VOA常速英语2008年-Disputed Kosovo Begins to Solidify Independence

By Barry Wood
Washington, D.C.
18 February 2008
 

The Serbian province of Kosovo, with 90 percent of its population ethnic¹ Albanian, declared independence from Serbia on Sunday. VOA's Barry Wood reports that this latest break with what was once the heart of Yugoslavia comes nearly nine years after a NATO bombing campaign drove Serbian troops out of Kosovo and the United Nations took over administration² of the territory.

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 administration   

n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门

参考例句：

• Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
• The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。