VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton: Time to Move Forward on Norma

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Latin American leaders Thursday it is time to move forward on restoring relations with Honduras after last year's coup¹. She holds a key meeting with Central American leaders on Honduras and other issues Friday in Guatemala City.

Clinton, on a six-nation Latin American tour, has encountered resistance to an early return to normal relations with Honduras from officials in Argentina and Brazil.

But at a press event with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias², a critical mediator³ in the Honduran crisis, the Secretary of State said last November's internationally-recognized elections in Honduras, and subsequent steps by new President Porfirio Lobo, should clear the way for the country's reintegration in the Hemisphere.

"President Lobo has moved quickly to implement⁴ many of the recommendations that first came from President Arias' work on the San Jose accords, and were incorporated into the Tegucigalpa accord," said Hillary Clinton. "He [Lobo] has a unity⁵ government. He has a truth commission that will be stood up. He expedited the safe departure of former President Zelaya. And we think that Honduras has taken important and necessary steps that deserve the recognition and the normalization⁶ of relations."

Brazilian leaders told Clinton earlier this week they had reservations about early normalization in the absence, of among other things, provisions for the return home of ousted⁷ former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who has gone into exile in the Dominican Republic.

The Organization of American States suspended Honduras after the coup last June and the United States suspended most aid. Clinton said she has sent a letter to Congress telling legislators the administration will resume aid, and said other states in the Hemisphere should not delay normalization steps.

"Other countries of the region say that they want to wait a while," she said. "I don't know what they're waiting for, but that's their right to wait. We believe that President Lobo and his administration have taken the steps necessary to restore democracy. And we share the condemnation⁸ of the coup that occurred but we think it's time to move forward and insure that such disruptions of democracy do not and cannot happen in the future."

Clinton ends her most extensive Latin America trip since taking office on Friday, meeting in Guatemala City with the leaders of several Central American countries and the Dominican Republic including Mr. Lobo of Honduras.

In San Jose, she took part in a ministerial meeting of the Pathways to Prosperity, a Hemispheric grouping aimed at promoting inclusive economic growth and social reforms

In a policy speech, she urged regional support for earthquake ravaged⁹ Chile, and long-term assistance including trade preferences to help revive industry in Haiti after its disastrous¹⁰ earthquake in January.

She called for efforts to promote the rights of women and historically-marginalized indigenous¹¹ and African populations in Latin America, reiterating¹² themes sounded late Thursday in a town-hall meeting at a largely Afro-Brazilian university in Sao Paulo.
 

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 arias   

n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？ 来自辞典例句
• The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。 来自辞典例句

3 mediator   

n.调解人，中介人

参考例句：

• He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
• He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

4 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。

5 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。

6 normalization   

n.（normalisation）正常化，标准化

参考例句：

• The visit signalled the normalization of relations between the two countries.这次访问显示两国关系已经正常化。
• He was pleased to the normalization of relationship between the police and the people.他很高兴警方和人民之间关系的正常化。

7 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

8 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

9 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

10 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

11 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

12 reiterating   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
• The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。