PBS高端访谈:特朗普在以色列表达和平愿景

 　　President Trump¹ is spending tonight in Israel, after a day of talking up peace prospects² in the region. It's all part of his first overseas trip since taking office.

　　We begin our coverage³ with a report from John Yang.

　　Amid the pomp of President Trump's arrival ceremony in Israel was an issue of policy that's confounded presidents for generations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

　　Now we must work together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace.

　　We have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region.

　　Israel's hand is extended to peace in peace to all our neighbors, including the Palestinians.

　　The peace we seek is a genuine and durable⁴ one, in which the Jewish state is recognized, security remains⁵ in Israel's hands, and the conflict ends once and for all.

　　The warmth between the two men was evident, as was the Israeli prime minister's pleasure in both the change of U.S. presidents and a new direction on Iran.

　　I want you to know how much we appreciate the change in American policy on Iran.

　　I want you to know how much we appreciate your bold decision to act against the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

　　And I want to tell you also how much we appreciate the reassertion of American leadership in the Middle East.

　　In an unscripted moment, the president seemed to give the first official confirmation⁶ that the highly classified intelligence he gave Russian officials came from the Israelis.

　　I never mentioned the word or the name Israel, never mentioned it during that conversation.

　　In Jerusalem's Old City, Mr. Trump visited two of the holiest sites of Christianity and Judaism:

　　the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed by many Christians⁷ to be the site of Jesus' tomb, and the Western Wall, believed by Jews to be part of Herod's Second Temple.

　　Mr. Trump began his trip with a much-anticipated visit to Saudi Arabia.

　　There, he appealed to Sunni Arab leaders to unite to against extremist movements like ISIS and al-Qaida and other militant⁸ groups backed by Shiite Iran.

　　The centerpiece was a speech the White House billed as an address to the Muslim world.

　　A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists. Drive them out.

　　Drive them out of your places of worship. Drive them out of your communities. Drive them out of your holy land. And drive them out of this earth.

　　It represented a big shift in tone and temper from the campaign, when he condemned⁹ Islam for hating America.

　　This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects¹⁰ or different civilizations.

　　This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate¹¹ human life and decent people,

　　all in the name of religion, people that want to protect it life and want to protect their religion. This is a battle between good and evil.

　　Mr. Trump also joined the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia to open a center aimed at combating online militant ideology¹² and messaging.

　　The president's Saudi visit coincided with the reelection of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran, which was the target of much of Mr. Trump's rhetoric¹³.

　　Today, Rouhani contrasted the heavy Iranian voter turnout with the lack of elections in Mr. Trump's host kingdom.

　　He has gone to a country where I think the word election has no meaning for them.

　　They have never seen a ballot¹⁴ box. I hope that the day will come that Saudi Arabia will adopt this path.

　　Like the Israelis, the Saudis also welcome the shift in the U.S. approach to Iran that the change in leaders brings,

　　one reason for the opulent Saudi welcome for Mr. Trump, which included a traditional sword dance to underscore the friendship Saudi King Salman extended to the president.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang. undefined

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

3 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

4 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

7 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

8 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。

9 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

10 sects   

n.宗派，教派( sect的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had subdued the religious sects, cleaned up Saigon. 他压服了宗教派别，刷新了西贡的面貌。 来自辞典例句

11 obliterate   

v.擦去，涂抹，去掉...痕迹，消失，除去

参考例句：

• Whole villages were obliterated by fire.整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。
• There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆。

12 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

13 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

14 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。