2006年VOA标准英语-Turkish Foreign Minister Reaffirms Country Will
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Sabina Castelfranco
Rome
08 November 2006
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Wednesday his country will work to meet "all criteria 1" set by the European Union. He spoke 2 in Rome after an EU report was released saying Turkey must do more to prevent torture and protect freedom of expression.
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Abdullah Gul attends Italian-Turkish forum in Rome, Nov. 8, 2006
The Turkish foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, left no doubts about Turkey's commitment to reform.
Gul acknowledged that Turkey still had to make some changes to meet goals set by the EU and said negotiations 4 would be difficult, but in the end, he said, positive results would be achieved.
The foreign minister was speaking following the release in Brussels by the European Commission of a progress report on Turkey's EU membership.
In the progress report, the European Commission criticized Ankara's human rights record and lack of political reforms. It threatened to recommend freezing EU entry talks unless Turkey does more to prevent torture and protect freedom of expression.
The report also cited concern about women and trade union rights, civilian 5 control over the military and the rights and freedoms of the Kurdish population.
The Dutch member of the European parliament, Camiel Eurling, who wrote the report on Turkey's accession to the EU, explained the Commission's position.
"We really need to see a Turkey that continues to reform on its road to the European Union," he said. "I always say if Turkey becomes a country that is as free as the Netherlands, Belgium or France, that has really the freedoms, that is good to its minorities, that has women's rights on a European level, it will not just be a Turkey that is much better for its citizens, it will also be a Turkey that will be much better and easier to accept by the citizens of the European Union than the Turkey of today where Christian 6 minorities have problems, where women do not have the same rights and where the army has way too strong a position."
The European Commission said Wednesday it had decided 7 against recommending the immediate 8 suspension of membership talks with Turkey.
But it said Turkey must implement 9 a customs pact 10 with EU member Cyprus by mid-December. The European Commission wants Turkey to open its ports and airports to Cypriot goods before a key EU leaders' summit in the middle of December.
- The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
- There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- 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。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- 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。
- Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
- The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。