VOA标准英语2008年-Envoys Say Prospects Dim for Substantive Peace
时间：2019-01-20 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（六月）
By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
05 June 2008
Special United Nations and African Union envoys 2 on Darfur say prospects 3 for substantive 4 peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Sudan's conflict ridden province of Darfur are dim. The diplomats 5 failed to get peace negotiations 6 re-started during a two-day meeting in Geneva. Representatives from the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, Sudan and its regional neighbors, the European Union, League of Arab States and other interested countries attended. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
The special envoys call the meeting constructive 7, but they admit the diplomatic process is at an impasse 8.
The five-year war in Darfur between the Sudanese-backed Janjaweed Arab militia 9 and African rebel groups has claimed more than 200,000 lives and displaced over two million people.
Jan Eliasson
U.N. special envoy 1 for Darfur, Jan Eliasson, says it is unrealistic to expect substantive negotiations any time soon. So, he says it is crucial that the conflict does not escalate 10. He describes conditions in the camps in Darfur as tragic 11.
"The poverty is beyond description. The fear is physically 12 palpable when you move there. The suffering of the population has gone on for so long now that if we have an escalation 13 with this very small margin of survival for people in Darfur that we may have the risk of a catastrophic development," he said.
Participants at the meeting agree recent fighting between Sudan's army and former southern rebels in and around the oil-rich town of Abyei could be the flashpoint to re-ignite a war between the Muslim north and southern Christian 15 and animist south.
Salim Ahmed
African Union special envoy, Salim Ahmed Salim, says there is great concern that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ending more than 20 years of civil war could fall apart.
"You cannot possibly consider, imagine a situation where you can have peace in Darfur if there is a collapse of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the North and the South. So, one of the things we have emphasized today is that there is an urgent need to put all the persuasion 17 and pressure to bear to ensure that the CPA is implemented 18...At the same time, we also stressed the importance of stabilization 19 of the Chad-Sudan borde," he said.
Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Chad, blaming N'Djamena of supporting a recent rebel attack in the outskirts 20 of the capital Khartoum. Salim says there can be no lasting 21 solution to the crisis in Darfur unless these diplomatic fences are mended.
Another development, which might have negative repercussions 22 on hopes for peace in Darfur is a renewed demand by the Chief Prosecutor 23 of the International Criminal Court that Sudan turn over two men who face charges of crimes against humanity.
The Sudanese ambassador to the U.N. reacted angrily to this demand, accusing the prosecutor of destroying the peace process.
AU's Salim says it is important to balance conflicting needs. He says the issue of holding people who may have committed crimes accountable for their actions must be weighed against the compelling need to find a political solution to end the war in Darfur.
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
- Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。
- There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
- They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
- They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
- A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。
- 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》
- 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。
- We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
- He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
- The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
- Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
- Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
- The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
- Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
- After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
- With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
- Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。