2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Decries Violence Between Rival Palest

By David Gollust
Washington
19 May 2006

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal (left) with Condoleezza Rice   
  
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday warned that the creation of rival Palestinian security forces is creating a dangerous situation. She spoke¹ after talks with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal that covered Middle East issues and the diplomatic confrontation² with Iran over its nuclear program.

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The talks here were the second round of the U.S.-Saudi strategic dialogue established last year, and they came amid increasing tensions between rival Palestinian security forces that erupted in violence late Thursday in Gaza.

U.S. officials have watched with concern as Hamas, which now runs the Palestinian government, has created its own militia³ to rival existing security forces dominated by the mainstream⁴ Fatah movement.

In a joint⁵ press appearance with the Saudi Foreign Minister, Rice said all security elements should be under the control of moderate Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who she said enjoys the confidence of the Palestinian people. "All Palestinian parties ought to respect the need of the Palestinian people to have a secure environment and not to have a situation in which there is violence in the streets. Now this goes back a ways, and the Palestinian president has talked about the need for there to be one-authority, and one-gun," she said.

Rice said she could not think of any stable democratic environment in which there were multiple security forces vying⁶ for control.

The Saudi Foreign Minister was critical in an interview with American reporters Wednesday of U.S.-led efforts to isolate⁷ the Hamas-led Palestinian government unless it recognized Israel's right to exist and renounced⁸ violence.

Prince Saud said a policy of inclusion and dialogue would yield a change in the Hamas position toward Israel, but that isolation⁹ would backfire.

He did not repeat those remarks in the public session with Secretary Rice. But he did make clear he backed diplomatic efforts to deter¹⁰ Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, saying his government has long supported a nuclear-free greater Middle East region:

"Definitely the spread of atomic weapons, or the threat of spread of atomic weapons in the region is a threat to the countries of the region. And therefore we hope that all the countries of the region would ascribe to the policy of the Gulf¹¹ Cooperation Council and the Arab League of having a Middle East, including the Gulf, free of atomic weapons," he said.

For her part, Rice said the United States is committed to a diplomatic outcome in the nuclear standoff with Iran, though she brushed aside a suggestion from former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that the Bush administration should engage directly with Tehran on the issue.

An official here confirmed that the United States has agreed, in connection with the visit by Prince Saud, to release 16 Saudis held at the U.S. detention¹² center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Saudis, among hundreds of terrorist suspects picked up by U.S. forces after the invasion of Afghanistan, will be sent home for possible trial and further incarceration¹³.

The U.S. official said Saudi officials promised that those released would not be allowed to return to terrorist activity, and would be treated humanely¹⁴.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

3 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

4 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

7 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

8 renounced   

v.声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 )；宣布放弃；宣布与…决裂；宣布摒弃

参考例句：

• We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes. 我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Andrew renounced his claim to the property. 安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

10 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

11 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

12 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

13 incarceration   

n.监禁，禁闭；钳闭

参考例句：

• He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration. 在将近三年的监狱生活中，他变化不大。 来自辞典例句
• Please, please set it free before it bursts from its long incarceration! 请你，请你将这颗心释放出来吧！否则它会因长期的禁闭而爆裂。 来自辞典例句

14 humanely   

adv.仁慈地；人道地；富人情地；慈悲地

参考例句：

• Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product? 该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In any event, China's interest in treating criminals more humanely has limits. 无论如何，中国对更人道地对待罪犯的兴趣有限。 来自互联网