Cote d'Ivoire expels British, Canadian ambassadors
ABIDJAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday expelled（驱逐） the ambassadors from Britain and Canada, state television reported.
A statement from the government of incumbent 1 President Laurent Gbagbo read in the state television said the move came after the two countries refused to recognize the ambassadors appointed by Gbagbo.
The statement said the diplomatic privileges（外交特权） and immunity 2 of the British and Canadian ambassadors remain in place until they leave the African country or until a reasonable amount of time has passed for them to leave.
Cote d'Ivoire has been trapped in a political impasse 3 since the landmark 4 presidential run-off held on Nov. 28. Both Gbagbo and opposition 5 leader Alassane Ouattara claimed victory, swore themselves in as president of the country and formed their respective government.
Gbagbo was backed by the country's Constitutional Council, while Ouattara has the support of the electoral commission.
A mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has gone to Abidjan twice for mediation 6 but failed.
ECOWAS has earlier urged Gbagbo to step down and vowed 7 the use of legitimate 8 force if he fails to heed 9 its immutable 10 demand.
In a New Year's message to the nation, Gbagbo said he was not going to give up.
He also described the call for him to quit as "an attempted coup 11 d' etat".(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
- The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
- Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
- The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
- For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
- Nothing in the world is immutable.世界没有一成不变的东西。
- They free our minds from considering our world as fixed and immutable.它们改变着人们将世界看作是永恒不变的观点。