鲍威尔呼吁世界各国共同打击恐怖主义

鲍威尔呼吁世界各国共同打击恐怖主义

Powell Appeals to World Leaders in Fight Against Terrorism
David Gollust
State Department
12 Sep 2001 22:00 UTC

Secretary of State Colin Powell is telephoning leaders around the world to 1)appeal for help in finding those responsible for the New York and Washington attacks, and also to build a broader 2)coalition¹ to combat terrorism.
Amid a day of phone conversations with leaders in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere, Mr. Powell told a news conference here the administration is seeking, not only to find and punish those behind Tuesday's attacks, but to build a global coalition against terrorism and those who support it. "We have to make sure that we go after terrorism and get it by its branch and root," he said. "And so we will hold accountable those countries that provide support, that give host-nation - if you can call it - that support and 3)facilities to these kinds of terrorist groups."
Mr. Powell said he is "sure" that the Taleban leaders in Afghanistan are providing protection and facilities for terrorist figure Osama Bin² Laden³, but said the administration is not yet prepared to 4)accuse the Saudi exile, or anyone else, in the New York and Washington attacks.
He said the U.S. diplomatic 5)outreach includes a request for help and information from Pakistan, which has had close ties with the Afghan leadership.
Mr. Powell said he expects support in the broader campaign against terrorism from Arab and Islamic leaders, who, he said, have just as much to fear from the 6)phenomenon as those in other countries.
Though there were scattered⁴ reports of celebrations of Tuesdays U.S. attacks in the Arab world, the secretary said the overwhelming response from officials in the region has been one of sympathy and outrage⁵. "They are 7)stunned, and find this to be a 8)deplorable act," he said. "I think, they are speaking, not just as leaders, but as leaders of people who although some might rejoice and shout most find this to be deplorable, and something to be condemned⁶."
Mr. Powell's telephone campaign included calls to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to encourage the 9)resumption of direct talks between the parties.
He said terrorism has gone on, regardless of the state of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, yet said there should be no further delay in 10)proposed meetings between Mr. Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.
"In this time of tragedy, in this time of 11)heightened 12)tensions throughout the world, and especially throughout that region," said Mr. Powell, "let's seize this opportunity to see if we can start this process of meetings, this schedule of meetings so that we can get to the Mitchell peace plan."
Mr. Powell cited the Mideast contacts as evidence the administration is not totally 13)seized by the terrorism crisis. He said, while "acts of war" have been 14)committed against the United States - and it will respond 15)accordingly - it will also pursue its normal business and interests. "We cannot," he said, "be a people who walk around terrified."

(1) appeal for 请求
(2) coalition[kEJE5lIF(E)n]n.合并, 接合, 联合
(3) facility[fE5sIlItI]n.便利, 敏捷, 设备, 工具
(4) accuse[E5kju:z]vt.控告, 谴责, 非难
(5) outreach[`aJtri:tF]v.到达顶端, 超越
(6) phenomenon[fI5nRmInEn; (?@) -nRn-]n.现象
(7) stun[stQn]vt.使晕倒, 使惊吓, 打晕n.晕眩, 打昏, 惊倒
(8) deplorable[dI5plC:rEb(E)l]adj.可叹的
(9) resumption[rI5zQmpF(E)n]n.取回, 恢复, 再开始, 重获, (中断后)再继续
(10) proposed被提议的
(11) heighten[haItEn]v.提高, 升高
(12) tension[5tenF(E)n]n.紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力vt.拉紧, 使紧张
(13) seize[si:z]v.抓住, 逮住, 夺取vt.没收, 查封
(14) commit[kE5mIt]vt.犯(错误), 干(坏事), 把...交托给
(15) accordingly[E5kC:dINlI]adv.因此, 从而

 

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

4 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

5 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

6 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。