2006年VOA标准英语-Security Council Chief Frustrated at Slow Cease

By Barbara Schoetzau
New York
04 August 2006

U.N. Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng has expressed frustration¹ at the slow pace of efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.  U.N. officials also say the humanitarian² situation in south Lebanon is deteriorating³.

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Nana Effah-Apenteng    
  
After private consultations⁴ to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon, Effah-Apenteng said meetings may continue during the weekend as French and U.S. diplomats⁵ try to resolve differences over a resolution calling for a truce⁶. The Ghanaian ambassador, serving as this month's Council head, said members are trying to take action to stop the fighting, but there are factors beyond the Council's control.

"It is not easy to resolve all the difficulties and, therefore, we are giving the parties as much leeway as possible," he said.  "The Americans and French, who are taking the lead in this issue, have to talk to the parties to the conflict, the Lebanese and then the Israelis, before they can agree on a package, so that is why there is so much delay in taking any concrete step."

The resolution calling for a truce has been stalled because France and the United States are divided over which should come first: a cease-fire or the deployment⁷ of international troops. 
 

A Lebanese boy carries cans of food distributed by the Red Cross in in southern port city of Tyre, Aug. 3, 2006  
  
Effah-Apenteng also expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, asking the international community to be more generous in its response to a U.N. appeal for aid to Lebanon. U.N. officials say over 900,000 people have been displaced since the fighting began.

Meanwhile, U.N. spokesperson Ahmad Fawzi said reported Israeli shelling appears to have cut off the supply route used to deliver humanitarian aid to communities in south Lebanon.

"An assessment⁸ team is checking the road to see whether eight convoys¹⁰ can use it, but the convoy⁹ today has been canceled," he said.  "Due to the bombardment of southern Beirut yesterday most of the truck drivers did not report to work this morning and another convoy to Tyre was also canceled."

Fawzi says U.N. officials have been in touch with Israeli authorities concerning the humanitarian situation but he would not detail the conversations.

1 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

4 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》

5 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

7 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

8 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

9 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

10 convoys   

n.（有护航的）船队( convoy的名词复数 )；车队；护航（队）；护送队

参考例句：

• Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here. 车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys. 一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 来自辞典例句