英闻天下——118 Colombian Government, FARC Renew Talks

 　　The Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebels have started a third round of peace talks in Cuba.

 

　　The two sides began negotiating an end to their half-century-old conflict last November, but so far have only agreed on procedural issues.

 

　　President Juan Manuel Santos says he wants the process wrapped up by next November, but the rebels have said peace cannot be rushed.

 

　　Lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle called for more speed.

 

　　"We really want, in all sincerity¹, to see this pick up pace. We are starting a new year, we need to pick it up and move forward. The urgency only helps us maintain public support in this process. The people want to see an efficient, dignified², rapid and serious process and this is what we are going for."

 

　　While lead rebel negotiator Ivan Marquez accused the government of slowing the talks by not offering firm proposals necessary to end the conflict.

 

　　"With that in mind they urge the government of Juan Manuel Santos to stop the war rhetoric³ that comes with false promises to solve the social problems and to publicly commit to present tangible⁴ solutions, apart from demagoguery, for the problems and misery⁵ that have come as a result of the terrible confrontation⁶ that is bleeding the country today."

 

　　Last week Marquez said the FARC would end on January 20 a two-month unilateral ceasefire it declared unless the government agreed to do the same.

 

　　Despite the ceasefire, attacks by both sides have continued.

 

　　Colombian officials say the rebels may be planning a new offensive.

1 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

2 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。

3 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

4 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

5 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

6 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。