香港新闻工作者从业英语词典（126）

　　国际社会the international community

　　国际压力迫使该国政府作出一连串让步。

　　International pressure has forced the government to make a series of concessions.

　　崇高的lofty

　　带来一丝希望offer a beacon of hope

　　强烈抗议delivered a strongly worded protest

　　强烈警告某人delivered a blunt warning to somebody

　　从前经常互骂的对手old sparring partner

　　接受这个挑战rise to the challenge

　　措辞谨慎chose his words carefully

　　推动公关活动develop a public-relations campaign

　　采取「具建设性之举」

　　took a "constructive stance"

　　掀起一场国际风暴whipping up an international storm

　　叙利亚否认有援助伊拉克或逃亡的伊拉克官员。

　　Syria denies helping Iraq or its fleeing officials.

　　现在的主要问题是，日本政府在台湾问题、在一些国际事务，以至人权问题上，特别是在对待历史的问题上，做出了一系列伤害中国人民感情的事情。

　　The main problem now is that the Japanese government has done a series of things that have hurt the feelings of the Chinese people over the Taiwan issue， some international issues including human rights and especially in its treatment of history.

　　第六次部长级会议the sixth ministerial conference

　　处理英国的外交事务handle Britain's foreign affairs

　　处理历史遗留下来的问题settle questions left over from history

　　被剥夺某物be deprived of something

　　被视为鸽派人士considered a dove in this Administration

　　这应该交由联合国来做，而非由美国单方面去做（一意孤行）。

　　It should all be done through the United Nations and not unilaterally by the United States.

　　透过对话解决分歧resolving disputes by dialogue

　　部分世上最贫穷的国家some of the world's most impoverished nations

　　最不当的most unwarranted

　　最后通牒ultimatum （n）； to issue an ultimatum

　　最后邀请last-ditch bid

　　喀什米尔问题Kashmir issue

　　单方面解除联合国对伊拉克的制裁unilaterally break UN sanctions against Iraq

　　报复retaliation

　　富裕国家rich nations

　　寻找共同立场、寻求共识search for common ground

　　就北约误炸中国驻南斯拉夫大使馆一事，美国愿意向三名死者家属和二十七名伤者赔偿四百五十万美元。

　　The United States will pay US$4.5 million in compensation for the three people killed and 27 wounded when Nato bombs destroyed Beijing's embassy in Belgrade.

　　提升香港的国际形象boost Hong Kong's international image

　　提出强烈抗议launched a strong diplomatic protest

　　提供援助provide aid to somebody

　　援助贫穷的非洲国家aiding poor African countries

　　散播反共讯息get the anti-Communist message out

　　犹太国家Jewish state

　　发表国情咨文delivers his State of the Union address

　　发表联合声明issued a joint declaration

　　发展中国家无法摆脱贫穷和疾病的恶性循环。

　　Developing countries faced a "vicious cycle" of poverty and infectious diseases.

　　发电报祝贺sent a congratulatory telegram

　　给予海外援助opened the foreign-aid spigot

　　华府已公开呼吁伊朗更换政权。

　　Washington has openly called for regime change in Iran.

　　虚伪的评论disguised critique

　　越南正在世界舞台上渐渐扮演更重要的角色。

　　Vietnam is gradually playing a bigger role on the world stage.

　　塞尔维亚Serbia

　　损害了中国的国际地位damage China's international standing

　　会引起国际关注would cause international concern

　　会进一步煽动回教徒的反美情绪would further inflame Muslim opinion against the US

　　会亲自接见连战will receive Lien Chan in person

　　会触发全面的贸易战could lead to a full-scale trade war

　　经济制裁economic sanctions

　　补偿reparation （n）

　　达成五点共识struck a five-point accord

　　违反国际惯例contravenes international practices

　　厌恶的abhorrent

　　对以色列的坚定支持its stalwart support of Israel

　　对抗美国独裁行为disagrees with the [US] diktat

　　对于某事作出更肯定的承诺make a firmer commitment on something

　　对某人深表关心和同情expressed a high degree of concern and sympathy for somebody

　　对美国有大幅贸易顺差的国家a nation that is running a massive trade surplus with the U.S.

　　对美国强烈偏袒以色列深感愤怒are inflamed by the strong US bias toward Israel

　　对该决定感难过was saddened by the decision

　　漠视美国的最后通牒，不会流亡rejected a US ultimatum for the Iraqi leader to go into exile

　　煽动的provocative

　　称巴勒斯坦自治政府主席阿拉法为以色列的敌人declared the Palestinian leader an enemy of Isreal

　　与此同时，以色列亦表现克制。

　　Meanwhile， the Israeli side has also shown restraint.

　　与某人意见不合putting somebody at odds

　　语气软化scaled back its rhetoric

　　认真考虑will be taken seriously into consideration

　　誓与伊拉克同仇敌忾pledged solidarity with the Iraqis

　　说错话misspoke

　　领土纠纷territorial disputes

　　领事馆consulate

　　领事职员a consulate official

　　驳斥指责rebutted allegations

　　影响政府的国际声望hurts the government's international prestige

　　德国促请普京停止镇压车臣。车臣事件是普京声望急升的主因。

　　Germany also urged an immediate end to the war in Chechnya that has been a key factor in Mr Putin's meteoric rise.

　　欧盟EU （European Union）

　　欧盟对外事务专员彭定康Chris Patten， the European Union's External Affairs Commissioner

　　请外国人来干预中国事务are inviting foreign interference in Chinese affairs

　　黎巴嫩境内的边境地区a border area within Lebanese territory

　　战争索偿促进会Association for the Promotion of Reparations

　　擅长心理战are very good at conducting psychologial warfare

　　历史性时刻a historic moment

　　澳洲外长唐纳Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer

　　应被视作发达国家should be treated as a developed country

　　获得美国资助enjoys patronage of the US

　　纵容沙特阿拉伯和巴基斯坦的独裁者coddle the dictators in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

　　联合国安理会常任理事国permanent members of the United Nations Security Council

　　联合国秘书长安南Kofi A. Annan， Secretary-General， U.N.

　　避免触怒北韩引发战争avoid provoking Pyongyang into unleashing war

　　简单地提及某事briefly touched upon something

　　粮食援助food aid

　　严厉的stern

　　继续锁国continue national seclusion

　　谴责屠杀事件decrying the killings

　　霸权主义hegemonism

　　让亚洲的声音受到国际社会重视gave Asia a voice in the global arena

　　灵活回避冲突，巧妙处理对立问题adroitly sidestepping conflict and finessing confrontation

　　鹰派作风hawkishness

　　赞美某事物pay tribute to something

　　赞扬saluted

　　赞扬某人give somebody credit for something

　　中日关系专家a Sino-Japanese relations expert

　　中美关系解冻the thaw in Sino-US ties

　　中国于1951年和梵蒂冈断交。

　　Beijing severed ties with the Vatican in 1951.

　　仍然和台湾有邦交still maintaining ties with Taipei/still maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan

　　日本与北韩的关系，近月亦因北韩涉嫌上周派遣两艘间谍船，闯进日本海域，而变得更紧张。

　　Relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang soured further after the alleged intrusion of North Korean spy ships into Japanese waters last week.

　　火上加油adding fuel to the flame

　　以巴冲突Israeli-Palestinian conflict

　　令地区紧张局势加剧inflamed regional tensions

　　令美国和沙地阿拉伯之间的关系紧张provoke strains between the Americans and Saudis

　　加强友好关系cement good relationships

　　加深中日之间的友谊deepen Japan's friendship with China

　　加剧美国和马来西亚两国之间的紧张关系impose a severe new strain on Malaysia- US ties

　　召回大使recalled its ambassador

　　召回驻某地的大使人员withdraw its ambassadors in somewhere

　　台湾外交部昨日重申，没有以借贷承诺来换取巴布亚新畿内亚的邦谊。

　　Taiwan reiterated yesterday that no loan pledges were made to Pupua New Guinea in return for diplomatic recognition.

　　外交孤立的（国家）

　　diplomatically isolated

　　全面加强合作step up co-operation across the board

　　向某国实施贸易制裁impose trade sanctions against somebody

　　多加交流将可带来体谅，减少敌意。

　　With the increased contacts will come more understanding and less animosity.

　　如果朝鲜半岛的紧张局势持续恶化if tension on the peninsula continues to worsen

　　有迹象显示中美会重新修好。

　　There were positive signs of a Sino-US rapprochment.

　　伸出和解之手extended a conciliatory hand

　　希望分化美国和她最亲密的盟友hoped to drive a wedge between the US and its closest ally

　　改和中国大陆建交switched allegiance to Beijing

　　改变现状change the status quo

　　和中国的战略性伙伴关系a strategic partnership with China

　　表示有信心纷争会逐步平息voiced confidence the disputes were heading towards resolution

　　建交established diplomatic ties/establish diplomatic relations

　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones

　　某国与某国建立全面伙伴关系somebody and somebody announced a 'comprehensive partnership'

　　重修旧好/重建邦交restore/normalize diplomatic relations

　　重新修好getting back on track

　　消除分歧patched up their differences

　　坚定的朋友steadfast friend

　　将过去的仇恨放在一边put aside the bitterness of the past

　　设法和美国修好trying to mend fences with Washington

　　就战略性的经济和金融问题进行经常性交流hold regular exchanges on 'strategic economic and financial issues'

　　策略性伙伴strategic partners

　　尝试修补和邻国的关系try to mend ties with neighbouring countries

　　尝试修补破裂的关系trying to repair damaged relations

　　对台湾最大在野党最新释出的善意its latest friendly overture to Taiwan's largest opposition party

　　与中国关系正常化normalized relations with China

　　与台湾建交会影响该地区稳定undermining regional stability by establishing dipomatic ties with Taiwan

　　缓和朝鲜半岛的紧张局势ease tensions on Korean peninsula

　　扩大军事对话boost military exchange

　　断绝外交关系break off diplomatic relations

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