英国新闻听力 缅甸声称法国开军舰

 

BBC News with Roy Lamar.

The French ambassador to the UN, Jean Maurice Ripert has accused Burmese military government of being on the verge¹ of committing the crime against humanity by not allowing international aid to reach the victims of cyclone² Nargis. Mr Ripert commented after the Burmese ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Tint³ Swe, accused France of sending a warship⁴ to the region. Paris says the ship is carrying 1500 tons of food and medicine. Here is Laura Trevelyan.

This bet between the two ambassadors is part of the wider tension between Burma and France. Soon after the cyclone struck, France called for the UN Security Council to pass a resolution forcing the Burmese to accept outside aid, saying the international community had to act because of the UN doctrine⁵ called responsibility to protect meaning countries should step in to protect people when their government can't or won't. France's efforts were unsuccessful.

1 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

2 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

3 tint   

n.淡色，浅色；染发剂；vt.着以淡淡的颜色

参考例句：

• You can't get up that naturalness and artless rosy tint in after days.你今后不再会有这种自然和朴实无华的红润脸色。
• She gave me instructions on how to apply the tint.她告诉我如何使用染发剂。

4 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

5 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。