2006年VOA标准英语-British Leader Says UN Resolution Must Not Leav
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（八月）
By Gary Thomas
London
08 August 2006
Tony Blair
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is calling for the rapid approval of a U.N. Security Council resolution to halt hostilities 1 in the Middle East. But, the British leader warns against any resolution that might benefit Hezbollah.
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In several different interviews with British television outlets 2, Prime Minister Blair called for the quick passage of a U.N. Security Council resolution that would halt the ongoing 3 fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militia 4. But he warned against any resolution that would leave a power vacuum in Lebanon.
"I think we can achieve what the Lebanese government wants to see, as well as what the Israeli government wants to see, which is the government of Lebanon back in full charge of its own territory without us leaving a vacuum in which the Hezbollah militia can move in," he said.
A proposed resolution, drafted by the United States and France, calls for an immediate 5 cease-fire. Diplomats 6 envision a second follow-up resolution that would call for a withdrawal 7 of Israeli forces from Lebanon and their replacement 8 by an international peacekeeping contingent 9.
The Lebanese government has proposed sending 15,000 of its own troops to southern Lebanon to reassert control over the area after Israeli forces pull out. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has labeled that idea "interesting" and worth studying.
Prime Minister Blair also said that idea has some merit, but says any force deployed 10 to southern Lebanon would have to be international in its makeup 11.
"This is one of the things we're going to need to discuss with the Lebanese government," said Mr. Blair. "But you're going to need to make sure that it is internationally verified. Now there already is a U.N. force in there, and that U.N. force also can be bolstered 12."
The British leader, who gave the multiple interviews just before heading for a vacation, downplayed the notion that British troops would be included in any international force.
"I don't think that the idea is for British forces, British ground forces, to be in there," noted 13 Mr. Blair. "I mean, there may be all sorts of different ways we can help. And, incidentally, we will help a lot with humanitarian 14 aid. We will help particularly with things like repairing the infrastructure 15 of Lebanon, where we have a particular expertise 16 there. And there are other assets that we can use in order to help both the Lebanese government and the situation. But for very obvious reasons, particularly with Afghanistan at the moment, you know, we have a lot of commitments."
Britain has 3,600 troops deployed in Afghanistan as part of an expanded NATO mission to root out a resurgent and resilient Taleban movement. There are also over 7,000 British troops in Iraq.
- Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
- All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。
- The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- 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。
- 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》
- 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。
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
- The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
- Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
- Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？
- He bolstered his plea with new evidence. 他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The data must be bolstered by inferences and indirect estimates of varying degrees of reliability. 这些资料必须借助于推理及可靠程度不同的间接估计。 来自辞典例句
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。