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The U.N. votes to condemn¹ Russia's attempts to annex² parts of Ukraine

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Russia looks increasingly isolated⁴ on the world stage. The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation⁵ of Ukrainian territory and called on it to reverse the move.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Russia looks increasingly isolated on the world stage. The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory. And it's calling on Russia to reverse the move. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE⁶: The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says this wasn't just a vote about Russia's aggression⁷ in Ukraine. This was about the very foundations of the United Nations.

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LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: We just saw 143 countries affirm the fundamental principles of the U.N. charter. You saw these countries stand up for territorial⁸ integrity. They stood up for sovereignty. And you saw these countries stand up for this institution.

KELEMEN: Only four countries joined Russia in opposing the resolution. China was among the 35 nations that abstained⁹. India's ambassador, Ruchira Kamboj, also abstained and called for peace talks.

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RUCHIRA KAMBOJ: As developing countries face the brunt of the conflict's consequences on food, fuel and fertilizer supplies, it is critical that the voice of the global South be heard.

KELEMEN: But others in the so-called global South did condemn Russia. Here's Liberia's ambassador, Cecilia McGill.

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CECILIA MCGILL: This is one of the unprecedented¹⁰ moments in international history, and one that leaves an indelible stain on our great charter.

KELEMEN: Allows Ambassador Ilana Seid urged countries that are friends with Russia to take a stand.

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ILANA SEID: As in life, true friends are those who have the courage and conviction to tell you the truth, to urge you back on the right path when you've gone wrong, even when it's uncomfortable.

KELEMEN: While many countries said they want to see diplomacy¹¹, U.S. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said the only way to bring peace is to stop Russia's aggression. She said the world has to stand together with conviction. And she believes it did with the general assembly vote.

Michele Kelemen, NPR News, the State Department.

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1 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

2 annex   

vt.兼并，吞并；n.附属建筑物

参考例句：

• It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
• The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

5 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

8 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

9 abstained   

v.戒（尤指酒），戒除( abstain的过去式和过去分词 )；弃权（不投票）

参考例句：

• Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained. 十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
• They collectively abstained (from voting) in the elections for local councilors. 他们在地方议会议员选举中集体弃权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。

11 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。