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    Lesson Seventeen

   Section One: News in Brief

   Tapescript
   1. Two of the American hostages being held in Lebanon appeared in
   a videotape released today, appealing to the Reagan Administration
   to work as hard for their release as it did to get Nicholas Daniloff
   out of the Soviet1 Union.  Hostage David Jacobsen: 'Don't we also
   deserve the recognition, the respect and the honorable treatment by
   the United States government?  Don't we deserve the same attention
   and protection that you gave BraniloM" Jacobsen, who works for
   the' American University Hospital in B6rut, has been held for sixteen
   months.  Also appearing on the videotape was the -Associated Press
   correspondent Terry Anderson, the first time he's been seen since his
   capture eighteen months ago.  Anderson and Jacobsen had said they
   were also speaking on behalf of hostage Thomas Sutherland.  And
   they spoke2 of the death of William Buckley whom Islamic Jihad has
   claimed to have killed.  Sutherland blamed, President Reagan for
   guckley's murder.  'President Reagan made his first mistake in the
   hostage crisis and Buckley died.  Mr. President, are you going to
   make another mistake at the cost of our lives?' President Reagan to-
   day defended hisefforts to gain the hostages' release.  Speaking to re-
   porters as he left for Camp David, Mr. Reagan said there has never
   been a day that the administration has not been trying every channel.
   But he said there was no comparison between the case of Nicholas
   Daniloff and the hostages in Lebanon "because he was held by a
   government and we don't know who's holding the hostages.'
   Daniloff himself commented, on the hostages' appeal, saying his
   heart goes out to them and they will not be forgotten.

  2. The White Hous                 its view of the upcoming meeting be-
  tween President R               Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in
  Iceland. And offici             clear that the US intends to pursue a
  much broade              han the Soviets3 are proposing. NPR's Jim
  Angle reports.  "White House spokesman Larry Speakes emphasized
  today the US does not see the Iceland meeting as a discussion
  primarily about arms control.  'That issue is important to both na-
  tions and the world,' he said, 'and the US will be diligent4 in its ef-
  forts to seek common ground that could be the basis for progress in
  arms talks.' Speakes emphasized, however, that the US age@da will
  be broader than:that, even though Soviet statements about the meet-
  ing have focused largely on arms control.  Speakes says the US will
  raise all the issues as it usually does, including regional conflicts and
  tensions in Afghanistan, Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and
  Southeast Asia.  Speakes said that the US will also raise its concern
  over human rights issues.  Speakes' statement on the Iceland meeting
  today sought to keep expectation to its minimum. The President's
  goal, he said, is that both sides gain a better understanding of each
  other's position at this time and move forward toward a summit in
  the United States.  But Speakes said that the US will be satisfied with
  the meeting if we accomplish better understanding.  If no date is set
  for a summit in the US, he said, that could be done later.  I'm Jim
  Angle at the White House.'

Tape,script
    From Beirut today, the tired voices of two American hostages, a
crudely made videotape of journalist Terry Anderson and American
University employee David Jacobsen was released this morning by
   iiiii-is it w@arciere(i Buci@ley in October of last year. but no conclusive5
  1)r(-,of c)t'liis. death has ever been found.  From Beirut, the BBC's Jim
  ,Muir reports.
       "This w,.Is the first time since he was kidnapped by gunmen in
  March last year that Terry Anderson, the Beirut Bureau Chief of tl-ie
  Associate(!  Press, has been @een on video.  He looked fit but thinner
  @iiid paler than when he was abducted6, He bitterly accused the
  t@e,igan Administration of ignoring the plight7 of the American hos-
  t-,t,aes in Beirut while surrendering to the Russians over the Daniloff
       "
  case.
       " 'How can any official justify8 the interest, and attention and ac-
  tion given that case and the inattention given ours?  Do the American
  people know why we are in captivity9?  Why the marines and others
  were killed in bombings at Beirut airport and the Embassy buildings?
  Why they can't roam freely about the Middle East but are always in
  danger?  All this is the result of Reagan's policy, a policy against the
  people of the Middle East.  Our captivity is one part of the result of
  this policy.  William Buckley's murder and the killings10 of many,
  many others are another part.  Your lack of freedom to travel is an-
  other result of that policy.  We are not surprised that Mr. Reagan is
  not paying attention to our case.  More than four hundred Americans
  have been killed in Beirut without causing him to feel any responsi-
  bility or to change that policy.  We are surprised that the American
  government has put pressure on some of the European governments
  not to negotiate in such cases as ours and has surrendered itself in
  the Daniloff case, releasing a Russian spy, Zakharov, who was work-
  ing against our people.  We are more surprised that the American

,)co le still "',sten to what Rea&,an says.  How long must we staff: ii)
    ,P
 captivity? flow long will the American government not pay
 attention?' The sai-ne message was put across strongly bv one of Mr.

 Anderson's 'Cellow captives, Mr. David Jacobsen, Director of the
 American (inikersity Hospital in Beirut, who was kidnapped in May

 last year.  He said that the conditions of the hostages were very bad
 and had worsened over the past two months.  But he said the worst
 pain came from being ignored by his government.  'rhe Islamic Jihad
 is demanding the release of a group of Moslem11 extremists jailed for
 bomb attacks in Kuwait.  But both Washington and Kuwait itself

 have refused to negotiate over their release.'
      Froi-n Beirut. the BBC's Jim Muir.

Section Three: Special Report

 Tapescript
      Embo has been a controversial leader charged with mismanag-
 ing UNESCO while taking the agency in an anti-Western direction.
 The Reagan Administration cited those reasons when pulling the US
 out of UNESCO in 1984.  Last year, the same charges were behind
 Britain and Singapore's decision to withdraw.  Those th-ee defections
 forced UNESCO to cut its budget by thirty percent and intensified12
 the crisis around Embo's leadership.  Jean Gerard, now US A,,nbas-
 sador to Luxembourg, is the former US delegate to UNES(-'O.
 Gerard recommended the US withdraw, because she felt UNESCO's
 programs were moving away from international cooperation toward
 confrontation.
      "Take, for example, the New World Information Order, where
 in their documents they say that the press should be an instrument of
 the state.  Now this, of course, is totally contrary to our concept of a

  free press.  There are i-iiore and more programs which emphasize
  stat:st type of,,;olutions to problems.  In education, for example, in
  the t,@a,.-her-traiiiing program in Afghanistan, it's run solely13 by Sovi-
  et teachers with a Soviet coordinator14.  So, in essence, we were paying
  for the indoctrination of the Afghan people, which again is not my
  idea ot'what an international or-aiiization ought to be doing."
       "To what extent do you think Embo is responsible for the direc-
  tions that you disproved of in UNESCO?"
       "I think some of them, of course, were already there, but I think
  they have been very much accentuated15 under his tenure16.  And instead
  of taking the opportunity to reform the organization. to make it
  work more efficiently17 and in a more unbiased way, when we gave our
  notice of withdrawal18. there was a great clamor that there was no cri-
  sis @Li-,d initially19 very little need for reform aside from some cosmetic20
  reform, and a general resentment21 of the idea."
       "Can you describe Embo as a leader, what his personality was
  like, what his characteristics were as a leader?'
       "I would say he"s certainly very dynamic.  He has a great deal of
  charm,, he has a very personal type of management style, and, I
  think, he tended to take criticism personally.  When we had discus-
  sions with him about the budget, the Assistant Secretary of State and
  myself in 1983, since we pointed22 out that his figures were very differ-
  ent from the figures that we had under discussion, he then said that
  the United States, in essence, was behaving in a racist23 manner, that
  we had deep psychological problems.'
       'Do you think his resignation is a sign that UNESCO wants the
  United States and England back?"
       @'It's not, as I understand it, a resignation.  It was a statement
  saying that he would not seek a third term.  That does not preclude24,
  of course, some countries from urging him to be the candidate, and
  the Executive Board nominates the candidate to the general confer-
  ence.  "
               v@io N,-;,ent and i  -r,,e @Gain of tt ai i f(-,N iii,,)iiii-is
 T@tat includes Jarari.  And if xo,.i call that pressure, there certainly
 were several countries that indicated that they were not in favor of
 his having a third term."
      "Does Embo's decision to not seek a third term represent a suc-
 cess for the US's decision to pull out of t@INESCO?"
      @@ I wouldn't say it in those words frankly25.  I think it's a pity he
 didn't take the opportunity to be the champion of reform.  On the
 other hand, that's his decision."
      "What would it take for you to recommend to the United States
 that this country rejoin UNESCO?"
      "I think to have a good Director General, to see a serious con-
 structive reform take place both in the management and in the
 programs.  I think that's the kind of thing that would influence many
 people to take another look at it." From Luxembourg, Ambassador
 Jean'Gerard, former US delegate to UNESCO.


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1 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃
参考例句:
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
2 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
3 soviets 95fd70e5832647dcf39beb061b21c75e     
苏维埃(Soviet的复数形式)
参考例句:
  • A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
  • The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。
4 diligent al6ze     
adj.勤勉的,勤奋的
参考例句:
  • He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
  • She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快,一会儿也不闲着。
5 conclusive TYjyw     
adj.最后的,结论的;确凿的,消除怀疑的
参考例句:
  • They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
  • Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。
6 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持,诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(肢体等)外展
参考例句:
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
7 plight 820zI     
n.困境,境况,誓约,艰难;vt.宣誓,保证,约定
参考例句:
  • The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
  • She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
8 justify j3DxR     
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
参考例句:
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
9 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚
参考例句:
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
10 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发
参考例句:
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
11 Moslem sEsxT     
n.回教徒,穆罕默德信徒;adj.回教徒的,回教的
参考例句:
  • Moslem women used to veil their faces before going into public.信回教的妇女出门之前往往用面纱把脸遮起来。
  • If possible every Moslem must make the pilgrimage to Mecca once in his life.如有可能,每个回教徒一生中必须去麦加朝觐一次。
12 intensified 4b3b31dab91d010ec3f02bff8b189d1a     
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  • The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 solely FwGwe     
adv.仅仅,唯一地
参考例句:
  • Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
  • The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
14 coordinator Gvazk6     
n.协调人
参考例句:
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下,负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
  • How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室?
15 accentuated 8d9d7b3caa6bc930125ff5f3e132e5fd     
v.重读( accentuate的过去式和过去分词 );使突出;使恶化;加重音符号于
参考例句:
  • The problem is accentuated by a shortage of water and electricity. 缺乏水电使问题愈加严重。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her black hair accentuated the delicateness of her skin. 她那乌黑的头发更衬托出她洁嫩的皮肤。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
16 tenure Uqjy2     
n.终身职位;任期;(土地)保有权,保有期
参考例句:
  • He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
  • Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。
17 efficiently ZuTzXQ     
adv.高效率地,有能力地
参考例句:
  • The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
  • Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
18 withdrawal Cfhwq     
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销
参考例句:
  • The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
  • They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
19 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初,开始
参考例句:
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
20 cosmetic qYgz2     
n.化妆品;adj.化妆用的;装门面的;装饰性的
参考例句:
  • These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
  • Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品,所以请尽情微笑吧!
21 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤,忿恨
参考例句:
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
22 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
23 racist GSRxZ     
n.种族主义者,种族主义分子
参考例句:
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
24 preclude cBDy6     
vt.阻止,排除,防止;妨碍
参考例句:
  • We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.我们努力排除任何误解的可能性。
  • My present finances preclude the possibility of buying a car.按我目前的财务状况我是不可能买车的。
25 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。

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