Step by Step 3000 第1册 Unit9:For Peace and Development(3)

 　　Part 3. UN peacekeeping missions.

　　Keywords. peacekeeping missions, end fighting, end armed conflicts.

　　Vocabulary. deployment¹, standby, High Readiness Brigade, UN Secretary General.

　　Now listen to the news report, complete the news summary, and then write down the major points about the new UN peacekeeping unit.

　　Mr Annan says the nature of UN peacekeeping missions has changed in recent years.

　　From trying to end fighting between nations to attempts to end more complicated armed conflicts within nations.

　　We are rarely faced with inter-state violence any more, but in truth, we're rarely dealing² with purely³ internal conflicts either.

　　Rather conflicts today, are often a complex mix of the two.

　　Their roots may be essentially⁴ internal, but they are complicated by cross border involvement, either by state or no-state factors.

　　Mr Annan spoke⁵ to a meeting of representatives of 20 nations that have committed a portion of their armed forces to be available for immediate⁶ deployment in UN peacekeeping operations, anywhere in the world.

　　Defense⁷ ministers from 5 of the nations that are participating in the so-called "High Readiness Brigade", including Austria, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and Poland, were present at the meeting.

　　Some critics of UN peacekeeping missions have said the troops often take too long to arrive, and that when they do, are often of insufficient⁸ number to do the job.

　　The UN Secretary General says the High Readiness Brigade is essential in providing credible⁹ and effective peacekeeping troops.

　　If we show up looking small and weak, we are inviting¹⁰ trouble, and I think we have learned that.

　　If on the other hand, if we arrive quickly, with strength and obvious determination, we will invite and earn respect.

　　Mr Annan says the nations that are participating in the standby brigade are making a major contribution to the military capacity of future UN peacekeeping missions.

1 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

4 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

5 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。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

9 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

10 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。