2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Rice Pushing UN Force for Lebanon

By Scott Stearns
White House
29 July 2006
 
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East Sunday, with plans for a United Nations force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants¹ fighting in southern Lebanon.

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President Bush says Secretary Rice's goal is to work with the leaders of Israel and Lebanon on plans to be introduced at the United Nations next week for a multinational² force along the border.

President George W. Bush  
  
"We will work with our allies to adopt a resolution that establishes a framework to end the violence quickly, and mandates³ the multinational force," said Mr. Bush.  "This approach will demonstrate the international community's determination to support the government of Lebanon, and defeat the threat from Hezbollah and its foreign sponsors."

President Bush says Iran must stop giving money and weapons to terrorists groups, such as Hezbollah, and Syria must end its support for terrorism and respect Lebanese sovereignty.

Hezbollah militants used strongholds in southern Lebanon to launch cross-border raids and shell positions inside Israel.

During Friday talks at the White House with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Bush said they agreed a U.N. force will help Lebanon's democratic government take full control over all its territory.

"Militias⁴ in Lebanon must be disarmed⁶, the flow of illegal arms must be halted, and the Lebanese security services should deploy⁷ throughout the country," added Mr. Bush.

 
Condoleezza Rice  
  
The president is opposing calls from some European and Arab allies for an immediate⁸ cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying the region is littered with agreements that only led to more violence.

He said this painful and tragic⁹ moment of conflict in the Middle East is an opportunity for broader change.

Mr. Bush again invoked¹⁰ the worst terrorist attack in American history as evidence of the need to promote democratic change and fight terrorism.

"The experience of September the 11th made it clear that we could no longer tolerate the status quo in the Middle East," he added.  "We saw that, when an entire region simmers in violence, that violence will eventually reach our shores and spread across the entire world.  The only way to secure our nation is to change the course of the Middle East, by fighting the ideology¹¹ of terror and spreading the hope of freedom."

In the Democratic radio address, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson criticized what he says was insufficient¹² U.S. diplomatic involvement in the area before the crisis.

"If we would have had a permanent Middle East envoy¹³ in the region, we would have been in a better position to disarm⁵ Hezbollah and protect Israel, and implement¹⁴ a concurrent¹⁵ cease-fire along with a legitimate¹⁶, international peacekeeping force on the ground," said Mr. Richardson.

Richardson says fighting in southern Lebanon, violence in Iraq, high oil prices and nuclear standoffs with North Korea and Iran are evidence of what he says is a world on the verge¹⁷ of spinning out of control.

Richardson was a U.N. ambassador and energy secretary for President Bill Clinton. He is running for re-election as New Mexico governor in November, and is regularly mentioned as a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2008.

1 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。

2 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

3 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

4 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

5 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

6 disarmed   

v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
• The swordsman disarmed his opponent and ran him through. 剑客缴了对手的械，并对其乱刺一气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

8 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。

9 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

10 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》

11 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

12 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

13 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

14 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

15 concurrent   

adj.同时发生的，一致的

参考例句：

• You can't attend two concurrent events!你不能同时参加两项活动！
• The twins had concurrent birthday. 双胞胎生日在同一天。

16 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

17 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。