俄罗斯说执行联合国对叙利亚军事行动的决议是行不通的

 　　GWEN IFILL: Our lead story tonight: The furious pace of developments surrounding Syria gave way today to the more deliberate tempo¹ of diplomacy².

　　President Obama's call for military action was on hold, as the wait began to see if Syria's patron, Russia, can deliver on putting Syria's poison gas beyond use.

　　JAY CARNEY, White House press secretary: I don't have a timeline to give to you.

　　What I can say is that it will obviously take some time.

　　There are technical aspects involved in developing a plan for securing Syria's chemical weapons and verifying their location.

　　GWEN IFILL: The White House message today: Shifting Syria's chemical arsenal³ to international control won't be easy, but the U.S. won't tolerate delaying tactics either.

　　JAY CARNEY: By making this proposal, Russia has, I think, to its credit, put its prestige on the line whenit comes to its close ally and the activities of its close ally.

　　GWEN IFILL: Negotiating began in earnest at the United Nations, where the permanent members of the Security Council, the U.S., Russia, France, Britain, and China, met to discuss what comes next.

　　The French government wants any U.N. resolution enforced by military action, but Russia says that's a nonstarter.

　　In Moscow today, lawmakers in the Lower House of Parliament declared the United States shouldn't resort toforce.

　　ALEXEI PUSHKOV, Russian State Duma (through interpreter): The military strike on Syria can lead tothe most negative consequences.

　　It will lead to more deaths among civilian⁴ population, but this time caused by American missiles.

　　It will lead to extremist radical⁵ forces seizing power, so it is no accident that even in the United States people say that in case of a strike, the United States will act as al-Qaida's air force.

　　GWEN IFILL: In his televised address last night, President Obama called once again for a limited strike.

　　But he said he plans to pursue the Russian proposal to take control of Syria's weapons cache.

　　PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: It's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, and any agreement must verify that the Assad regime keeps its commitments.

　　But this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because Russia is one of Assad's strongest allies.

　　GWEN IFILL: The president also asked Congress to delay voting on military action for now.

　　Lawmakers today were both relieved and skeptical⁶.

　　REP. STEVE ISRAEL, D-N.Y.: I hope that diplomacy is operative. But we have got to dot the I's and cross the T's, vet⁷ it out and make sure that it is a viable⁸ solution.

　　REP. XAVIER BECERRA,D-Calif.: After years of trying diplomacy, after years of using sanctions and economic tools to try to get the Syrian government to change and trying to get the Russians from blocking progress, to all of a sudden see this last-moment diplomatic effort by the Russians, there's reason to have pause, to be skeptical.

　　GWEN IFILL: Left unmentioned in the president's address: support for the rebels challenging the Syrian government.

　　And a spokesman for the Syrian coalition⁹ that represents a number of opposition¹⁰ factions¹¹ suggested it was a lost opportunity.

　　KHALID SALEH, The Syrian Coalition: There's lots of ideas that people have thinking that the opposition isfilled with al-Qaida affiliate¹² organizations, and this is not the reality.

　　And we were hoping to see Mr. Obama answer some of those questions.

　　GWEN IFILL: The spokesman also questioned whether the Russian plan is serious, or just a ploy¹³.

　　KHALID SALEH: We're supposed to trust the Russians to actually force Bashar al-Assad to implement¹⁴ this agreement,and we all remember what Mr. Putin called Secretary Kerry, calling him a liar¹⁵ just also less than a week ago.

　　It seems that the Russians are doing all they can to buy Assad more time, and more time means killing¹⁶ moreSyrians.

　　GWEN IFILL: Tomorrow, Secretary of State John Kerry gets to size up Russian intentions for himself, when he meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva.

1 tempo   

n.(音乐的)速度；节奏，行进速度

参考例句：

• The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
• They waltz to the tempo of the music.他们跟着音乐的节奏跳华尔兹舞。

2 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

6 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

7 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

8 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

9 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

10 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

11 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

12 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

13 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

14 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

15 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

16 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。