VOA标准英语2011--France: Humanitarian Aid is Priority for
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(三月)
France says humanitarian 1 aid and not military intervention 2 should be the priority in dealing 3 with the violence in Libya, amid stepped-up efforts by the Libyan opposition 4 to oust 5 the nation's long-time leader, Moammar Gadhafi.
In a television interview Tuesday, French government spokesman Francois Baroin said Paris is horrified 6 at the violence in Libya and described Gadhafi, as unbalanced. He said military intervention to oust Gadhafi, however, is not France's priority. Rather it is humanitarian aid to help ordinary Libyans.
Baroin's remarks come as the United States pushes for stronger international action against Tripoli. Washington said Monday it is moving military ships and aircraft closer to Libya. Britain has been pushing for a no-fly zone over the North African country.
On Tuesday, France sent two planeloads of medical equipment and staff to the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, which is controlled by rebels. Baroin said more will follow. France also has proposed sending a team to investigate possible crimes against humanity related to the Libyan leader's crackdown on anti-government protests.
More broadly, the European Union has announced an arms embargo 7 and visa ban against Libya.
In Geneva Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton condemned 8 what she described as "grave human rights violations 9" by the Gadhafi government. "The violence and the repression 10 must stop. Those responsible must be held to account."
France and Britain have proposed an emergency summit to discuss the Libyan uprising, which has left hundreds dead and injured, and triggered a massive exodus 11 of foreigners from the country.
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
- 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。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
- The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。
- The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
- We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
- This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
- During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
- This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。