161 美国再次呼吁中东停止暴力行为

161 美国再次呼吁中东停止暴力行为

US Warns Against Violence in the Middle East
David Gollust
State Department
13 Jul 2001 19:26 UTC

The United States is renewing its appeals to the Middle East parties for 1)restraint with the State Department saying there is no U.S. "green light" for tougher Israeli military action against the Palestinians.
The 2)upsurge of Israeli-Palestinian violence in recent days has been accompanied by news reports from Israel suggesting that a major military thrust and even the 3)recapture of the West Bank and Gaza is at least an option being discussed by Israeli leaders.
Briefing reporters here, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States is 4)counseling restraint and has by no means given its 5)assent to any Israeli escalation¹. "The United States has very consistently been in touch with Israel urging the Israeli government, as other parties in the region, to exercise restraint, to avoid anything that would 6)provoke or incite² more violence," Mr. Boucher said. "We've certainly never given any kind of green light for Israeli military action. We've consistently urged them to exercise 7)maximum efforts to end the violence and avoid provocation³ and 8)incitement."
The spokesman said Secretary of State Colin Powell, in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon late Thursday, 9)underscored the importance of "immediate⁴" action by both sides to prevent further 10)deterioration on the ground.
Another official said that in the discussion, initiated⁵ by Mr. Sharon, Secretary Powell also reiterated⁶ U.S. opposition⁷ to Israel's recent 11)bulldozing 12)forays into Palestinian areas and targeted killings⁸ of Palestinian militants⁹.
The Bush administration is continuing to press the sides to make good on cease-fire promises so they can move on to implementation¹⁰ of the peace 13)roadmap of the U.S.-led Mitchell commission.
Spokesman Boucher said the U.S. effort is open-ended, but he said that if violence goes on the Mitchell report --at some point -- goes from being a bridge to peace to just another document on the shelf. "It's not easy to say, you know, when everything turns into a pumpkin¹¹. On the other hand," Mr. Boucher added, "it's quite clear that the moment is now, and the time is now, and the effort needs to be made to stop the violence because people are still getting hurt, people are still unable to live normal lives, and that's what we want to return to first and foremost, and use that as a way to build confidence and get back to a peace negotiation¹²."
Mr. Boucher said the administration is in constant touch with the parties -- with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield 14)shuttling in the region, and a parade of Israeli leaders due in Washington next week including Defense¹³ Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

(1) restraint[rI5streInt]n.抑制, 制止, 克制
(2) upsurge[5Qps:dV]n.高潮
(3) recapture[ri:5kAptFE(r)]n. vt.取回, 夺回
(4) counsel[5kaJns(E)l]n.讨论, 商议, 辩护律师vt.劝告, 忠告
(5) assent to v.同意
(6) provoke[prE5vEJk]vt.激怒, 挑拨, 煽动, 惹起, 驱使
(7) maximum[5mAksImEm]n.最大量, 最大限度adj.最高的, 最多的
(8) incitement[In`saItmEnt]n.刺激, 激励物
(9) underscore[ 9QndE`skR:(r) ]vt.划线于...下, 强调n.底线
(10) deterioration n.变坏, 退化, 堕落
(11) bulldoze[5bJldEJz]v.威吓, 欺负
(12) foray[5fRreI; (?@) 5fC:reI]vi.袭击n.袭击
(13) roadmap n.路标
(14) shuttle[5FQt(E)l]n.往返汽车(列车、飞机), 航天飞机, 穿梭v.穿梭往返

 

1 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

2 incite   

v.引起，激动，煽动

参考例句：

• I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家，非常会调动群众的情绪。
• Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将，就会干。

3 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

4 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。

5 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

6 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

8 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。

9 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 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。

11 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

12 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

13 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。