联合国种族大会上巴以争论仍在继续

 

Mideast Debate Continues at Racism¹ Conference

Challiss McDonough

Durban, South Africa

3 Sep 2001 17:02 UTC

 

The showdown continues between Arab and Israeli 1)delegations at the World Conference Against Racism. The head of the Israeli delegation² says a group of Arab nations has "hijacked³" the World Conference Against Racism.

Mordechai Yedid says the conference declaration contains 2)fundamentally anti-Semitic language, even though the formal equation of Zionism with racism has been removed. "To criticize policies of the government of Israel - or of any country - is legitimate⁴, even 3)vital; indeed as a democratic state, many Israelis do just that," he said. "But there is 4)profound difference between criticizing a country and denying its right to exist. Anti-Zionism, the denial of Jews the basic right to a home, is nothing but anti-Semitism, pure and simple." Mr. Yedid says many of the nations that have been attacking Israel have horrible human rights records of their own.

Just a few hours after he spoke⁵, the head of the delegation from Yemen took the 5)podium to renew calls for condemnation⁷ of Israel. Yemeni Foreign Minister Ali Al-Anisi called upon the world to put an end to what he called Israeli discrimination not just against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, but against its own Arab-Israeli citizens. He said, "Such practices 6)oblige us to call upon the conference to condemn⁶ these 7)racial acts in a clear way, and for the conference also to equate⁸ 8)Zionism with racism." Mr. Al-Anisi said the international community has a duty to protect the Palestinian people.

 

 

(1)      delegation[delI5^eIF(E)n]n.代表团, 授权, 委托

(2)      fundamentally[fQndE5mentElI]adv.基础地, 根本地

(3)      vital[5vaIt(E)l]adj.生死攸关的, 重大的, 生命的, 至关重要的

(4)      profound[prE5faJnd]adj.深刻的, 意义深远的, 渊博的, 造诣深的

(5)      podium[5pEJdIEm]n.乐队指挥台, 墩座墙

(6)      oblige[E5blaIdV]vt.迫使, 责成

(7)      racial[5reIF(E)l]adj.人种的, 种族的, 种族间的

(8)      Zionism[5zaIEnIz(E)m]n.犹太复国主义,犹太复国运动

 

 

 

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

4 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

7 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

8 equate   

v.同等看待，使相等

参考例句：

• You can't equate passing examination and being intelligent.你不能把考试及格看成是聪明。
• You cannot equate his poems with his plays.你不可以把他的诗歌和他的剧本相提并论。