2006年VOA标准英语-Security Council Considers Amendments to Truce

By Barbara Schoetzau
New York
07 August 2006

At the United Nations, the Security Council is discussing amendments¹ to a French-American sponsored resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Diplomats² met throughout the weekend to consider proposals put forth³ by Lebanon and Qatar, the only Arab nation currently serving on the Security Council.

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France and the United States presented a negotiated draft resolution Saturday calling for a full cessation of hostilities⁴ leading to a permanent cease-fire and political solution to the crisis in Lebanon.

But Lebanon is urging the council to revise the resolution to include a demand that Israel immediately withdraw its forces from Lebanon and turn over its position to UN peacekeepers. According to the Lebanese proposal, the peacekeepers would help the Lebanese army deploy⁵ throughout southern Lebanon, which is now in control of Hezbollah forces, to the Blue Line, the U.N.-drawn boundary with Israel.  

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France's U.N. ambassador, Jean Marc de la Sabliere, says council members are trying to take into consideration all points of views, including those of the Arab League, which is sending a delegation⁷ to meet with the council.

"I said when we secured the text in the council that this text could be improved so I am going to work to day to improve the text," he said. "We have to take into account the concerns of all."

The Arab League envoy⁸ to the United Nations, Yahya Mahmassani, say the withdrawal⁹ of Israeli troops behind the Blue Line and a cease-fire are the top priorities. Next, he says, is putting the disputed Shebaa Farms area under U.N. jurisdiction¹⁰ pending¹¹ its delineation¹². Lebanon claims the area, which Israel seized area during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. But the United Nations says it belongs to Syria and that Syria and Israel should determine the area's fate. Hezbollah says Israel's occupation of the Shebaa Farms area is the reason for its fight with Israel.

"The third point: there should be the transfer of the two Israeli soldiers and the Lebanese prisoners, including those who were abducted¹³ recently," noted¹⁴ Mahmassani. "There should be an equity¹⁵. It should be done simultaneously¹⁶. They way it is now in the present draft, it has a discriminatory tone and we do not accept it."

Once the Security Council passes the resolution, a second resolution is expected to deal with the issue of sending an international force to implement¹⁷ a cease-fire and a long-term solution to the situation in Lebanon.

1 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

2 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》

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 hostilities   

n.战争；敌意(hostility的复数)；敌对状态；战事

参考例句：

• Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
• All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。

5 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

6 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》

7 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。

8 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

9 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

10 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

11 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

12 delineation   

n.记述；描写

参考例句：

• Biography must to some extent delineate characters.传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。
• Delineation of channels is the first step of geologic evaluation.勾划河道的轮廓是地质解译的第一步。

13 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

14 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

15 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

16 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

17 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。