中东－黎巴嫩开始组建新的正府

 

Lebanon Begins Search for New Government

 

Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud has been consulting members of parliament on the formation of a new government, amid expectation he will restore the recently resigned prime minister Omar Karami.

 

According to participants in the meetings, large numbers of legislators are telling President Lahoud they want Mr. Karami reappointed.

 

The 70-year-old Mr. Karami resigned on February 28 amid mass protests over the assassination¹ of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

 

Opposition² lawmakers, who hold about a third of the seats in the 128-member parliament, are not proposing a candidate for prime minister. Instead, they have a list of demands including an international investigation³ into the Hariri killing⁴, which they blame on Syria. Damascus denies involvement.

 

One opposition member of parliament and leader of the Christian⁵ community, Samir Frangie, is dismissive of President Lahoud.

 

Mr. Frangie: Lahoud, at the end, is a Syrian creation. He has nothing to do with the reality of our society.

 

The talks came a day after hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Beirut in support of Syria, and in rejection⁶ of the U.S.-led campaign for Syria to immediately withdraw its troops and intelligence services from Lebanon, as demanded by the U.N. Security Council.

 

The demonstration⁷ was organized by Hezbollah, the Syrian-backed militant⁸ group listed as a terrorist organization by the United States. The U.N. resolution requires the Hezbollah militia⁹ to disarm¹⁰.

 

In Damascus, tens of thousands of Syrians have demonstrated in support of President Bashar al-Assad's Lebanon policy.

 

Syria has begun a pullback of its 14,000 troops to Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, with further talks to be held with Lebanon on when all the troops will return to Syria.

 

President Bush is demanding the Syrians get out now so Lebanon can stage free and fair parliamentary elections due by the end of May.

 

Syria has not spelled out a timetable for the withdrawal¹¹, but the Syrian ambassador to Washington, Imad Moustapha, says Syria will be out before the May voting.

 

Michael Drudge¹², VOA News, Beirut.

 

注释:

consult [kEn5sQlt] v. 商议

parliament [5pB:lEmEnt] n. 议会

legislator [5ledVis7leitE] n. 立法者

propose [prE5pEuz] vt. 建议

investigation [in7vesti5^eiFEn] n. 调查

rejection [ri5dVekFEn] n. 拒绝

U.N. Security Council 联合国安全理事会

militant [5militEnt] adj. 好战的

Damascus [dE5mAskEs] n. 大马士革（叙利亚首都）

spell out 清楚地说明

timetable [5taimteib(E)l] n. 时间安排

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• 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。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

7 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

8 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

9 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

10 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

11 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

12 drudge   

n.劳碌的人；v.做苦工，操劳

参考例句：

• I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
• I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。