联合国中东问题公开辩论未能得出结论

 

UN Mideast Debate Ends Without Decision

Breck Ardery

United Nations

22 Aug 2001 01:02 UTC

 

Two days of open debate on the crisis between Israel and the Palestinians ended late Tuesday in the United Nations Security Council with no decision on what, if any, action to take.

After almost 50 speakers, the debate ended pretty much where it began with Israeli and Palestinian 1)representatives trading charges on which side is responsible for the violence.

The central issue before the Council, whether to send international observers to the occupied territories, remains¹ 2)unresolved. In his closing statement, Israeli ambassador Yehuda Lancry repeated his government's opposition² to an international monitoring force. Mr. Lancry criticized a draft Security Council resolution supported by the Palestinians. "We consider the draft resolution being 3)circulated at the 4)behest of the Palestinians, in spite of its sophisticated content, totally 5)impracticable," he said.

The current version of the draft resolution calls for the establishment of a "monitoring mechanism³" to help the parties comply with the so-called "Mitchell Report" that outlines steps to end the violence, 6)restore confidence and 7)resume negotiations⁴.

The head of the Palestine Observer Mission to the United Nations, Nasser Al-Kidwa, told reporters the language in the resolution is quite modest. "We think that the draft resolution is a reasonable one," he said. "It reflects agreed language among the members of the Council."

However on Monday, the United States 8)signaled that it may oppose the resolution saying now is not the time to "impose 9)unworkable ideas that will not change the reality on the ground." Last March the United States 10)vetoed a resolution that would have created an international observer mission in the West Bank and Gaza.

In the next few days, Council members will hold closed consultations⁵ to decide whether to vote on a resolution, issue a consensus⁶ statement or do nothing.

 

 

(1)      representative[reprI5zentEtIv]n.代表adj.典型的, 有代表性的

(2)      unresolved adj.未解决的，未决定的

(3)      circulate[5s:kjJleIt]v.(使)流通, (使)运行, (使)循环, (使)传播

(4)      behest[bI5hest]n.命令, 吩咐, 要求

(5)      impracticable[Im5prAktIkEb(E)l]adj.不可行的

(6)      restore[rI5stC:(r)]vt.恢复, 使回复, 归还, 交还

(7)      resume[rI5zju:m; (?@) -5zu:m]vt.再继续, 重新开始, 恢复

(8)      signal[5sI^n(E)l]n.信号adj.信号的v.发信号

(9)      unworkable[Qn5w:kEb(E)l]adj.难运转的, 不能实行的

(10)      veto[5vi:tEJ]n.否决, 禁止, 否决权vt.否决, 禁止

 

 

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 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。

3 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

4 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。

5 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？