246 阿族游击队从马其顿地区撤军

246 阿族游击队从马其顿地区撤军

Roadblocks Abandoned as Ethnic¹ Albanian Gunmen Withdraw in Macedonia
Jeff Bieley
Skopje
26 Jul 2001 14:53 UTC

Reports say 1)ethnic Albanian 2)guerrillas are following through on promises to 3)withdraw from positions near the Macedonian city of Tetovo. If the agreement signed Wednesday is upheld, it would give a boost to renewed peace talks.
International monitors say roadblocks have been removed on the road from Tetovo to the Kosovo border, freeing up travel at least to the ethnic Macedonian village of Lesok.
Residents in Tetovo town also report that a 4)checkpoint previously² 5)manned by the ethnic Albanians, known as the National Liberation Army NLA), has been 6)abandoned. However, it was still not clear if the NLA would withdraw completely from all 7)territory it took over since a July 5 cease-fire.
The rebels agreed to the pull-back Wednesday in a NATO-brokered agreement with NLA leaders based in Kosovo. The agreement is aiming to reduce rising military tensions following three days of heavy fighting.
NATO Secretary General George Robertson and European Union (EU) foreign policy 8)representative Javier Solana arrived in Skopje Thursday for a new round of talks intended to restart internationally-mediated peace talks. Those talks, led by U.S. diplomat³ James Pardew and EU envoy⁴ Francois Leotard, broke down last week over ethnic Albanian demands for greater language rights.
Mr. Pardew said that in the 9)ensuing heavy fighting, both sides "walked right up to 10)brink." Mr. Pardew added after the agreement Wednesday, "maybe they've made a decision that peace was better than war, because that's exactly where they were heading."

(1) ethnic[5eWnIk]adj.人种的, 种族的, 异教徒的
(2) guerrilla[^E5rIlE]n.游击战, 游击队
(3) withdraw from v.退出, 离开
(4) checkpoint[5tFekpCInt]n.检查站, 车站的行李房
(5) manned[mAnd]adj.有人驾驶的, 有人操纵的
(6) abandoned[5bAnd(E)nd]adj.被抛弃的
(7) territory[5terItErI; (?@) -tC:rI]n.领土, 版图, 地域
(8) representative[reprI5zentEtIv]n.代表adj.典型的, 有代表性的
(9) ensue[In5sju:; (?@) In5su:]vi.跟着发生, 继起
(10) brink[brINk]n.(峭岸、崖的)边缘

 

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 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 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。