2007年VOA标准英语-Israeli-Palestinian Summit Scheduled for Next W

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
06 March 2007

Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting next week.  As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the latest effort to revive the peace process, which collapsed¹ when the Islamic militant² group Hamas won a landslide³ victory in Palestinian elections over a year ago.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, (r) hands Ismail Haniyeh a letter of appointment authorizing him to form new coalition government in Gaza City, 15 Feb 2007

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will hold their second summit in a less than a month.  The meeting is taking place despite Mr. Olmert's disappointment that President Abbas, who is a moderate, is joining a national unity⁶ government with Hamas, a group that seeks Israel's destruction.

Israeli spokesman Mark Regev told VOA:

"Unfortunately, Hamas with its extremist, hateful positions, with its jihadist, radical⁷ theology, is just not ready for peace," he said.

Israel wants to keep the lines of communication open with Mr. Abbas, who it sees as a peace partner.  But the talks will focus on humanitarian⁸ issues rather than the core problems of the Mideast conflict, such as the status of Jerusalem, refugees and final borders.

Israel says it cannot discuss those issues as long as Hamas is the ruling power and refuses to renounce⁹ violence and recognize the Jewish state.

But Mr. Abbas says Hamas has given him a green light to negotiate a final peace deal, including the creation of a Palestinian state.  Palestinian legislator Saeb Erekat says the sooner the sides enter substantive¹⁰ negotiations¹¹, the better.

"I think now time is of the essence," he said.  "And I do not think there [is] anything that should stop us from trying to open a quiet channel in order to probe the possibility of implementing¹² President Bush's vision for a two-state solution."

Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas held a summit two weeks ago in Jerusalem with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that failed to achieve progress.  But officials on both sides say the decision to meet again is a step in the right direction.

1 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

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 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

4 authorizing   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
• Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

5 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。

6 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

11 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

12 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句