VOA标准英语2008年-Iraqi President Urges UN Members to Drop Saddam

Iraq's president Jalal Talabani, touting¹ security gains in that country, has appealed to nations around the world to open diplomatic missions in Baghdad and drop sanctions left over from the Saddam Hussein era. The Iraqi leader was among speakers Thursday in the U.N. General Assembly's general debate. VOA's David Gollust reports from our U.N. bureau.
　
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani addresses UN General Assembly, 25 Sep 2008

The Iraqi president says his government still has a long road ahead in its efforts to restore full peace to the country.

But in his U.N. speech, he highlighted incremental² successes by Iraqi security forces in Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, and Diyala provinces, and said the government aims to take over security responsibilities for the entire country from U.S.-led multi-national troops by the end of this year.

Accordingly, Mr. Talabani appealed to the world community to recognize the security gains by reopening or establishing diplomatic missions in Baghdad and by increasing the level of representation at the handful of foreign missions already functioning there.

Citing the Baghdad government's commitment to democratic rule and non-interference in neighboring countries, Mr. Talabani urged U.N. members to lift leftover³ sanctions from the Saddam Hussein era under Chapter Seven of the U.N. charter, and drop or ease compensation claims stemming from actions of the former dictator.

"Iraq no longer threatens international peace and security," he said. "And therefore we call on the international community to adopt measures so that Iraq will no longer be subject to Chapter Seven of the Charter of the United Nations. We call on the international community to take all the measures needed to lift all actions undertaken by the Security Council against Iraq based on this chapter with regard to compensation."

The Iraqi president capped a parade of General Assembly speakers that also included, among others, the leaders of Macedonia and Armenia.
　
Branko Crevenkovski addresses UN General Assembly 25 Sep 2008

In his speech, Macedonian President Branko Crevenkovski accused Greece of violating a 1995 understanding with his government by blocking Macedonia's bid to join NATO at the alliance's Bucharest summit last April.

The two countries have been locked in a dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, with Greece contending that the use of Macedonia implies a claim to its northern province of the same name.

Mr. Crevenkovski called the Greek contention⁴ absurd but said his government remains⁵ committed to a reasonable resolution of the dispute under the auspices⁶ of U.N. envoy⁷ Matthew Nimitz.

"The Republic of Macedonia is ready to accept a fair compromise and reasonable solution which is not going to deny our national, cultural identify," he said. "It is understandable that we are not ready to give consent to just any kind of solution in the case when such an important national issue is in question. If the reason for our integration⁸ into international institutions is to contribute to the stabilization⁹ of our state, then we should not allow ourselves to be humiliated¹⁰ and to experience internal destabilization due to ill compromise."
　
Serzh Sargsyan addresses he United Nations General Assembly, 25 Sept. 2008

In his message, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expressed concern about the possible advent¹¹ of a second Cold War because of U.S. Russian-tensions stemming from last month's Georgia crisis.

He also said his government continues to actively¹² negotiate with Azerbaijan in the framework of the OECD's Minsk group over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic-Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan.

Mr. Sargsian said the result should be independence for Nagorno-Karabakh, an outcome widely opposed by members of the international community.

The president of the island state of Sao Tome and Principe off the coast of West Africa, Fradique Bandera Melo de Menezes, was one of several leaders to urge serious international efforts to reverse global warming.

He said in the last 10 years, giant ocean waves have begun to inundate¹³ coastal¹⁴ highways, isolating¹⁵ key regions of the low-lying country.

 

1 touting   

v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网

2 incremental   

adj.增加的

参考例句：

• For logic devices, the incremental current gain is very important. 对于逻辑器件来说，提高电流增益是非常重要的。 来自辞典例句
• By using an incremental approach, the problems involving material or geometric nonlinearity have been solved. 借应用一种增量方法，已经解决了包括材料的或几何的非线性问题。 来自辞典例句

3 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

4 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

5 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。

6 auspices   

n.资助，赞助

参考例句：

• The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
• The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。

7 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

8 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

9 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

10 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

11 advent   

n.(重要事件等的)到来，来临

参考例句：

• Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
• The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。

12 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

13 inundate   

vt.淹没，泛滥，压倒

参考例句：

• If the dam breaks,it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝坍塌，该城的大部分将被淹没。
• The course changes frequently,and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。

14 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

15 isolating   

adj.孤立的，绝缘的v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析

参考例句：

• Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
• This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句