Hariri will not quit race to the PM's post

    BEIRUT, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Caretaker Lebanese（黎巴嫩） Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Thursday he will not quit the race to form Lebanon's new cabinet.
    In a brief speech broadcasted in the local Future TV, Hariri said his Future Movement parliamentary block and their Western- backed March 14 Alliance were committed to nominate him in binding² consultations³ to name a new prime minister scheduled to kick off Monday.
    "If they don't want Saad Hariri to head the new government, it's not a big deal. But they should do it according to the constitution away from terrorization," said the caretaker prime minister.
    Hariri's 14-month old cabinet was brought down after the resignation of 11 ministers affiliated⁴ with the March 8 Alliance, which is headed by Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah.
    Tension mounted between Lebanon's March 8 and March 14 alliances over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) probing the 2005 assassination⁵ of Saad's father, former Sunni Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
    The Netherlands-based court is widely expected to blame Hezbollah for the Hariri assassination, but the powerful group has repeatedly denied involvement and described the STL a "U.S.- Israeli" tool aimed at sowing strife⁶ in Lebanon.
    The foreign ministers of Qatar Hamad bin¹ Jassem bin Jabr al- Thani and Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu left Lebanon Thursday after their efforts to find a compromise among rival Lebanese groups hit a dead end.
    Davutoglu told reporters in Ankara later Thursday that Lebanese groups were still far from reaching an agreement.
    In recent months Hezbollah has launched a campaign to discredit⁷ the STL, and called on the Lebanese government to cut ties with the tribunal but their demands have so far fallen on deaf ears.
    Many fear that tension between Sunni and Shiite groups over the STL would spill into street clashes, dragging the country to the brink⁸ of civil war.
    In his speech Thursday, Hariri blasted strife in Lebanon "and anyone who instigates⁹ it," and vowed¹⁰ to pursue efforts to resolve the political deadlock¹¹ in Lebanon.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

3 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

5 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

6 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

7 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

8 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

9 instigates   

n.使（某事物）开始或发生，鼓动( instigate的名词复数 )v.使（某事物）开始或发生，鼓动( instigate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He always instigates the boy to do evil. 他总是鼓动那孩子做坏事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Instigates a collective leave-taking movement which affects the normal operation of the Company. 煽惑或鼓动集体休假而影响本公司正常运作者。 来自互联网

10 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• 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。

11 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。