欧洲领导人在乌克兰呼吁结束暴力

 　　欧洲领导人在乌克兰呼吁结束暴力

　　BRUSSELS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and also leaders from Croatia and Latvia, among others, have called on an end of violence in Ukraine on Wednesday.

　　"Ukraine's ties with NATO will be seriously damaged" on escalation¹ of violence in Ukraine, said Rasmussen in his statement.

　　On Tuesday and in the early hours of Wednesday, at least 26 people died in street clashes between the police and protesters in Kiev. The confrontation² also left hundreds of protesters and police officers injured.

　　The unrest marked the latest wave of clashes between demonstrators and police in the almost three-month-long political standoff, which began last November as demonstrations³ calling for the country's European integration⁴.

1 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

2 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

3 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

4 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。