VOA常速英语2023 肯尼亚反对派中止两党谈判

肯尼亚反对派中止两党谈判

　　Bipartisan talks aimed at resolving differences between Kenya's opposition¹ and the government of President William Ruto have been suspended indefinitely, the co-chair leading the talks said on Wednesday.

　　主持谈判的联合主席周三表示，旨在解决肯尼亚反对派与总统威廉·鲁托政府之间分歧的两党谈判已被无限期暂停。

　　The talks were suspended after the government failed to meet the opposition demands, said the co-chair of the joint² bipartisan talks.

　　两党联合谈判的共同主席说，在政府未能满足反对派的要求后，谈判暂停了。

　　The opposition coalition³ led by veteran leader Raila Odinga has in the past few months been at crossroads with Ruto's ruling alliance.

　　由资深领导人奥廷加领导的反对派联盟在过去几个月里一直处于重大的抉择关头，这与卢托的执政联盟有关。

　　Western leaders are ramping⁴ up efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo amid ongoing⁵ tension.

　　在科索沃局势持续紧张之际，西方领导人正在加大努力化解科索沃危机。

　　AP correspondent Mimmi Montgomery reports.

　　美联社记者米米·蒙哥马利报道。

　　Ethnic⁶ Serbs are continuing to protest in northern Kosovo, where clashes with NATO peacekeepers recently left dozens injured.

　　塞尔维亚族人继续在科索沃北部举行抗议活动，最近他们与北约维和部队发生了冲突，造成数十人受伤。

　　Over fears of renewed conflict in the troubled region, EU officials are now in talks with Serbia and Kosovo top officials and NATO is sending 700 more troops.

　　由于担心这个动荡地区会再次爆发冲突，欧盟官员目前正在与塞尔维亚和科索沃的高级官员举行会谈，北约也将增派700名士兵。

　　US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging all parties to deescalate tension and his EU counterpart Josep Borrell calls the situation "dangerous and unsustainable."

　　美国国务卿布林肯敦促各方缓和紧张局势，欧盟外长博雷尔称局势“危险且无法持续”。

　　Ethnic Serbs are in minority in Kosovo but in majority in the country's north, with many rejecting the Albanian majority territory's claim of independence from Serbia.

　　塞尔维亚人在科索沃是少数民族，但在该国北部占多数，许多人拒绝了阿尔巴尼亚人占多数的领土从塞尔维亚独立的要求。

　　I'm Mimmi Montgomery.

　　我是咪咪·蒙哥马利。

　　Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end plastic pollution were warned there was "no time to lose" on Wednesday after progress was slowed by two days of procedural debates campaigners blamed on large producer countries.

　　负责制定终止塑料污染全球条约的谈判代表周三受到了警告，称“没有时间可以浪费”。此前，谈判进展被为期两天的程序性辩论放缓，活动人士将其归咎于塑料生产大国。

　　Representatives of 175 nations have gathered in Paris for the second in the five rounds of negotiations⁷ aimed at reaching a historic legally-binding agreement covering the entire plastics life cycle by next year.

　　来自175个国家的代表齐聚巴黎，进行五轮谈判中的第二轮谈判，目的是在明年之前达成一项涵盖整个塑料生命周期的、具有法律约束力的历史性协议。

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 ramping   

土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
• Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？

5 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

6 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

7 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。