2006年VOA标准英语-US Welcomes Palestinian Vote, Warns It Wil

By David Gollust
Washington
25 January 2006

The United States Wednesday welcomed the Palestinian elections but reaffirmed it would not deal with the radical¹ Islamic group Hamas, which could be propelled into the Palestinian government as a result of the vote. The international Quartet on the Middle East will discuss the election results next Monday in London.

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Young Palestinian supprter of Hamas waves a flag outside a polling station in West Bank village of Dura, 25 January 2006 
  

Bush administration officials are making no specific threats about what will happen if Hamas becomes part of the Palestinian cabinet.

But at the same time, they are reiterating² that the United States will have no dealings with Hamas, which the State Department has listed for years as a terrorist organization.

Both White House and State Department welcomed the fact that the Palestinian legislative³ elections drew a large turnout and were conducted in relative peace.

State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said he could not say what the U.S. approach would be to the next Palestinian government until its composition and policies had been announced.

At the same time though, he said the United States and its partners in the Middle East quartet - Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations - are already firmly on the record opposing the inclusion in the Palestinian government of any party that does not accept Israel's right to exist and renounce⁴ violence and terrorism.

He said the United States does not foresee its approach to Hamas changing, and he said it will be up to the Palestinians to deal with the fundamental contradiction posed by a group that he said wants to have one foot in politics and the other in terrorism.

You can't have armed militias⁵ running around in a democracy outside the rule of law, which is the situation that you have now," noted⁶ McCormack. "That of course needs to change. That is of course what is called for in the 'road map,' that is what the Quartet has very clearly stated. So again as for what the future Palestinian authority looks like, we'll see. But in terms of our views of the matter, we'll be guided by the principles that have been outlined in the Quartet statement as well as the road map and the statements from the secretary [of state].

The spokesman said the United States is prepared to work with a Palestinian government committed to achieving a two state solution to the Middle East conflict by peaceful means across the bargaining table, not at the point of a gun.

McCormack noted that Hamas campaigned for office on a platform of good governance and not on its record of violence.

However he said it does not necessarily follow that Hamas would undergo a peaceful transformation⁷ if it actually got into the business of governing, though he said the entire Palestinian political scene is in a period of transition.

The spokesman confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the other Quartet members, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and European Union chief diplomat⁸ Javier Solana, will discuss the election and its aftermath in a meeting in London Monday.

Diplomats⁹ will be convening¹⁰ in the British capital for a donors¹¹ conference on Afghanistan opening Tuesday.

1 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

2 reiterating   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
• The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

4 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

5 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

8 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

9 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 convening   

召开( convene的现在分词 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. 民10:7但招聚会众的时候、们要吹号、不要吹出大声。
• We warmly welcome the convening of Asia-Europe meeting in London. 热烈欢迎亚欧会议在伦敦召开。

11 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》