VOA标准英语2010年-New Ukrainian President Meets EU Leade
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(三月)
Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yanukovich, says he is committed to establishing closer ties with the European Union.
Yanukovich, who is considered far more pro-Russian than his predecessor 1, chose to make his first foreign trip to Brussels, rather than to Moscow. There are plenty of issues on the table, including closer ties with the 27-member European Union.
At a press conference following talks with EU officials, Mr. Yanukovich sought to allay 2 European fears about Russian natural gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine that have sometimes been disrupted.
He said Ukraine would remain a reliable transit 3 country for all energy resources, including gas.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called for Ukraine to resume cooperation with the International Monetary 4 Fund, a key condition for Kyiv to get European Union assistance. He also brought up the possibility of a so-called EU association agreement.
"Currently under negotiation 5, it will lead to a deep and comprehensive free-trade agreement offering Ukraine access to a market of 500 million consumers and providing a perspective of, in a very short period, doubling Ukrainian exports to the European Union," Barroso said.
A European analyst 6 for the Chatham House policy institute in London, Richard Whitman, says Mr. Yanukovich's visit to Brussels signals an openness toward the West that some had not expected.
"The expectation has been that he was more Moscow interested and clearly by coming to visit Brussels, he has both confounded expectations and pulled the rug from under the feet of his opponents," Whitman said.
But eastern European analyst Amanda Paul, of the Brussels-based European Policy Center, says it is too early to read much into Mr. Yanukovich's visit to Brussels.
"I think he still wants to have a constructive 7 relationship with the European Union. How far that actually goes still remains 8 to be seen," Paul said.Analysts 9 say Europe wants a Ukraine that is economically and politically stable. If Mr. Yanukovich proves to be a reliable negotiating partner, that will be welcome in Brussels.
- It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
- The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
- The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
- They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
- He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
- 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。
