安理会谴责恐怖主义

安理会谴责恐怖主义

Security Council Condemns¹ Terrorism
Breck Ardery
United Nations
12 Sep 2001 20:44 UTC

In an unusual show of 1)solidarity², the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council stood in 2)unison to 3)adopt a resolution condemning³ the terrorist attacks in the United States.
The resolution not only 4)condemns the attacks, but calls on all nations to work together to bring the perpetrators to justice. It says those who aid, support or harbor the terrorists must also be held 5)accountable.
The formal meeting of the Security Council began with a moment of silence, in memory of those who died. Then, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan expressed 6)sympathy to the people and government of the United States, but noted⁴ that terrorism has no borders. "Terrorism is an international scourge⁵, which the United Nations has many times condemned," he said. "A terrorist attack on one country is an attack on humanity as a whole."
The secretary-general's remarks were followed by brief statements from representatives of 14 council members and, at the end, U.S. representative James Cunningham expressed his thanks for the support and solidarity. "This was an 7)assault, not just on the United States, but on all of us, who support peace and democracy, and the values for which the United Nations stands," he said.
Although the United States has suffered what Mr. Cunningham called a "8)cowardly and evil" attack, he said Americans will not be shaken in their 9)resolve.
After the meeting, the head of the Palestinian Observer Mission to the United Nations, Naser Al-Kidwa, restated the Palestinian Authority's strong condemnation⁶ of the attacks on the United States. "We feel horrified⁷ and shocked over the criminal, terrorist acts, which have taken place in the United States," he said. "We convey our condolences to the President of the United States and to the people of the United States, and our hearts go out to the victims. We feel this country will go through this huge 10)suffering, and they will get to the bottom of it, and bring the 11)perpetrators to justice."
Regarding reports of some 12)joyous street demonstrations⁸ among Palestinians over the terrorist attacks, Mr. Al-Kidwa said he regrets the actions of what he called a "limited number of sick-minded people."

(1) solidarity[sRlI5dArItI]n.团结
(2) unison[5ju:nIs(E)n]n.调和, 和谐, 一致, 齐唱, 齐奏
(3) adopt[E5dRpt]vt.采用, 收养
(4) condemn[kEn5dem]vt.判刑, 处刑, 声讨, 谴责
(5) accountable[E5kaJntEb(E)l]adj.应负责的, 有责任的, 可解释的
(6) sympathy[5sImpEWI]n.同情, 同情心
(7) assault[E5sC:lt]n.攻击, 袭击v.袭击
(8) cowardly[5kaJEdlI]adv.胆怯地
(9) resolve[rI5zRlv]n.决心
(10) suffering[5sQfErIN]n.苦楚, 受难adj.受苦的, 患病的
(11) perpetrator n.犯罪者, 作恶者
(12) joyous[5dVCIEs]adj.快乐的, 高兴的

 

1 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

3 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 scourge   

n.灾难，祸害；v.蹂躏

参考例句：

• Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
• The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后，不称职的人就遭殃了。

6 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

7 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

8 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。