奥巴马会见叙利亚反对派领导人

　　WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama met with the leader of Syria's main rebel group on Tuesday, in a display of U.S. support to the moderate opposition¹ in the war-torn country.
On Tuesday afternoon, Obama joined National Security Advisor² Susan Rice's meeting with Syrian Opposition Coalition³ President Ahmad Jarba and the Coalition delegation⁴, the White House said.
Obama welcomed the Coalition's leadership and "constructive⁵ approach" to dialogue, and encouraged the Coalition to further its vision for an inclusive government that represents all of the people of Syria, said a statement issued by the White House.
Obama and Rice underscored that the United States stands with the moderate opposition and the Syrian people in their efforts to end the conflict and facilitate a political transition, said the statement.
Jarba thanked Obama for U.S. non-lethal assistance, which totals 287 million U.S. dollars, and its role as the largest donor⁶ of humanitarian⁷ assistance with a total aid grant of 1.7 billion dollars, it added.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to a political solution to the conflict that includes a transition to a new governing authority, according to the statement.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

2 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

5 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

6 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

7 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。