联合国种族大会上巴以争论仍在继续
时间:2019-01-31 作者:英语课 分类:VOA2001-国际风云(5)
Mideast Debate Continues at Racism 1 Conference
Challiss McDonough
Durban, South Africa
3 Sep 2001 17:02 UTC
The showdown continues between Arab and Israeli 1)delegations at the World Conference Against Racism. The head of the Israeli delegation 2 says a group of Arab nations has "hijacked 3" the World Conference Against Racism.
Mordechai Yedid says the conference declaration contains 2)fundamentally anti-Semitic language, even though the formal equation of Zionism with racism has been removed. "To criticize policies of the government of Israel - or of any country - is legitimate 4, even 3)vital; indeed as a democratic state, many Israelis do just that," he said. "But there is 4)profound difference between criticizing a country and denying its right to exist. Anti-Zionism, the denial of Jews the basic right to a home, is nothing but anti-Semitism, pure and simple." Mr. Yedid says many of the nations that have been attacking Israel have horrible human rights records of their own.
Just a few hours after he spoke 5, the head of the delegation from Yemen took the 5)podium to renew calls for condemnation 7 of Israel. Yemeni Foreign Minister Ali Al-Anisi called upon the world to put an end to what he called Israeli discrimination not just against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, but against its own Arab-Israeli citizens. He said, "Such practices 6)oblige us to call upon the conference to condemn 6 these 7)racial acts in a clear way, and for the conference also to equate 8 8)Zionism with racism." Mr. Al-Anisi said the international community has a duty to protect the Palestinian people.
(1) delegation[delI5^eIF(E)n]n.代表团, 授权, 委托
(2) fundamentally[fQndE5mentElI]adv.基础地, 根本地
(3) vital[5vaIt(E)l]adj.生死攸关的, 重大的, 生命的, 至关重要的
(4) profound[prE5faJnd]adj.深刻的, 意义深远的, 渊博的, 造诣深的
(5) podium[5pEJdIEm]n.乐队指挥台, 墩座墙
(6) oblige[E5blaIdV]vt.迫使, 责成
(7) racial[5reIF(E)l]adj.人种的, 种族的, 种族间的
(8) Zionism[5zaIEnIz(E)m]n.犹太复国主义,犹太复国运动
- He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
- Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。
- 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 plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他,而有些人谴责他。
- We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。
- There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
- The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。