VOA标准英语2008年-US Presses for Zimbabwe Vote at UN Security Cou
时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(七月)
The United States says it believes it has enough votes to move forward this week on a Security Council resolution sanctioning Zimbabwe's president and members of his inner circle. But some other council members are still expressing doubt over whether sanctions are the appropriate way to go right now. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more.
US UN Amb.Zalmay Khalilzad, 8 Jul 2008
The U.S.-drafted resolution calls for economic and travel sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and 13 of his closest allies, as well as an expanded arms embargo 1 against the government.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad said Tuesday that the Security Council cannot be indifferent to what is happening in Zimbabwe and that action is required.
"I believe a clear majority of the council members who spoke 2 - and the numbers that are necessary for a resolution to pass - assuming there is no veto, are there in support of the course that I have outlined. I think they are persuaded by the argument that we have to act and we have to act in way that incentivizes cooperation and helps get Zimbabwe out of the current crisis," he said.
UN Security Council session on Zimbabwe, 8 Jul 2008
In order to pass, the measure requires at least nine of the 15 council members to vote in favor and none of the five veto-wielding members to vote against it.
The United States has support from at least two of the other five veto-carrying countries - France and Britain. China, which has strong trade ties with Zimbabwe, is not likely to risk more bad publicity 3 by vetoing the measure just weeks ahead of hosting the Olympic Games and could either vote in favor or abstain 4.
But Russia has expressed serious reservations about the resolution. "We need to remind ourselves from time-to-time that the U.N. Charter does not empower the Security Council to interfere 5 in internal affairs of states unless the situation there poses a threat to international peace and security. There is a serious question in our mind if the situation in Zimbabwe can be characterized as a threat to international peace and security - at least to an extent which would warrant passing of a Security Council resolution under Chapter 7," said Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter authorizes 6 the Security Council to determine threats to international peace and take military or non-military action to restore peace and stability.
South Africa's UN Ambassador, Dumisani Kumalo, 8 Jul 2008
South Africa has also questioned whether the situation in Zimbabwe is a threat to international peace and security. President Thabo Mbeki has been leading regional efforts to mediate 7 an end to the crisis, but so far those efforts have been unsuccessful and Mr. Mbeki has come under some international criticism for his soft approach and close relationship with Mr. Mugabe.
South Africa's U.N. Ambassador, Dumisani Kumalo said sanctions would only create more complications. "We understand. We share the frustration 8 of everybody. But we say don't take measures that are going to complicate 9 the situation and literally 10 blow the country apart. Take measures that will urge the parties to go ahead and seek a political solution," he said.
Several council members have also expressed concern about setting a precedent 11 in interfering 12 in a country's elections, saying that is not in the realm of the Security Council's authority.
During its meeting Tuesday, the council was briefed privately 13 by U.N. envoy 14 Haile Menkerios, who recently visited Zimbabwe. In a public session they heard from U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's deputy, Asha-Rose Migiro, just back from the African Union summit in Egypt.
Mrs. Migiro called the elections "seriously flawed" and said the only way out of the crisis is for the two sides to agree on a political solution that would pave the way for a democratic transition and economic recovery. She said the creation of a government of national unity 15 as a way forward enjoys broad support in the region and that the U.N. secretary-general strongly supports this recommendation.
- This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
- During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间,他们禁止与敌国通商。
- 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。
- The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
- His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。
- Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
- The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。
- The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。
- The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
- They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。
- He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
- There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
- These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
- Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗?
- This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。
- Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
- The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
- 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。