85 米洛舍维奇垮台后南斯拉夫得到巨额援助

85 米洛舍维奇垮台后南斯拉夫得到巨额援助

Millions in Aid Pledges Follow Milosevic Turnover
Roger Wilkison
Brussels
29 Jun 2001 14:54 UTC

Donor¹ countries and international organizations are 1)pledging financial support to Yugoslavia a day after the dramatic 2)handover of former president Slobodan Milosevic to the international war crimes 3)tribunal in The Hague. Halfway² through a donors³' conference in Brussels, Yugoslavia has received pledges of assistance for this year amounting to about two thirds of its target of $1.25 billion.
The conference is being 4)sponsored by the World Bank and the European Union. The EU's Catherine Day said that, following what she called Yugoslavia's "break with the past" in surrendering Mr. Milosevic, it is now time for the international community to show support for the 5)democratic government in Belgrade, which is in dire⁴ need of aid to rebuild its 6)shattered economy. "The economic recovery and 7)transition program needs around $4 billion over the next three to four years," she said. "This is the kind of order of 8)magnitude which is needed to put the Republic of Yugoslavia back on its feet. We are looking for a figure of $1.25 billion for 2001."
The EU's executive commission pledged the biggest amount, $450 million. The United States pledged $181 million. The World Bank says it will 9)disburse $150 million this year in loans to Yugoslavia, and $540 million over the next three years. That kind of money makes Miroljub Labus, Yugoslavia's deputy prime minister and the architect of the country's economic reforms, a happy man. "The 10)symbolic value for us is that now we are fully⁵ back in the international community - politically, diplomatically and financially," he said. "We decided⁶ to take the fast track to Europe and implement⁷ directly the international rules."
That was a 11)veiled reference to his government's handover of Mr. Milosevic. But Mr. Labus said Yugoslavia's economic reform program played a bigger part than the surrender of the former strongman in 12)fueling donor 13)generosity. "The fact that Milosevic is now on the way to be brought to justice is just a signal that my country is ready to respect all international obligations," he said.
Asked at a news conference if Yugoslavia would hand over other war crimes suspects to the international tribunal, Mr. Labus 14)pleaded for patience. "Don't be impatient," he urged. "We need a small time out now. Then we will proceed in due course. But, you know, so far, we've 15)fulfilled our commitments."
Mr. Labus said his country is recovering from a decade of economic 16)decline. He said the money Yugoslavia receives from the donors will go to rebuild 17)infrastructure and pay the salaries of doctors and teachers, many of whom are now living below the poverty level.

(1) pledge[pledV]n.保证, 誓言, 抵押品vt.保证, 使发誓
(2) handover n.移交
(3) tribunal[traI5bju:n(E)l]n.法官席, 审判员席, (特等)法庭
(4) sponsor[5spRnsE(r)]n.发起人, 主办者vt.发起, 主办v.赞助
(5) democratic[demE5krAtIk]adj.民主的, 民主主义的, 民主政体的
(6) shatter[5FAtE(r)]n.粉碎, 碎片vt.粉碎, 破坏vi.粉碎, 损坏
(7) transition[trAn5sIF(E)n, trB:-]n.转变, 转换, 过渡
(8) magnitude[5mA^nItju:d; (?@) -tu:d]n.大小, 数量, 巨大
(9) disburse[dIs5b:s]v.支付
(10) symbolic[sIm5bRlIk]adj.象征的, 符号的
(11) veiled[veIld]adj.以面罩遮掩的, 隐藏的
(12) fuel[fju:El]n.燃料vt.加燃料, 供以燃料vi.得到燃料
(13) generosity[dVenE5rRsItI]n.慷慨, 宽大
(14) plead[pli:d]vi.辩护, 恳求vt.为...辩护, 借口, 托称
(15) fulfill[fJl5fIl]vt.履行, 实现, 完成(计划等)
(16) decline[dI5klaIn]vi.下倾, 下降, 下垂
(17) infrastructure[5InfrEstrQktFE(r)]n.下部构造, 基础下部组织

 

1 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

2 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。