英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.15(8)
<p> <span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="mediator">mediator</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Lakhdar">Lakhdar</span> <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span>, <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="Ki">Ki</span>-<span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mediator">mediator</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="May">May</span> 31.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hopelessly">hopelessly</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mediating">mediating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span>.</p><p> <span word="Brahimi">Brahimi</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restart">restart</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thwarted">thwarted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p>
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