2006年VOA标准英语-Death of Milosevic Welcomed and Mourned in

By Stefan Bos
Budapest
11 March 2006

There were mixed reactions in regions that were ravaged¹ by the Balkan wars of the 1990's to the death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. Some say his death robs victims of the justice they had hoped for from his war crimes trial, while Milosevic supporters mourn his death.

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A supporter of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic cries while holding a photo of the former Yugoslav leader in a support group headquarters in Belgrade
  

Although Slobodan Milosevic was ousted² in a popular revolt in 2000, there were some scenes of grief in his homeland, Serbia. Milosevic supporters spoke³ of a "great loss." State-run television aired classical music between newscasts.

Serbian Justice Minister Zoran Stojkovic said he was "shaken as a person," and claimed the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague did not provide proper medical care to the former leader, who suffered from high blood pressure and heart troubles.

Yet, they received no sympathy from Milosevic's opponents. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, recalled his days in opposition⁴. "Slobodan Milosevic ordered many assassinations⁶ of my followers⁷ for years, assassinations of members of my family and people of my party. And Slobodan Milosevic organized a few assassination⁵ attempts against my own life, what can I say," he said. "That's a pity that he did not face justice in Belgrade..." 

 
Bosnian Muslim survivor⁸ of the Srebrenica massacre⁹, Esefa Alic, cheer as she listens to the tv news about the death of Slobodan Milosevic
  
In the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, and in the province of Kosovo, officials and citizens expressed regret that Milosevic did not live to face justice.

In Kosovo, Veton Surroi, an ethnic¹⁰ Albanian leader, who had testified against Milosevic, said he regretted Milosevic did not live 100 years, so he could have spent a longer time in prison.

But Bosnian Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic said he hopes Milosevic's death will encourage the people of the Balkans to bury their recent bloodstained past, and

look toward a future of reconciliation¹¹. And, he stressed it was crucial for the Balkans to continue to cooperate with the U.N. court, in particular, for Serbia and the Bosnian-Serb Republic to turn over Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic and his military commander, Ratko Mladic. "As the old fugitives¹² are not in The Hague, the situation will not be normal. So, one of the most important priorities of all the countries, especially Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia-and-Montenegro is to fully¹³ cooperate with [the UN Tribunal at] The Hague. We have two reasons for that: One, to fulfill¹⁴ our international bligations, and another one, which is even more important, we have to do it, because this is some sort of condition to build the trust among us," he said.

Minister Ivanic was in Austria for a meeting of European foreign ministers. The EU has made surrender of war crimes suspects a condition of membership negotiations¹⁵ with Serbia-and-Montenegro.

Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plasnik, whose country currently chairs the European Union, said the region must look to the future. "The need to come to terms with the legacy¹⁶ of the past, with the legacy of which Slobodan Milosevic has been a part ... will be one of the big challenges ahead for the region, in order to reach one of the ultimate goals we are working on, which is lasting¹⁷ peace and reconciliation," she said.

An estimated quarter-of-a-million people died in the bloody¹⁸ break up of Yugoslavia, and millions were displaced. Milosevic has been blamed for inciting¹⁹ much of the hatred²⁰ that led to Europe's worst conflict since World War II.

1 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

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。

4 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。

5 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

6 assassinations   

n.暗杀( assassination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Most anarchist assassinations were bungled because of haste or spontaneity, in his view. 在他看来，无政府主义者搞的许多刺杀都没成功就是因为匆忙和自发行动。 来自辞典例句
• Assassinations by Israelis of alleged terrorists habitually kill nearby women and children. 在以色列，自称恐怖分子的炸弹自杀者杀害靠近自己的以色列妇女和儿童。 来自互联网

7 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

8 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

9 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

10 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

11 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

12 fugitives   

n.亡命者，逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分

13 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

14 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

15 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

16 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

17 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

18 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

19 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

20 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。