2006年VOA标准英语-Formation of Peacekeeping Force in Southern Leb

By Sabina Castelfranco
Rome
13 August 2006

Security Council members at UN Headquarters in New York voted to adopt a resolution calling for a cease fire between Israel and Lebanon Friday, August 11, 2006   
  
Consultations¹ are expected to begin this week among governments intending to take part in a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. Among those expected to contribute troops to in the U.N.-approved force are France, Italy, and Turkey.

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The resolution unanimously approved by the U.N. Security Council authorizes² the deployment⁴ of a U.N. peacekeeping force of about 15,000 troops to help an equal number of soldiers from the Lebanese army take control of southern Lebanon.

But consultations are still needed to hammer out the force's make-up and mandate⁵. Analysts⁶ say France is likely to lead such a force, given its diplomatic success in acting⁷ as go-between in negotiations⁸ involving the United States and Lebanon.

As France had argued in the Security Council, the resolution strengthens the existing U.N. force in southern Lebanon - UNIFIL, which now has 2,000 soldiers acting as observers, and has been in place since 1978.

France participates in UNIFIL, and is expected to determine how many more peacekeepers it will deploy³ after evaluating the force's mandate.

Italy has confirmed its willingness to take part in the U.N. peace force and has said it wants to participate from the start in the consultations. Rome has indicated it is ready to make available up to 3,500 men from all its armed forces.

Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Italy takes part in U.N. missions. The rules of engagement, he added, will be decided⁹ during the next few days, but these are clearly peace missions.

The prime minister is to meet with Defense¹⁰ Minister Arturo Parisi and Foreign Minister Massimo d'Alema to discuss Italy's participation¹¹. The foreign minister is expected to travel Monday to Beirut, and then on to Egypt as part of Italy's diplomatic efforts to end the violence.

Predominantly Muslim nations have also expressed willingness to provide peacekeepers. Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul says his government will look "very favorably" toward sending peacekeepers, but only after a full cease-fire.

Pope Benedict the Sixteenth expressed hope that a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants¹² is close at hand.

The pope said the latest developments "lead us to hope that fighting will finally cease, and that humanitarian¹³ assistance will be promptly¹⁴ and effectively guaranteed to the people affected¹⁵ by the conflict in southern Lebanon."

1 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》

2 authorizes   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。
• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。

3 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。

4 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。

5 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 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。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

11 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

12 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

13 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。

14 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

15 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。