2006年VOA标准英语-Arab League Wants UN to Press for Withdrawal of
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By Barbara Schoetzau
New York
09 August 2006
A delegation 1 from the League of Arab Nations has met with the U.N. Security Council to push for revisions to the U.S.-French draft resolution aimed at a truce 2 in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. From New York, VOA correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports talks will continue Wednesday.
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Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin 3 Jassem Bin Jabr-Al-Thani, speaking for the delegation, warned the Council against adopting a non-enforceable resolution that would have grave repercussions 4 throughout the Middle East, sowing seeds of hate that terrorists can use as a pretext 5 for violence.
The Arab League is pushing for a series of amendments 6 to the draft resolution presented by Lebanon to Arab foreign ministers Monday, including a call for an immediate 7 ceasefire and the immediate withdrawal 8 of Israeli troops from Lebanon.
Tareq Mitri speaks to reporters at UN in New York, Aug. 8, 2006
After the Security Council meeting, Lebanon's special envoy 9 Tareq Mitri expressed disappointment at the pace of talks.
"We have been talking to various members of the U.N. Security Counci," he said. "Those remarks, proposals, suggestions of ours have been heard by many, but yet, we have not reached a point where we can with confidence say that they have been taken on board by the two members of the Council who are drafting the resolution."
Mitri said Lebanon is ready to deploy 10 15,000 troops to work with an expanded U.N. force to take over southern Lebanon from Hezbollah forces.
Israeli U.N. ambassador Dan Gillerman said the meeting served little purpose. He said Israeli troops will pull out of southern Lebanon the minute there is a political solution and a viable 11 multinational 12 force is in place.
Dan Gillerman at UN in New York, Aug. 8, 2006
"We have had a U.N. blue-helmeted force in the region for 28 years," he said. "Just to remind you, it is called United Nations Interim 13 Force in Lebanon. This Interim Force has taken 28 years in which that force has been totally impotent and incapable 14 in preventing any of the terror activities which have happened in our region. I think it should be a robust 15, professional, effective force. A blue-helmeted force has been tried for 28 years and obviously failed."
France and the United States reached agreement on the draft resolution Saturday and the Council had hoped to vote on it early in the week. But the Council delayed formal consideration to listen to the concerns of the Arab League. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa says the delegation will continue consultations 16 with Security Council members Wednesday to try to come up with a resolution that is acceptable to Arab members.
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- 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》
- He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
- He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口，没参加那个会议。
- The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
- Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- 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 infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
- The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
- 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。
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
- He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
- Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》