潘基文呼吁全球应对各种不和

 　　UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Recalling the world has just come through a year of discord¹, disease and disruption, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said the year 2015 must be a time for global action.

　　Addressing the reporters in an end-of-year press conference, the UN chief highlighted four imperatives² for next year, including securing a climate change agreement, averting⁴ escalation⁵ of situations in Syria, countering extremism, and adapting UN to a new global landscape.

　　While hailing the results of the Climate Summit meeting in Lima, Peru, such as agreeing on a draft negotiating text and capitalizing the Green Climate Fund with an initial 10 billion U.S. dollars, Ban said though there is still a great deal of work ahead on finance and other difficult issues, all governments agree they must curb⁶ the growth in emissions⁷, which is encouraging.

　　On Syria, Ban said this year in the country, the dismantling⁸ of the chemical weapons program has been of little consolation⁹, and "2015 must be the year in which we end the nightmare in Syria -- and avert³ the escalation of other worrying situations."

　　UN chief urges global action in 2015 against discord, disease, disruption

　　He said regardless of what kind of argument or difference of opinions there may be, the violence must stop, after almost four years of killings¹⁰.

　　"As we started the Geneva meeting, then whatever it may be, we need to sit down together, sort of a Geneva II or whatever it may be called," he said. "But the -- unfortunately, the atmosphere has not been created."

　　On counter-extremism, Ban said we must do more to counter extremism and the rise of far-right political parties that target minorities, migrants and in particular Muslims.

　　Noting the slaughter¹¹ on children in Pakistan Tuesday, Ban said "recently, the international community has been troubled by all this spread terrorism and extremism, here and there...We have seen so many such things, in Pakistan, in Afghanistan and Nigeria and Somalia and elsewhere."

　　The UN is now actively¹² engaging with the countries which are in danger, who are vulnerable to terrorism and extremism and will try to help those member states to strengthen their national capacity, he added.

　　Ban also pointed¹³ to the impacts of conflicts in Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine, as well as to the spread of extremist insurgencies in Nigeria and Iraq, and instability in Afghanistan and the Sahel.

　　Over the past year, peace operations, diplomacy¹⁴ and humanitarian¹⁵ capacities have been pushed to the limit. More than 100 million people need assistance and more than 50 million people have been driven from their homes -- the most since the Second World War, according to the UN chief.

　　As for the issue of Israel and Palestine, Ban said the two sides have a responsibility to step back from the brink¹⁶, ease the current tensions and salvage¹⁷ a two-state solution that is looking ever more remote.

　　Ban also briefed the crowd about his visit to the most affected¹⁸ countries by the Ebola virus, saying the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has challenged the international community in unprecedented¹⁹ ways.

　　"I want to see the response for myself, and show my solidarity²⁰ with those affected and urge even greater global action," he said. "But now is not the time to ease up on our efforts. As long as there is one case of Ebola, the risk remains²¹. We must do everything we can to get to zero."

　　The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and is also the penultimate year of Ban's tenure²² until Dec. 31, 2016.

　　According to the UN chief, a number of key reviews of the United Nations' work will come to fruition in 2015, including panels on peace operations which was launched last month, peace-building review by the General Assembly, and humanitarian financing and implementation²³ of the Security Council's landmark²⁴ resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.

　　"These assessments²⁵ are an opportunity to build on the other reforms we have pursued throughout my tenure," he added.

1 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

2 imperatives   

n.必要的事( imperative的名词复数 )；祈使语气；必须履行的责任

参考例句：

• Nixon, however, had other imperatives. 但尼克松另有需要。 来自辞典例句
• There could be some cultural imperatives in there somewhere! 在公共传播那里，在某些方面，可能有更迫切的文化需要！ 来自互联网

3 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

4 averting   

防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
• These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

5 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

6 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

7 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

8 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

9 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。

10 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

11 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

12 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

13 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

14 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

15 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。

16 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

17 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。

18 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。

19 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

20 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

21 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

22 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

23 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

24 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

25 assessments   

n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价

参考例句：

• He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句