时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(九月)


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Supervised Independence Ends in Kosovo



As international and local authorities marked the end of the “supervised” portion of Kosovo’s independence - the ceremony put the country’s government largely in charge of its own affairs.


Daniel Serwer, at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, says people govern best when they are held responsible. “I don’t think there is any advantage any longer in not having the elected authorities clearly responsible and accountable for how Kosovo is governed," he said.


Still, the European Union's rule of law mission will remain in the country and so will NATO peacekeeping troops.


Kurt Volker, of Arizona State University’s McCain Institute for International Leadership, says this latest step should not be seen as a major change.


“It would be a shame and it would be risky 1 for any particular party in Kosovo to try to take advantage of the ending of the international supervision 2, to press their particular view, or their particular interest right away in Kosovo," he said. 


One main feature of the international plan for Kosovo was decentralization - to insure garanteeing the rights of minorities, especially in the Serbian-populated north.


Daniel Serwer says this challenge remains 3 unresolved. “The north is controlled by Belgrade, not by Pristina, so that’s not decentralization. It’s de facto partition, and that’s something I don’t want to see. That’s something I don’t think Europe wants to see, I don’t think the American government wants to see," he said.


Serwer says the issue should be resolved through negotiations 4 with Serbia. Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, agrees.


“In the long run, northern Kosovo needs to be integrated as a part of Kosovo, part of one country and it needs to have as much local independence as possible to respond to the concerns and the people who live there," he said.


Talks between Belgrade and Pristina were disrupted last year after tensions in Kosovo’s border with Serbia. They are expected to resume in the coming months. About 90 out of 195 nations have recognized Kosovo as a country so far. Both Kosovo and Serbia want to enter the European Union - but Serbia’s chances are marred 5 by a lack of progress in its relationship with Kosovo, and five EU members have yet to recognize Kosovo.


“The EU itself has to convince those five that the time has come for them to recognize Kosovo within its self-accepted borders and that will help to improve the relationship between Kosovo and the EU," said Serwer.


Serwer says that while Serbia’s hurdles 6 are mostly political, Kosovo has both political and technical challenges. With the end of “supervised independence,” it is up to Kosovo authorities to address problems such as corruption 7 and high unemployment. 




adj.有风险的,冒险的
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
n.监督,管理
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
  • The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨,把比赛给搅了。
  • Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 );跳栏;(供人或马跳跃的)栏架;跨栏赛
  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时,必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
n.腐败,堕落,贪污
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
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