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印尼最近发生的暴力事件

2011-08-26来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Officials were hoping for less confrontation after July's peace conference.

hope for希望, 希望得到
例句:We hope for an early spring.
我们希望春天早早到来。

2. Those talks among officials and local Papuan groups were aimed at defusing the conflict between the Indonesian military and an armed separatist movement that has been fighting for independence in the region since 1969.

aim at以…为目标
例句:The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

3. One of the organizers of the conference is Muridan Widjojo, a Javanese scholar who grew up in Papua and is now a researcher with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句:Jane grows up a tall woman.
简长成一个高个子姑娘。

4. The province is rich in natural resources and is home to U.S. gold and copper mining giant Freeport McMoRan.

be rich in含有丰富的…
例句:The country is rich in minerals.
这个国家矿产资源丰富。

5. Tensions there between workers and security forces have led to violence.

lead to导致, 引起
例句:An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

6. Widjojo says the peace conference held in July was an attempt to ease tensions and search for common ground.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句:We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

7. The report says government officials offered constructive yet vague assurances but were taken aback by Papuan demands for formal negotiations mediated by an international third party.

take aback使吃惊, 使惊呆
例句:The little girl screamed and it took us aback.
小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳。

8. His spokesman Bambang Sulistyo says the government rejects any call for international involvement, dismisses the need for negotiations and says it will focus on making the current special autonomy status work more effectively.

call for要求
例句:The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。
focus on集中于, 致力于
例句:Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

9. He says the government sees the problem as a social, welfare and to a degree a political issue, and is putting together an accelerated development approach to solve these problems.

put together组成整体
例句:I must put my thoughts together before I go on the platform.
在走上讲台讲演之前, 我要把我的思绪整理一下。

10. It urged swift action to deal with the underlying economic issues.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句:He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。