VOA标准英语2008年-European Countries Evacuate Citizens From Georg

European countries have begun evacuating¹ their citizens from Georgia. One of the first countries to do so was Italy. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome.

The Italian government has wasted no time in evacuating its nationals from Georgia as fears mount that the fighting with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia could spread.
More than 100 Italian citizens arrived in Rome from Armenia. They left Georgia Sunday on buses made available by the Italian foreign ministry²'s crisis unit.

Two military C-130 planes flew the evacuees³ to Rome. Other Italians vacationing in the southern Black Sea city of Batumi, were making their own way to Turkey. A spokesman from the foreign ministry said it was a very quick operation and a voluntary exodus⁵.
　
Demonstrators show placards during a pro-Georgia demonstration⁶ in downtown Rome, 10 Aug 2008

Among those who arrived at Rome's Ciampino airport were Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese⁷ nationals. After coming off the plane, this Italian woman spoke⁴ of the situation in the Georgian capital.

She said that around Tbilisi the situation is terrible. There are villages destroyed, there are dead people and injured, and the bombing continues. Tbilisi is like an oasis⁸, there is electricity, but there is sadness in the faces of people.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has called for an immediate⁹ cease-fire in the conflict, which does not appear to be holding at the moment. Frattini said Georgia's territorial¹⁰ integrity must be respected, but he added Italy opposes the use of weapons to defend it.

He called for the European Union to come up with a common and "balanced" position on the crisis. He said Italy is telling both sides to stop, to end the acts of hostility¹¹ and violence, and to worry about the population of South Ossetia.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by telephone to express concern about a possible escalation¹² of the conflict. He urged restraint, calling for an end to Russian operations and a resumption of dialogue.

About 50 people in a pro-Georgia demonstration marched Sunday through downtown Rome to Parliament. They denounced Russia, chanting slogans and carrying banners that read "Stop bombing in Georgia" and "Europe, Stop Russia."

 

1 evacuating   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
• Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 evacuees   

n.被疏散者( evacuee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
• Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。 来自互联网

4 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。

5 exodus   

v.大批离去，成群外出

参考例句：

• The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
• Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战，就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。

6 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

7 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

8 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。

9 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。

10 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

11 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

12 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