国际组织动向—联合国峰会上充满希望的演讲

UN Summit Produces Hope and Speeches

联合国峰会上充满希望的演讲

 

World leaders are set to wrap up a three-day summit at the United Nations with a declaration of goals for U.N. reform and poverty alleviation¹. The gathering² has produced hundreds of speeches, and a few hopeful developments.

 

The 60th anniversary observance ends Friday with a vote on a document that is the result of months of negotiations³ on how to update the world body for the 21st century. The outcome is far less than had been hoped, but could set in motion several reforms, among them a replacement⁴ of the discredited⁵ U.N. human rights commission.

 

Day two of the summit was filled with speeches from presidents and ministers representing 80 of the world body's 191 member states. Among them were the leaders of Russia, India, China, Japan, Iraq and Israel.

 

But the spotlight⁶ was outside the Assembly hall. In talks on the sidelines of the summit, European foreign ministers pleaded with Iran to reconsider their proposal for economic and other incentives⁷ in return for freezing its uranium enrichment program.

 

After a frank 25-minute meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said he was hopeful Iran would announce a halt to its enrichment activities Saturday during a General Assembly address.

 

Joschka Fischer: We explained once again that the European position is unchanged, Iran knows our position, our proposal is on the table, and we are waiting now for the announced new proposal by the Iranian president and he will do that on Saturday and we will examine these new proposals and see in which direction we can move.

 

The summit was the scene of diplomatic sparring on several other fronts Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, after meeting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, used his summit speech to reiterate⁸ New Delhi's charge that Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism in Kashmir, a charge Islamabad denies.

 

Pervez Musharraf: For several years, India has faced cross-border terrorism directed against its unity⁹ and territorial¹⁰ integrity, we shall never succumb¹¹ to or compromise with terror, in Jammu and Kashmir or elsewhere.

 

At a news conference, President Musharraf declined to criticize his Indian counterpart's comments. He said the two sides disagree about who are terrorists and who are freedom fighters.

 

Musharraf: On one side the Indian position is there, of cross border terrorism, which we call freedom struggle, I don't want to get involved in definition, because this is too complicated an issue, and unnecessarily creates misunderstandings. Any violence against civilians¹² is terrorism.

 

Russian and Chinese leaders both used summit speeches Thursday to urge the United Nations to take the lead in the fight against terrorism. Chinese President Hu Jintao called for a new global security concept.

 

Hu Jintao: We must cultivate a new security concept featuring mutual¹³ trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation. The United Nations, as the core of the collective security mechanism¹⁴, must play an enhanced rather than a weakened role in this regard.

 

In other summit developments, Israel's foreign minister met with his counterparts from Muslim nations Qatar and Indonesia. A day earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon shook hands with Pakistan's President Musharraf. Also, a U.N. treaty empowering countries to prosecute¹⁵ officials accused of stealing public funds received enough signatures to go into force.

 

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez received the biggest round of applause in the assembly hall Thursday when he scolded the United States. The populist South American leader called the U.N. reform plan set for approval Friday "illegal", he suggested that the United Nations should move out of New York to protest the war in Iraq. He said a better location for the world body might be Jerusalem.

 

Peter Heinlein, VOA news, the United Nations.

 

注释：

alleviation [Eli:vi5eiFEn] n. 缓和，减轻

spotlight [5spRtlait] n. 聚光灯，公众的注意力

uranium enrichment 铀浓缩

sparring [spB:riN] n. 争论

reiterate [ri:5itEreit] vt. 重申

succumb [sE5kQm] vi. 屈服，屈从

Jammu [5dVQmu:] n. 查谟（ 位于亚洲查谟和克什米尔的西南）

Kashmir [5kAFmiE] n. 克什米尔

prosecute [5prCsikju:t] vt. 告发，起诉

populist [5pRpjulist] adj. 人民党的

Jerusalem [dVe5ru:sElEm] n. 耶路撒冷（巴勒斯坦著名古城）

1 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 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。

4 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

5 discredited   

不足信的，不名誉的

参考例句：

• The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited. 反动当局弄得进退维谷，不得人心。
• Her honour was discredited in the newspapers. 她的名声被报纸败坏了。

6 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

7 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

9 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

10 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

11 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

12 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

13 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

14 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。

15 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？