2006年VOA标准英语-Israel's Olmert Calls for Peace Treaty With Leb

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
03 September 2006 

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses in front of a painting of a peace dove during a visit to a school, Sunday September 3, 2006

Three weeks after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israel is extending an olive branch to its neighbor to the north. But there appears to be little chance of a permanent peace between the two countries any time soon.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says that, after the month-long war in Lebanon, it is time to make peace.

He called for Lebanon's prime minister to shake hands, sign a peace treaty and end the hatred¹ between the two countries. Mr. Olmert was speaking to students on the first day of the school year in Ma'alot, a town hit hard by Hezbollah rocket attacks.

Hezbollah, an Islamic militant² group the State Department says is a terrorist organization based in South Lebanon, fired nearly 4000 rockets at northern Israel during the war. But Mr. Olmert says, now there is an opportunity for reconciliation³.

"I hope that day comes soon," he said, adding that Israelis and Lebanese alike yearn⁴ for peace.

But Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev says there will never be peace until Hezbollah is disarmed⁵.

"We have to have a situation, where we do not see those lorries coming from Syria, full of Iranian missiles, full of Iranian rockets," he said. "That will just make Hezbollah strong again. That is not good for Lebanon; it is not good for Israel. We have got to have a ceasefire that contains a package of elements to make sure Hezbollah is never again allowed to reassert itself as this force that can dominate the agenda."

Last week, Prime Minister Olmert and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said they hoped the U.N.-mediated ceasefire that ended the war could be the basis for a long-term peace agreement. But Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora reacted coolly, saying Lebanon will be the last Arab country that signs a peace treaty with Israel.

1 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

4 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

5 disarmed   

v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
• The swordsman disarmed his opponent and ran him through. 剑客缴了对手的械，并对其乱刺一气。 来自《简明英汉词典》