228 布什敦促马其顿政府和阿尔巴尼亚武装和平解决冲突

228 布什敦促马其顿政府和阿尔巴尼亚武装和平解决冲突

Bush Urges Honoring Ceasefire in Macedonia
Scott Stearns
White House
25 Jul 2001 20:13 UTC

Ethnic¹ Albanian gunmen in Macedonia have reportedly agreed to withdraw from newly-captured positions as demanded by the government. President Bush is calling on both sides to return to the 1)negotiating table.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer says President Bush wants to see a return to the 2)ceasefire between the Macedonian government and 3)ethnic Albanian gunmen. "The President believes that it is time for leaders to show leadership." Mr. Fleischer said. "That it is time to focus anew and to strengthen the initiatives to 4)secure peace in Macedonia, to make certain that the ceasefire goes back into effect. The President does not believe there is any military 5)solution to the problem in Macedonia. There is only a peaceful solution."
Protestors this week threw stones at the American 6)embassy in the Macedonian capital accussing NATO of siding with government opponents. They smashed the front of a McDonald's restaurant and stoned the German and British embassies.
Mr. Fleischer says the President has been following events in Macedonia. He says Mr. Bush's visit to Kosovo Tuesday was a 7)reminder of the dangers surrounding ethnic violence in the region. U.S. officials are working to revive peace talks that collapsed² last week over a 8)provision that would make Albanian an official language in Macedonia.
NATO Secretary General George Robertson and European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana are expected in the Macedonian capital Thursday in another effort to stop the fighting.
Violence began in February when ethnic Albanian militants³ 9)launched a fight for greater rights in a country where they account for one-third of the population. Macedonia's government says the gunmen are trying to divide the country.

(1) negotiating table 谈判桌
(2) ceasefire n.停火,停战
(3) ethnic[5eWnIk]adj.人种的, 种族的, 异教徒的
(4) secure[sI5kjJE(r)]adj.安全的, 可靠的, 放心的v.保护
(5) solution[sE5lu:F(E)n]n.解答, 解决办法, 溶解, 溶液
(6) embassy[5embEsI]n.大使及其随员, 大使的派遣, 大使馆
(7) reminder[rI5maIndE(r)]n.提醒的人, 暗示
(8) provision[prE5vIV(E)n]n.预备, 防备, 规定
(9) launch[lC:ntF]vt.发射(导弹、火箭等), 开办, 发动vi.投入, 开始

 

1 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。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 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。