2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Tells Hamas to Choose Terror or Polit

By Challiss McDonough
Cairo
21 February 2006

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (l) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006  
  
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the Palestinian militant¹ group Hamas to choose between terror and politics as it prepares to take control of the Palestinian government.  Ms. Rice spoke² to reporters in Cairo after talks with the Egyptian foreign minister. 

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Condoleeza Rice said the international community expects Hamas to meet certain conditions, including renouncing³ violence and recognizing Israel's right to exist.

"If the new Palestinian government led by Hamas is going to be able to meet the aspirations⁴ of the Palestinian people for a peaceful life, for a better life, for a life in which there is economic development, it goes without saying that you cannot have one foot in the camp of terror and the other foot in the camp of politics.  You have to renounce⁵ violence." Ms. Rice said.

The secretary of state and her Egyptian counterpart spoke to reporters in Cairo not long after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas officially appointed Ismail Haniya of Hamas as prime minister and gave him five weeks to form a government.

The State Department has designated Hamas as a terrorist organization.

Both Rice and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit stressed the humanitarian⁶ needs of the Palestinian people.  Aboul Gheit criticized the Israeli decision to cut off tax payments to the Palestinian authority once Hamas takes control.

He urged the United States to continue supporting the Palestinian authority, and to give Hamas time to develop as a political party.

"It is only a matter of time, and we are sure the Palestinians will recognize the requirements of the situation as they stand today, the Roadmap, the need for a political peaceful settlement amongst the Israelis and the Palestinians," Mr. Aboul Gheit said.  "The need to see the two states, living side by side in secure and recognized boundaries for both."

The Palestinian situation was not the only issue on the table.  Rice and Aboul Gheit also discussed Iraq, and the Iranian nuclear program.  The secretary of state said the two had what she called a candid⁷ discussion about Egyptian domestic political reform, an issue that has previously⁸ strained relations between the two longtime allies.

Rice is scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, and will then travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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 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。

3 renouncing   

v.声明放弃( renounce的现在分词 )；宣布放弃；宣布与…决裂；宣布摒弃

参考例句：

• He enraged the government by renouncing the agreement. 他否认那项协议，从而激怒了政府。 来自辞典例句
• What do you get for renouncing Taiwan and embracing Beijing instead? 抛弃台湾，并转而拥抱北京之后，你会得到什么？ 来自互联网

4 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

5 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。

6 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

7 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

8 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。