VOA标准英语2008年-US Vice President Slams Russia, Warns About Ira

U.S. Vice¹ President Dick Cheney deplored² Russia's military action in Georgia and said Tiblisi has every right to join NATO in the future. Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome that Cheney spoke³ after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
　
Italian Premier⁴ Silvio Berlusconi, right, and US Vice President Dick Cheney shake hands during their meeting at Chigi palace, Premier's office, in Rome, 09 Sep 2008

On the fourth and final day of a visit to Italy, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney held talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome and discussed the Russia-Georgia crisis. Cheney traveled to Italy, a staunch U.S. ally, after visiting Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

He made clear that Russia could not behave as it pleased with Georgia.

"The international community is united in deploring⁵ Russia's military action and condemning⁶ its unilateral efforts to alter by force of arms Georgia's internationally recognized boundaries," said Cheney.

Cheney added that NATO allies agree that both Georgia and Ukraine have every right to strengthen their ties with the West and join the alliance. He also said that Russia's western border has never been safer than it is today because of the success in building democracies across Europe.

The two leaders also discussed Iran.

"We agreed that Iran must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. We discussed international efforts to convince the regime to comply with its obligations under multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions requiring it to stop enriching uranium and to reveal the full scope of its nuclear activities," Cheney said.

Cheney said the U.S. and Italian governments continue to work closely to enhance their economic relationship. The vice president leaves Italy on Wednesday. The Italian prime minister accepted his invitation to join him and the President Bush on Columbus Day in the United States.

 

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 deplored   

v.悲叹，痛惜，强烈反对( deplore的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They deplored the price of motor car, textiles, wheat, and oil. 他们悲叹汽车、纺织品、小麦和石油的价格。 来自辞典例句
• Hawthorne feels that all excess is to be deplored. 霍桑觉得一切过分的举动都是可悲的。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 deploring   

v.悲叹，痛惜，强烈反对( deplore的现在分词 )

参考例句：

6 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》