三个中美洲国家决定开发丰塞卡湾

 　　MANAGUA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The presidents of three Central American nations -- Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador -- agreed Wednesday to create a tri-national development zone in the Gulf¹ of Fonseca, which all of the three share.

　　In an official declaration after their meeting here Wednesday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Honduras' President Porfirio Lobo and El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes called on the international community to support their joint³ efforts to make the Gulf of Fonseca a zone that will benefit the three countries.

　　The three heads of state also agreed to explore the possibility of creating a tri-national authority to manage the gulf as a peaceful, secure and sustainable development zone.

　　The Gulf of Fonseca, located on the Pacific side of the region, borders El Salvador to the north, Honduras to the east and Nicaragua to the south.

　　The presidents gave a technical commission, which will consist of personnel from the foreign ministries⁴ of the three countries, a maximum of 30 days to present the development plan for the maritime⁵ region, which has previously⁶ been a source of tension among the three.

　　"The gulf will stop being a zone of conflict to become a zone of unity² for these three Central American countries," said Ortega.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。