缅甸和谈双方签署停火协议草案

 　　A new ceasefire has been signed among Myanmar's armed ethnic¹ groups and the government.

　　Aung Min is one of the lead negotiators for the Myanmar government.

　　"The National Ceasefire Agreement we sign today has values which have more than an agreement. NCA is also a starting point to build long lasting² peace in Myanmar peace process. Like the President said today, this is opening of peace door"

　　The new draft is being taken by the negotiation³ teams for the various ethnic groups to the leaders of their rebel factions⁴ to sign-off on.

　　缅甸和谈双方签署停火协议草案

　　The new agreement is the culmination⁵ of a series of talks which have been taking place since 2013.

　　It comes amid weeks of fighting in northeastern Myanmar, along the border with China which has seen thousands displaced.

　　That fighting has also led to cross-border tensions following a bombing which left a number of Chinese nationals dead.

　　Meanwhile, the United Nations is describing the draft agreement as a "significant achievement" and the first step towards larger political negotiations⁶.

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 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。

3 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

4 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

5 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。

6 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。