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英语课
By Malcolm Webb
Kampala
23 November 2007


The Commonwealth 1 Heads of Government Meeting opened Friday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. The meeting, known as CHOGM, was launched with a ceremony attended by the Queen of England, President Museveni of Uganda and the heads of other commonwealth countries. Malcolm Webb reports from Kampala.


The summit of the commonweath, a 53-nation group composed largely of Britain and its former colonies, was opened by Britain's Queen Elizabeth Friday morning.


Climate change is high on the agenda. Outgoing commonwealth chairman and prime minister of Malta, Lawrence Gonzi, urged all countries to address the issue.


British Foreign Secretary David Milliband said he hoped the commonwealth would back a binding 2 U.N.-based global framework for reducing emissions 3. But diplomats 4 said that Canada, a big oil-producer, would be likely to resist such a tough statement.


So far, the summit has been dominated by Pakistan. Commonwealth leaders on Friday suspended Pakistan for failing to lift a state of emergency and end military rule.


Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, speaking to the press Friday afternoon, said CHOGM should be an opportunity for commonwealth nations to share a perspective and move forward together. He was asked if Uganda's own democracy was in line with commonwealth standards, following the removal of presidential term-limits from the Ugandan constitution before his re-election last year.


"The question of term limits is really not a strategic factor in terms of democracy issues," said Mr. Museveni. "Forget about commonwealth. The crucial factor is the people having the final say. Term limits really is just a question either of history of given countries, or of convenience. It is not in my opinion one of the crucial factors."


Ugandan political opposition 5 members congregated 6 at a government-designated protest site outside the secure cordoned 7 area in Kampala city center. Former presidential candidate Kizze Besigye addressed a group of about 100 people. The protesters then tried to proceed from the designated protest area.They clashed with police wielding 8 wooden batons 9. At least one policeman and several protesters were injured.


Besigye is the leader of the main opposition party, the Forum 10 for Democratic Change. He lost to Museveni in the last presidential election, which he says was not free and fair. Along with his supporters, he demanded that the commonwealth address what he says are Uganda's democratic failings.


In an interview with VOA, he said the commonwealth is softer on Uganda than on other member countries such as Zimbabwe and Pakistan, which have been suspended. He accused the commonwealth of being inconsistent, and said that the interests of its most powerful members came above protecting people's political rights.


"Uganda now is praised for sending troops to Somalia, for which Britain and other countries will be willing to overlook the gross violations," said Besigye. "Uganda has invaded its neighbors, has plundered 11 the wealth of Congo, while the international community and the commonwealth was quiet. Ugandan military and security organizations invaded the courts of Uganda, [and] the commonwealth was quiet."


CHOGM continues until Sunday, when the heads of states are expected to produce final resolutions on the issues discussed.




n.共和国,联邦,共同体
  • He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  • Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的
  • The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
  • Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 );有手腕的人,善于交际的人
  • 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》
n.反对,敌对
  • 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。
(使)集合,聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the mayor speak. 人群聚集到市镇广场上来听市长讲话。
  • People quickly congregated round the speaker. 人们迅速围拢在演说者的周围。
v.封锁,用警戒线围住( cordon的过去式 )
  • Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》
手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的现在分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响)
  • The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
  • He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。
n.(警察武器)警棍( baton的名词复数 );(乐队指挥用的)指挥棒;接力棒
  • There were many riot policemen with batons. 有许多带警棍的防暴警察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Chinese police fight? Number one is a person with batons to fight! 满街飘的中国国旗,是一个老华侨在事发时那出来分给大家的,很感动,真的,从来一向多一事不如少一事的中国人今天团结到一起站出来反抗。 来自互联网
n.论坛,讨论会
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
掠夺,抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Many of our cultural treasures have been plundered by imperialists. 我国许多珍贵文物被帝国主义掠走了。
  • The imperialists plundered many valuable works of art. 帝国主义列强掠夺了许多珍贵的艺术品。
学英语单词
actuating lever
ageing hardening
air launched cruise missile
Amphicoelia
approximation by operator
Atherolipin
athletic communication psychology
back out
baggage-rooms
beef-witted
bimorphic male
bottle track
brachyeardia
catch ratline
central tegmental tract
climatic stability theory
communication modem
counterguerilla
couplets on pillar
cylindruria
derne
design-construction team
dirty Sanchezes
Edlitz
electrolytic gravimetry
electronic inductivity
enterocardiovirus
Every bean has its black
exit jewel
fast loading
fault tolerant routing algorithm
feature-based design
fenestellae
filicanes
fluid state
full circle girder erecting crane
future light cone
grieve
histrionic
i-wived
identification of immature infant
Insiza
integrated trajectory system
issue in
kilogal meter
left internal spermatic vein
lifoes
low pump suction pressure
low-voltage capacitor discharge
make your bread
Mankayan
Mexican stand-off
National Association of Precancel Collectors
navarea warning service
nickums
nonmythic
North Fareham
octonare
Olorani
Oseen force
outcools
paciest
padbolt
panoptically
pinest
plane bed
plusia agnata staudinger
polytropic expansion
promotion and transfer
propositional dynamic logic
protanabol
quarter moon
radiatio
radio environment
regular epitaxy
road level
rotating contactor
sales representatives
sell't
shifting shaft
slugginess
soil bearing value
spice mixture
stinking rich
stitch line
subdermal vascular plexus free skin graft
subintrance
technically strong market
temperature expansion of pipes
terminal interchange
thyroid hormone evaluation
tongbok (dongbog)
trigyric
upbar
verbal creation
Vilna Gaon
vitamin b12 monocarboxylic acid
wako
Wiesentheid
wound heart wood
yahe (papua new guinea)
yoy