapid reading
re-lines
refrainment
relay assembly
Rocky Mountain oysters
Samilp'o
seasonal lake
second category gassy mine
semioccasionally
sex temptation
Shikar R.
sidecar wheel
sprayer jet arc
statistical differential enhancement
Stierlin's sign
stotting
struma cystica ossea
sub-arm
systat
telodynamic
tension-shear fault
the ecliptic
three-centered arch
throws obstacles in way
transduce pulse delay
truetone
two-minded
two-way automatic distributor
ultra-high pressure apparatus
vitol
vowless
wadis
washed
washwater
wire relaying