2012年ESL之日常生活 15 Negotiating a Peace Treaty
Negotiating a Peace Treaty
Ahmed: Have you heard the news?
Menna: The nations of Palicia and Isram have signed a peace treaty. This means that there will be an immediate 1 ceasefire and an end to hostilities 2. This is a historic day!
Ahmed: I never thought I’d live to see this day. Has everything been settled?
Menna: Only the most important things. The borders have been decided 3, there will be a recognition of statehood, and political prisoners will be exchanged.
Ahmed: That’s great, but does the treaty need to be ratified 4 by the people of the two nations?
Menna: Yes, but the leaders have already signed the documents and the ratification 5 process is just a formality at this point.
Ahmed: This means that refugees will be able to return home.
Menna: That’s right. They’ll be able to go home at long last.
Ahmed: This is a banner day for world peace, don’t you think?
Menna: Yes, and in that spirit, why don’t you call Hanna and invite her over for dinner? You two haven’t spoken in weeks.
Ahmed: It’s not going to be that easy. A peace treaty with my sister will require a formal apology and reparations!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
- All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
- The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。
- The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
- The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。