UN general assembly meetings are not usually riveting(引人入胜的) occasions. But this year’s encapsulated(浓缩、概括) a world in flux(处于变动之中) and crisis, an international law and organisation structure that is falling apart(分崩离析), and a humanitarian order machine running hot. What unfolded was less a gathering for resolution and resolve than a display of showboating, frustration and fractiousness.(会上上演的，与其说是一场旨在解决问题、凝聚决心的聚会，不如说是一场炫耀、挫败与争吵的表演。)
联合国大会的会议通常算不上引人入胜。但今年的这场会议，却浓缩了一个动荡不安、危机四伏的世界，一个正在分崩离析的国际法与组织架构，以及一台高速运转的人道主义秩序机器。会上上演的，与其说是一场旨在解决问题、凝聚决心的聚会，不如说是一场炫耀、挫败与争吵的表演。
It was a snapshot for the history books(载入史册的快照) of four huge destabilising(破坏稳定的) conflicts for which there seems to be no means of, or interest in, resolution – Ukraine, Iran, Palestine and Sudan. Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an account of five years of Russian aggression: the staggering loss of life – hundreds of thousands killed on both sides – the porousness(漏洞百出、多孔性) of the sanctions on Russia, the “madness” of it all. Donald Trump once again threatened to “annihilate” Iran if it did not make a deal, a promise that has now been made so many times its restating only reveals its hollowness.(特朗普再次威胁，如果伊朗不达成协议，就要将其“彻底摧毁”——这个承诺如今已重复太多次，再提一遍只暴露出它的空洞。) Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, responded in his own speech by saying that Iran has been the victim of US terrorism and aggression, and would defend itself with the “utmost strength”. The sole US delegation representative in the room walked out.
这是载入史册的一幅快照，记录了四场巨大的破坏性冲突——乌克兰、伊朗、巴勒斯坦和苏丹，而它们似乎既无解决之道，也无人有心解决。泽连斯基讲述了俄罗斯五年来的侵略：触目惊心的生命损失——双方数十万人丧生——对俄制裁漏洞百出，以及这一切的“疯狂”。特朗普再次威胁，如果伊朗不达成协议，就要将其“彻底摧毁”——这个承诺如今已重复太多次，再提一遍只暴露出它的空洞。伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬在自己的发言中回应说，伊朗一直是美国恐怖主义和侵略的受害者，将以“最大力量”自卫。会场内唯一的美国代表团代表起身离席。
In the middle of this unbridled(肆无忌惮的), unseemly(有失体面的) pugnaciousness(好斗、好争吵), pleas to restate facts were trampled over(被践踏) by power-lust. The Israeli government’s sense of impunity(有罪不罚) “has reached terrifying levels”, said Jordan’s King Abdullah II. “It no longer feels compelled to ask, ‘Can we get away with(逃脱惩罚) this?’ It already knows the answer.”
在这场肆无忌惮、有失体面的好斗氛围中，要求重申事实的呼声被权力欲践踏。以色列政府的有罪不罚感“已达到令人恐惧的程度”，约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世说。“它不再觉得有必要问一句‘我们这样做能逃脱吗？’——它早已知道答案。”