PBS高端访谈:特朗普对以色列和巴勒斯坦可达成协议表示乐观

 　　The president continued his lengthy¹ overseas trip today, ending his stay in Israel and a visit to the West Bank.

　　It was the end of four days in the Middle East, after a packed schedule that included summits, elaborate dinners, and high-stakes meetings. John Yang reports.

　　President Trump² crossed the imposing³ security wall separating Israel and the West Bank to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem,

　　part of Mr. Trump's quest to jump-start long-dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

　　I intend to do everything I can to help them achieve that goal.

　　President Abbas assures me he is ready to work toward that goal in good faith, and Prime Minister Netanyahu has promised the same.

　　Abbas outlined what's called the two-state solution, a Palestinian homeland on the territory that Israel seized 50 years ago in the Six-Day War.

　　Our fundamental problem is with the occupation and settlements, and failure of Israel to recognize the state of Palestine, in the same way we recognize it.

　　It undermines the realization⁴ of a two-state solution. The problem is not between us and Judaism. It's between us and occupation.

　　Later, speaking in Jerusalem, Mr. Trump acknowledged there would be hurdles⁵.

　　Both sides will face tough decisions. But with determination, compromise and the belief that peace is possible, Israelis and Palestinians can make a deal.

　　Missing from Mr. Trump's comments? An explicit⁶ endorsement⁷ of a two-state solution, which has been U.S. policy for more than a quarter-century.

　　Daniel Estrin is Jerusalem correspondent for NPR News.

　　He spoke⁸ a lot about peace, but he was very short on specifics. And that was very emblematic⁹ of his whole trip here. He didn't want to wade¹⁰ into any thorny¹¹ issues.

　　He didn't talk about a two-state solution. He didn't talk about Israeli assessments¹² in the West Bank, where Palestinians want to build a Palestinian state.

　　He didn't talk about the U.S. Embassy. This trip was much more about smiles. It was much more about relationship-building.

　　Do you see much reason for optimism that President Trump is going to get these talks, this peace process going again?

　　You know, Clinton tried. Bush tried. Obama tried. They all failed at bringing peace.

　　And so many people I spoke to here, Israelis and Palestinians, said, why should Trump be any different?

　　I even met a Palestinian woman yesterday who said she read Trump's book "How to Get Rich."

　　She admired Trump's business success, but she said, that doesn't translate into making someone a peacemaker.

　　So, while there is that cynicism, there are also people on both sides who think that actually Trump perhaps might be the one to seal the deal.

　　On the last day of his Israel stop, Mr. Trump visited Yad Vashem, the nation's Holocaust¹³ memorial.

　　Words can never describe the bottomless depths of that evil or the scope of the anguish¹⁴ and destruction. It was history's darkest hour.

　　He signed the guest book: "It is a great honor to be here with all of my friends. So amazing, and will never forget."

　　Mr. Trump's whirlwind tour of one of the Middle East's most intractable problems ended with a departure ceremony.

　　Tonight, the president is in Rome, where, tomorrow, he is to meet Pope Francis. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang. undefined

1 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

2 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。

3 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

4 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

5 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

6 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

7 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

8 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。

9 emblematic   

adj.象征的，可当标志的；象征性

参考例句：

• The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities. 这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。
• Whiteness is emblematic of purity. 白色是纯洁的象征。 来自辞典例句

10 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

11 thorny   

adj.多刺的，棘手的

参考例句：

• The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
• The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.孩子们辩论功课中的难点。

12 assessments   

n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价

参考例句：

• He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句

13 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

14 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。