2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says Mladic Still at Large

By Michael Drudge¹
London
22 February 2006

A U.N. prosecutor² says accused Bosnian war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic remains³ at large in Serbia.  The prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, spoke⁴ with reporters at The Hague. 

Chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte addresses the media at the UN War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006  
  
The comments by Del Ponte have dampened speculation⁵ that Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian-Serb military commander, had been detained in Serbia.

Del Ponte has told a news conference she learned from Serbian authorities that Mladic is not in custody⁶.

"There is no indication at all that negotiations⁷ about his surrender are currently being conducted," Del Ponte said. "I was in contact with the authorities in Belgrade yesterday evening (late Tuesday) and I was assured that there is no truth in all this.  Mladic remains at large, unfortunately."

Ratko Mladic (file photo)    
  
Mladic is wanted by the U.N. war-crimes tribunal at The Hague.  He is accused of ordering a massacre⁸ in Srebrenica of eight-thousand Muslim men and boys in what is called the worst atrocity⁹ in Europe since World War II.

Del Ponte says Serbian authorities must make sure he is brought to justice.

"Ratko Mladic is in Serbia," she said. "There is no doubt about it.  He has been there since 1998.  And during all this time, he has been, and he remains, within the reach of the Serbian authorities.  He can and must be arrested immediately.  And I expect all Serbian authorities to work much more intensively towards that objective."

Del Ponte says the European Union can apply more pressure on Serbia, which wants to join the 25-nation bloc¹⁰.  She says EU deadlines linked to clear sanctions will produce results.

1 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。

2 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

6 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

7 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

8 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

9 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

10 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。