叙利亚和谈第一天没有突破

 　　Peace talks between the Syrian government and rebels groups continue Tuesday in Kazakhstan, after an opening day in which officials said there was no major breakthrough.

　　叙利亚政府与反政府力量星期二继续在哈萨克斯坦进行和平谈判。有关官员说，星期一的第一天谈判没有出现重大突破。

　　The officials said the talks in Astana, backed by Russia and Turkey, did not feature direct negotiations¹, but rather the two sides communicated indirectly² through mediators.

　　有关官员说，双方在阿斯塔纳进行的谈判中没有直接对话，而是通过调停人员间接沟通。这次和谈得到了俄罗斯和土耳其的支持。

　　The negotiations are focusing on cementing a nationwide cease-fire mediated³ by Russia, Iran and Turkey in December – a truce⁴ that has largely held.

　　谈判的重点是巩固由俄罗斯、伊朗和土耳其去年12月斡旋达成的全国停火，这次的停火基本上得到了遵守。

　　Prior Syrian peace talks, including the last negotiations a year ago, made little progress in bringing an end to the conflict that began in March 2011.

　　以往的和谈，包括一年前的谈判，对于结束这场2011年3月开始的冲突没有多少进展。

1 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。

2 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

3 mediated   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的过去式和过去分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• He mediated in the quarrel between the two boys. 他调解两个孩子之间的争吵。
• The government mediated between the workers and the employers. 政府在工人与雇主间搞调和。

4 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。