95 北爱尔兰共和军延迟裁军

95 北爱尔兰共和军延迟裁军

Disarmament Report Finds IRA Slow to Surrender Weapons
Laurie Kassman
London
2 Jul 2001 18:43 UTC

Northern Ireland has been 1)plunged into political crisis following the resignation on Sunday of the Protestant First Minister of the power-sharing government. Now the special 2)disarmament commission has issued a report saying there is little progress by the Irish Republican Army in 3)relinquishing its weapons.
The report issued by Northern Ireland's disarmament authorities says the Irish Republican Army has not 4)scrapped its weapons, or said how or when it will do so.
The commission adds that meetings with an IRA representative will continue. The report also criticizes two small 5)loyalist 6)paramilitary groups for not getting rid of their weapons either.
Protestant First Minister David Trimble resigned on Sunday after complaining the IRA has not fulfilled its commitment to disarm¹. While the IRA has allowed inspectors² to see some 7)stockpiles of weapons it says have been locked up and put beyond use, Mr. Trimble says it is not enough.
Britain's top minister for Northern Ireland, John Reid, told the House of Commons Monday new elections will have to be organized if a replacement³ for Mr. Trimble is not found within the next six weeks
Mr. Reid says efforts are being 8)redoubled to 9)avert a collapse⁴ of the peace process. He said, "This is not a matter of victory or defeat for one side or the other. It can only be a victory for all of us and all the people of Northern Ireland."
The pressure is mounting on the IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein, to get the paramilitary group to rid itself of weapons 10)once and for all.
Without naming Sinn Fein in particular, Mr. Reid saio those with influence should use it. "In this, of course, we all have a 11)collective responsibility," he said. "But some parties have a particular position with the paramilitaries and under the Good Friday agreement are 12)obliged to use such influence to achieve 13)decommissioning."
But Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams insisted the Good Friday peace agreement means more than just disarming⁵ 14)guerrilla groups. He said, "It's about change. It's about equity⁶. It's about equality. It's about justice. It's about decent policing. It's about putting guns beyond use. It's about all those matters. But the only guns in use are the guns of the British forces or of the loyalists."
The political crisis coincides with the Protestant marching season, when 15)tensions increase between Northern Ireland's religious communities.
Protestant Unionists have long sought to remain a part of Britain while Catholic republicans have fought for independence from British rule. The 1998 peace agreement, which ended three decades of 16)sectarian conflict, says Northern Ireland's political will be determined⁷ by the will of the majority.

(1) plunge into v.投入, 跳入
(2) disarmament[dIs5B:mEmEnt]n.裁军
(3) relinquish[rI5lINkwIF]v.放弃
(4) scrap[skrAp]n.小片, 废料 vt.扔弃, 敲碎, 拆毁
(5) loyalist[5lCIElIst]n.忠诚的人, 反对独立者
(6) paramilitary[pArE5mIlItErI; (?@) -terI]adj.准军事的, 辅助军事的
(7) stockpile n.积蓄, 库存vt.储蓄, 贮存
(8) redouble[rI5dQb(E)l]n.再加倍v.加倍, 加强
(9) avert[E5v:t]v.转移
(10) once and for all断然地, 坚决地
(11) collective[kE5lektIv]adj.集体的n.集体
(12) oblige[E5blaIdV]vt.迫使, 责成
(13) decommission[ 9di:kE`mIFLn ]vt.使退役
(14) guerrilla[^E5rIlE]n.游击战, 游击队
(15) tension[5tenF(E)n]n.紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧vt.拉紧, 使紧张
(16) sectarian[sek5teErIEn]n.宗派主义者

 

1 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。

2 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

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。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

5 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

6 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

7 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。