古巴呼吁联合国防止军事打击叙利亚

　　古巴呼吁联合国防止军事打击叙利亚

      HAVANA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cuba is urging the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly to work to prevent a proposed military strike against Syria. In a statement issued by the country's foreign ministry¹, the country called on the Security Council to "fulfill² its mandate³ to prevent any breach⁴ of peace and stop military intervention⁵ that threatens international security in this volatile⁶ region of the world."

　　"Cuba believes the General Assembly, the only UN body that represents all countries, is also responsible（负责任的） for stopping the aggression⁷, especially since the Security Council（安理会）, predominated by the United States, cannot make a decision," said the statement.

　　The Cuban government also urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon to "become directly involved in preventing the events presented as almost inevitable⁸ by the U.S. president," the statement said, suggesting Ban should take urgent and aggressive diplomatic steps to carry out the overwhelming responsibility of his office, which is to maintain peace and global stability.

　　While condemning⁹ U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to attack the Arab country, the statement also called on the U.S. Congress -- which is expected to deliberate on Obama's strike proposal when it reconvenes on Sept. 9 -- to oppose military intervention in Syria, as Britain's parliament did Thursday.

　　"If the U.S. Congress rejects the proposed attack announced by the president, as the British parliament（议会） did, it will make a surprising and valuable contribution to world peace, but if it approves the measure, then the congressmen will have to accept the consequences in the relentless¹⁰ records of history," said the statement, which also urged more nations to "promote a solution to the conflict through diplomatic channels, without further bloodshed."

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

3 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

4 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

5 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

6 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

7 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

8 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

9 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》

10 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。