2006年VOA标准英语-Reactions to the Hamas Victory in Palestin

By Peter Fedynsky
Washington, DC
27 January 2006
 
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Green banners, scarves and hats - supporters of Hamas  
  

Hamas, the Islamic militant¹ group sworn to destroy the state of Israel, has won Wednesday's Palestinian election.  The United States and other nations have long classified Hamas as a terrorist organization and refused to deal with its members.  VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports on the reaction to the Hamas victory from U.S. President George W. Bush and others around the world.  

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President George W. Bush
  

President Bush called the Palestinian election a "wakeup call" to Palestinian leaders, adding that democracy can also "open up the world's eyes to reality." 

Mr. Bush said the vote gave Palestinians the opportunity to express desire for honest government and good social services, such as health care and education.  The president also said it is too early to comment about U.S. cooperation with a Hamas government. 

"I made it very clear that the United States does not support political parties that want to destroy our ally Israel, and that people must renounce² that part of their platform. But the government hasn't formed yet. They're beginning to talk about how to form the government.

Israeli leaders withheld³ immediate⁴ comment on the election and acting⁵ Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called an emergency security meeting to discuss the results.  

 
Abdel Malek Dahamshe
  
An Arab member of Israel's Knesset, Abdel Malek Dahamshe, predicts that Hamas will be pragmatic in its use of power. "I remember that chief [Yasser] Arafat sometime told me that only Sharon could do peace with the Palestinians and I say now that only Hamas can do peace with Israel."

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said any group that participates in a democratic process should disarm⁶.  

Benita Ferrero-Waldner  
  
European leaders say Hamas risks international isolation⁷ unless it renounces⁸ the use of violence.  Before the election, the European Union's External Relations Commissioner⁹, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, put it this way. "The most important thing is that we will work with whatever government is elected if this government is prepared to work with peaceful means towards a peace agreement."

Iran's Foreign Ministry¹⁰ says the Palestinian vote will strengthen resistance against Israel.  Most Arab countries have been slow to react, but one Cairo resident offered his own summary of the election. "It's normal that the American administration wouldn't approve because it's well known that Hamas opposes the U.S. and doesn't approve of the U.S. policies.  But this doesn't mean that we have to comply with the U.S. administration or that this is in the best interests of the Palestinians."

Asked whether the Hamas victory means an end to the Middle East peace process, President Bush said, "Peace is never dead because people want peace."

1 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。

2 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。

3 withheld   

withhold过去式及过去分词

参考例句：

• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意，学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

7 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。

8 renounces   

v.声明放弃( renounce的第三人称单数 )；宣布放弃；宣布与…决裂；宣布摒弃

参考例句：

• Japan renounces all right, title and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores. 日本放弃对福尔摩沙（台湾）及澎湖的一切权利，主张（名称）及所有权。 来自互联网
• He renounces Christianity, temporarily straining his relationship with his parents. 他放弃了基督教信仰，从而与父母的关系暂时变得紧张。 来自互联网

9 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。