77 布什及国会对将前南斯拉夫总统移交国际法庭表示赞赏

77  布什及国会对将前南斯拉夫总统移交国际法庭表示赞赏

Bush, US Congress Members Praise Milosevic's Transfer
Paula Wolfson
White House
28 Jun 2001 23:42 UTC

There is praise in Washington for the 1)transfer of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to the International War Crimes 2)Tribunal in The Hague. President Bush says it is an important step by the new leaders in Belgrade.
The president says the transfer of the former Yugoslav leader sends a message to all those who brought 3)tragedy and 4)brutality to the Balkans. He says they now know they will be held accountable for their crimes.
In a written statement, Mr. Bush says the decision by the government of Serbia is a strong sign of Belgrade's commitment to cooperation with the work of the tribunal. He says the United States is confident that cooperation will continue.
The president closes the statement with a promise to help the people of Yugoslavia - made up of Serbia and Montenegro as they continue to take the difficult steps toward 5)democratic and economic reform.
There are indications the Bush administration will make good on that promise Friday in Brussels, at a conference of aid 6)donors for Yugoslavia. The United States had conditioned its participation² in the conference on the status of Mr. Milosevic.
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the action taken in Belgrade was 7)applauded by the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat¹ Joseph Biden, of Delaware. He said he was 8)gratified by the decision to transfer Mr. Milosevic to the Hague, noting his rule resulted in four wars over ten years.
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, spoke³ of the impact U.S. 9)sanctions had on developments in the region, saying the decision to 10)hand over the former Yugoslav leader proves that conditions on foreign aid can work.
And Madeleine Albright, who served as U.S. Secretary of State during the Clinton administration, talked to reporters about the long effort to bring Mr. Milosevic to justice. She said the transfer is a victory for the Serbian people.

(1) transfer[trAns5f:(r), trB:-]n.迁移, 传递vt.转移, 转让vi.转移, 转学
(2) tribunal[traI5bju:n(E)l]n.法官席, 审判员席, (特等)法庭
(3) tragedy[5trAdVIdI]n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
(4) brutality[brU:`tAlEtI]n.残忍, 野蛮的行为
(5) commitment[kE5mItmEnt]n.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务
(6) democratic[demE5krAtIk]adj.民主的, 民主主义的, 民主政体的
(7) applaud[E5plC:d]v.拍手喝彩, 称赞, 赞同
(8) gratify[5^rAtIfaI]vt.使满足
(9) sanction[5sANkF(E)n]n. v.批准, 制裁
(10) hand over v.移交

 

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

3 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。