voa标准英语2008年-Bangladesh, Burma Dispute Oil Exploration in Ba

Naval¹ ships from Bangladesh and Burma are facing off in the Bay of Bengal, after a row erupted between the neighbors about oil and gas exploration in the area. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Bangladesh is sending a senior diplomat² to Burma to resolve the dispute.

The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry³ says Dhaka will do everything necessary to protect its sovereignty, but wants to resolve the dispute with Burma about oil exploration in the Bay of Bengal peacefully.

Bangladesh officials say the dispute erupted after Burmese exploration, ships escorted by naval craft, began exploring for oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal. Military-ruled Burma has made no official comment.

Dhaka dispatched a naval patrol to the area, in recent days, after lodging⁴ a diplomatic protest.

Bangladesh says it has refrained from energy exploration in the Bay of Bengal because both countries have yet to agree to a maritime⁵ boundary in the area. It wants Burma to do the same.

Bangladesh's Additional Foreign Secretary, M.A.K. Mehmood says Burma - also known as Myanmar - should halt all activity in the Bay of Bengal.

"As far as we are concerned, Myanmar has intruded⁶ into our maritime zones," Mehmood said. "What we understand they have brought in an offshore⁷ drilling platform in that area. Any unilateral action is seen to be unfriendly."

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Toheid Hossain will hold talks with Burmese officials, Wednesday, in a bid to defuse the row over the oil exploration.

The two countries are also scheduled to hold talks in Dhaka in mid⁸ November on demarcating a maritime boundary. Both countries have been holding talks on the issue in recent years.

Observers say it may not be easy to conclude those talks. The Bay of Bengal is considered to rich in hydrocarbon⁹ reserves, and both nations will want to stake a claim in those resources.

1 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

2 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 intruded   

n.侵入的，推进的v.侵入，侵扰，打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 )；把…强加于

参考例句：

• One could believe that human creatures had never intruded there before. 你简直会以为那是从来没有人到过的地方。 来自辞典例句
• The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影。 来自辞典例句

7 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

8 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

9 hydrocarbon   

n.烃，碳氢化合物

参考例句：

• During incomplete combustion some of the hydrocarbon fuel is cracked.在不完全的燃烧中，一些烃燃料裂解。
• The hydrocarbon must be an alkene.这个碳氢化合物必定是烯烃。