CNN 2011-05-28

Today ,we ask for your thoughts on athletic¹ ability ,today we are gonna share some of your opinions and tackle another controvercial sports story.But we start on Capitol Hill.That's where members of both Houses of Congress held a meeting to hear a speech from a world leader.But it wasn't President Obama .It was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The main focus of his speech to congress yesterday was the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and the efforts to restart peace talks between the groups. During his address the Prime Minister said that Israel will be generous in peace negotiations².But he also said his country will have specific demmands about where the borders of a Palestiain state would be drawn³.

Palestinian officials said Netanyahu's speech showed he isn't serious about trying to find peaceful solutions.Establishing seperate states for Israelis and Palestinains has been the focus of a lot ,a peace negoation.But Prime Minister Netanyahu believes the real heart of the conflict goes back to when Israel was first created.The Palestinians have been unwilling⁴ to accept the Palestinian state if it meant accepting a Jewish state alongside it .

You see,our conflict has never been about the establishment of a Palestinian state.It's always been about the existence of the Jewish state.President Obama was also said to talk about the Israeli -Palestinian conflict yesterday.But on the other side,the Atlantic Ocean ,it was one of subjects he was going to discuss with British Prime Minister ,David Cameron .Here you see,the two world leaders meeting outside the Prime Minister Cameron's offices in London .

The two men to talk about several world issues as President Obama continued his week-long trip to Europe.The President and First Lady also visited Buckingham Palace .That's where they were greeted by the Queen before they took a tour of her famous home.President Obama got to London the day earlier than expected .He changed his travel plans to avoid being delayed by this -the giant cloud of ash coming from vocalno in Iceland.

Grimsvotn started erupting on Saturday ,shooting this ash up to the sky .If you want a little more perspective ,this is what it looks like from space.NASA iamges showing the ash covering huge areas ,the reason why this matters is that volcanic⁵ ash can cause serious problems for planes .Hundreds of flights have already been canceled across parts of Europe as the ash moves from Iceland towards the mainland of the continent.

Officials don't expect this to be as bad as last year though ,when a different volcano's eruption⁶ caused thousands of flights to be canceled every day.

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 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。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

5 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

6 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。