VOA标准英语2013--Kerry to Meet with Palestinian President

 

Kerry to Meet with Palestinian President

Kerry opened this latest round of peace efforts in Amman in talks with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on the Arab League peace initiative, the private sector¹ plan to improve the economy of the West Bank, and U.S. efforts to help Israelis resolve concerns about security in a two-state solution. Kerry then drove to Jerusalem for talks with the Israeli prime minister.

It was a nearly four-hour dinner meeting that U.S. officials say included a "productive, in-depth, and wide-ranging conversation about the importance of moving forward on the peace process." Netanyahu is under pressure from more conservative members of his ruling coalition² to scrap³ the two-state idea. Kerry says the Israeli leader understands the complications and the downsides of failure.

Back in Jordan, Kerry meets Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who is also under political pressure to deliver on his non-violent approach to Israel, having accepted the resignation of his newly-appointed prime minister just three weeks into office.

A senior State Department official says Kerry is trying to find a formula that works for both men. The goal here: not simply getting back to peace talks but doing so in a way that gives both sides the chance to find a lasting⁴ solution. 

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 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。

3 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

4 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。