CCTV9英语新闻：中国呼吁各方尊重明斯克协议

China is calling for all parties in the Ukraine crisis to implement¹ the Minsk agreement and to find a comprehensive and lasting² solution.

On Tuesday Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Liu Jieyi, said that China supports the agreement reached last week by the leaders of Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine in Minsk. Liu, who is also the President of the Security Council for February 2015, added that China hopes all parties can still find a way to respect the Minsk ceasefire deal. He called on the UN Security Council to scale up support to bring peace and stability to Ukraine.

Liu stressed that a political solution that respects the interests of different regions and ethnicities is the only way to end the conflict. And he said that China is willing to play a constructive³ role in solving the crisis.

1 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。

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 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。