美国和北约可能实施相互安全协议

美国和北约可能实施相互安全协议

US, NATO May Invoke¹ Mutual² Security Agreement
David Gollust
State Department
12 Sep 2001 

The United States is talking with NATO allies about possibly 1)invoking the 2)alliance's 3)mutual security agreement, following the devastating³ terror attacks in New York and Washington.
U.S. officials say the invocation of the mutual-security 4)provision of the NATO treaty would not necessarily mean joint⁴ allied⁵ operations against the 5)perpetrators of the New York and Washington attacks, but they say it would have strong symbolic⁶ meaning and be an important show of support for the United States as it 6)contemplates a response to the worst acts of terrorism on U.S. soil.
Briefing reporters, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Secretary of State Colin Powell has conferred by telephone with NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, among others, to talk about a coordinated⁷ response to the attacks. "We've been in touch with our mission at NATO," he said, "and the secretary has been in touch with Lord Robertson, indeed about the question of working together with our NATO allies and coordinating⁸ with our NATO allies on these matters."
A senior official here said discussion of the mutual-security agreement was 7)initiated by the allies. He said he did not expect it to be invoked⁹, unless and until, it is determined¹⁰ that the U.S. attacks were the work of a foreign terrorist group or government, or combination of the two.
Despite widespread 8)speculation as to who might be responsible for to the attacks, spokesman Boucher said the Bush administration will not be making any public 9)allegations at this point. "We're not pointing fingers," he said. "We're not saying who done it. We're going to do this carefully. We're going to maintain the ability to collect information and not 10)reveal the sources of it."
Mr. Boucher said some 50 U.S. embassies and missions abroad - about one-fourth of the total number - were closed for security reasons following the U-S attacks.
He said the decisions on closures had been left to ambassadors and chiefs of mission in the field, and that there had been no new global 11)alert issued by the State Department.

(1) invoke[In5vEJk]v.调用
(2) alliance[E5laIEns]n.联盟, 联合
(3) mutual[5mju:tjJEl]adj.相互的, 共有的
(4) provision[prE5vIV(E)n]n.供应, 预备, 防备, 规定
(5) perpetrator n.犯罪者, 作恶者
(6) contemplate[5kRntempleIt]v.凝视, 沉思, 预期, 企图
(7) initiate[I5nIFIEt]vt.开始, 发动, 传授v.开始, 发起
(8) speculation[spekjJ5leIF(E)n]n.思索, 做投机买卖
(9) allegation[AlI5^eIF(E)n]n.主张，断言, 辩解
(10) reveal[rI5vi:l]vt.展现, 显示, 揭示, 暴露
(11) alert[E5l:t]adj.提防的, 警惕的n.警惕, 警报

 

1 invoke   

v.求助于(神、法律)；恳求，乞求

参考例句：

• Let us invoke the blessings of peace.让我们祈求和平之福。
• I hope I'll never have to invoke this clause and lodge a claim with you.我希望我永远不会使用这个条款向你们索赔。

2 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

6 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

7 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

9 invoked   

v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
• She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。