2006年VOA标准英语-US Pushes for UN Resolution to End Israel-Hezbo

By Deborah Block
Washington, DC
08 August 2006
 
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Hezbollah fired another barrage¹ of rockets into northern Israel Monday.  Israeli warplanes struck the major Lebanese cities of Beirut and Tyre. Israel says its army is ready for a major war, if negotiations² fail to end the current fighting.  U.S. President George W. Bush says the U.S. and its allies are working quickly on two United Nations resolutions for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and the establishment of a peacekeeping force. 

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President Bush, 7 August 2006  
  
President Bush says the U.S. and its allies are pressing for a comprehensive solution that will provide a lasting³ peace.  He says he anticipates that Israel and Hezbollah will not agree with all aspects of any ceasefire resolution, but the violence must stop.

"These two resolutions are designed to bring an immediate⁴ end to the fighting, to help restore sovereignty over Lebanese soil to Lebanese democratic government -- to Lebanon's democratic government, excuse me -- to strike a blow against the terrorists and their supporters, and to help bring lasting peace to the region."
 

Lebanon PM Fuad Saniora  
  
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora met with Arab League foreign ministers in Beirut to discuss the U.N. draft resolution written by the U.S. and France.  They want it to call for Israeli troops to withdraw once the fighting stops and hand over their positions to U.N. peacekeepers.  Mr. Siniora says a delegation⁵ will be sent to the U.N. to push for amendments⁶ to the plan.

President Bush says any agreement must deal with the root cause of  the violence -- Hezbollah -- which he says is acting⁷ as a state within a state.

Iran and Syria are the major backers of Hezbollah.  Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki describes the U.S.-France draft resolution as a new offensive against Lebanon.

Mr. Bush blames the two countries for agitating⁸ the conflict, saying U.S. diplomats⁹ have communicated with the Damascas government. "Syria knows what we think. The problem isn't us telling Syria what's on our minds, which is to stop harboring terror and to, you know, help the Iraqi democracy evolve. They know exactly what our position is. The problem is that their response hasn't been very positive. As a matter of fact, it hasn't been positive at all."

Relief agencies say it is too dangerous for them to try to deliver aid to villages in southern Lebanon where they are concerned about people cut off by the fighting.  

David Shearer¹⁰   
  
David Shearer, the U.N. Humanitarian¹¹ Coordinator¹² in Lebanon, says the situation is growing worse. "The situation in the country is deteriorating¹³ rapidly.  Since the beginning of the war, there have been virtually no supplies being brought into Lebanon with the exception of some relief supplies."

But further north in Sidon, the aid group Mercy Corps¹⁴ distributed boxes of aid.

Cassandra Nelson  
  
Spokesperson Cassandra Nelson says there's enough for about a thousand families. "We're delivering food items, we're delivering about 14,000 cans of either corn, beef, chickpeas, farver beans, high protein items, as well as food kits¹⁵ that have everything from rice, sugar, tea and other items -- about enough for a thousand families."

It is estimated that one in four people in Lebanon have been displaced.  Many have lost their homes.

1 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

2 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。

3 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 agitating   

搅动( agitate的现在分词 )； 激怒； 使焦虑不安； （尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而）激烈争论

参考例句：

• political groups agitating for social change 鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
• They are agitating to assert autonomy. 他们正在鼓吹实行自治。

9 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 shearer   

n.剪羊毛的人；剪切机

参考例句：

• A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 拙匠无利器。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Eventually, Shearer lost faith, dropping him to the bench. 最终，希勒不再信任他，把他换下场。 来自互联网

11 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

12 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

13 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

14 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

15 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。