VOA标准英语2008年-British PM Brown Calls for End to Post-election
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（一月）
London
08 January 2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an end to the violence that erupted following the disputed presidential poll in Kenya. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA.
Prime Minister Brown says he is appalled 1 by the loss of life in Kenya.
"The violence in Kenya is totally unacceptable, the loss of life is appalling 2 to all of us," he said. "It remains 3 for all the parties to come together to see whether they can form a government of reconciliation 4 to make sure that the killing 5 stops and that we can have the peaceful progress that we want to associate with the future of Kenya politics that sadly is lacking at the moment."
Mr. Brown said he had spoken to President Mwai Kibaki and opposition 6 leader Raila Odinga, the challenger who claims the poll was rigged to ensure the incumbent's victory. Mr. Brown said he impressed upon them the importance of finding ways of improving the national unity 7 of the country.
Mr. Brown urged the two sides to cooperate with Ghana's President John Kufuor, the current chairman of the African Union who is undertaking 8 a mediation 9 process.
The prime minister called on both parties to consider the possibility of a coalition 10 government and whether constitutional changes are necessary.
- The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
- They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
- Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
- Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- 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。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
- He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
- The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
- The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。