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Richard Gowan, of New York University, notes that sub-Saharan countries have many wars but hardly any helicopters; traditional UN troop contributors, such as India, are close to the limit of what they can supply; some Western countries such as America and Britain are overstretched in Iraq and Afghanistan; while others are reluctant to become involved in fighting, be it counter-insurgency or tough peacekeeping.

纽约大学的理查德·高万指出，撒哈拉以南地区发生了许多战争，但几乎没有直升机；联合国维和部队的传统派出国，如印度，已接近其所能供应的极限；而美英等一些西方国家则在伊拉克和阿富汗过度伸展；其它国家则不愿卷入战斗，无论是反叛乱还是困难重重的维和行动。

Since the center was founded, delegations of several nations and organizations from the UN Peace-keeping Activity Department, the U.S. the UK, Germany, Canada and Norway have paid a visit to the center to exchange and teach. On August 19th, 2002, Mr. Gerveno, who is in charge of peace-keeping affair, visited the center. And on October 12th, Mr. Anan, UN Secretary General, inspected the training of the riot policemen who would leave for Hayti to keep peace.

自该中心成立以来，先后有联合国维和行动部、美国、英国、德国、加拿大和挪威等十几个国家和组织的代表团来参观、交流、讲学。2002年8月19日，联合国主管维和事务的副秘书长盖埃诺先生前来参观；今年10月12日，联合国秘书长安南也前来该中心观摩即将赴海地的中国维和警察防暴队的训练情况。

Meanwhile, personnel and delegations at the center have been assigned to accept training and attend the symposium on peace-keeping in the UK, Swede, Norway, Thailand, Finland and so, as well as to review the condition in the task area of East Timor and Hayti. What's more, 6 trainers and managing personnel were assigned to take part in the peace-keeping activity in order to get a good idea of the conditions in the task areas and improve their teaching methods.

维和培训中心还多次派人或随团赴英国、瑞典、挪威、泰国、芬兰等国访问、培训和参加维和研讨会，赴波黑任务区、东帝汶任务区和海地任务区进行实地考察，先后选派6名教学及管理人员参加了任务区的维和行动，实地了解任务区情况以增强培训的针对性。

It attended the select tests organized by the United Nations for 5 times. For the first time Peace-keeping riot policemen training course was held this June, with 155 policemen attending the course. On August 23rd, passing the test of assessment and selection organized by UN, peace-keeping riot policemen left for Hayti to keep peace.

今年6月，维和培训中心举办了首期维和警察防暴队培训班，参训队员155名。8月23日，维和警察防暴队顺利通过了联合国的甄选评估，后来奔赴海地执行维和任务。

Among the dead is the top Burundian military officer in Somalia and deputy commander of the peacekeeping force, General Juvenal Niyoyunguruza.

被炸死的人里包括来自布隆迪的非盟维和部队副指挥官尼永央古鲁扎将军，一名来自乌干达的维和部队司令官穆革沙将军在爆炸中受伤。

A peace-keeping operation should not be undertaken when conditions are not yet ripe, nor should a peace-keeping force become a party to a conflict, which would be a deviation from the fundamental purpose of peace-keeping operations.

条件不成熟时不应实施维和行动，更不应该使之成为冲突一方，偏离维和的根本方向。

Peacekeeping is difficult work - I respect the bravery and dedication of every peacekeeper who travels to a distant land, far from their families, to risk their lives.

维和是一项艰巨的工作，我敬佩每一位维和人员所具有的勇敢和献身精神，他们离开自己的亲人，去到一个遥远的地方，置身于危险之中。

On the second question, China's peacekeeping efforts in Haiti are part of the UN mission.

关于第二个问题，中国在海地的维和行动属于联合国维和行动。

Romulo said the sending of troops was part of the country's firm commitment to the international community's efforts to restore democracy and stability in Haiti.

菲律宾总统阿罗约19日宣布，菲政府决定再次向海地派遣维和人员，以协助多国维和部队维护当地政治局势，保证大选的顺利举行。

Beijing agreed to send 1,000 peacekeepers to Lebanon, its first such action in the Middle East.

北京同意派遣1000名维和人员去黎巴嫩参加维和，这是中国第一次参加中东维和。

I am sure after a few weeks of adaptation and familiarization I will have no difficulty in functioning on a daily basis in an English speaking society or in participating fully in graduate studies.

在大学的三年的学习生活不仅给予我自身的充实，更重要的是磨练和培养了我较强的自觉能力和严谨，踏实的作风以及不怕困难的精神，对未来充满了信心！

As the first volcanoes erupted, one of the gases that bellowed out was steam.

在第一批火山喷发时，喷出的气体之一就是水蒸汽。