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Bush Faces Strong Criticism in Europe
Roger Wilkison
Brussels
12 Jun 2001 19:41 UTC

As he makes his way across Europe this week, from Spain to Sweden and onward¹ to Slovenia, President Bush will face 1)skepticism from Europeans concerned about his stands on global warming, 2)missile defense² and the death penalty. But European officials are hoping Mr. Bush will listen to their concerns and try to work with them to overcome U.S.-European differences.
President George Bush is welcomed to Spain by King Juan Carlos Judging by the bad press he has received, it is easy to conclude that Mr. Bush is an object of dislike and 3)derision in Europe. A cover in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine shows him standing³ 4)atop the globe 5)wielding two six-shooters; the caption⁴ reads: "the little 6)sheriff." A 7)satirical program on French television portrays⁵ him as a man who has difficulty counting to three. And Britain's Economist⁶ magazine features the title "Mr. Bush goes to Europe" superimposed on a picture of American astronauts landing on the moon.
In what they perceive as Mr. Bush's willingness to act 8)unilaterally, Europeans have reacted with fury over his 9)junking of the Kyoto 10)Protocol⁷, which commits industrialized nations to reduce emissions⁸ of 11)greenhouse gases, even though no European Union state has yet 12)ratified the pact⁹.
They also fear his pursuit of a missile defense shield and his determination to scrap¹⁰ the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty will lead to a new arms race, even though some leaders are slowly coming around to Mr. Bush's view that there is a threat from the 13)proliferation of missiles and other weapons of mass destruction.
European protesters gather to demonstrate against Mr. Bush's policies And, in an unfortunate coincidence, the president began his visit the day after Oklahoma City bomber¹¹ Timothy McVeigh was executed. Europeans fiercely oppose capital punishment, and news media condemned¹² the execution as a cruel, 14)vengeful way of making McVeigh pay for his crime.
Despite appearances of a 15)frayed relationship, European analysts¹⁴ say America and Europe still have much in common. Dominique Moisi, of the French Institute for International Relations, in Paris, says the transatlantic relationship has weathered worse storms, such as the Suez crisis in 1956 and the dispute over stationing medium-range U.S. missiles in Europe in the early 1980s.
"What is new today is that the 16)glue of the Soviet¹⁵ Union has disappeared, and we have to 17)reinvent our relationship in the absence of a common threat...We have as many common values and, to a large extent, common interests as we did yesterday," he said. "But there is a more mature Europe meeting an America that may not have completely come to terms with the reality of that new Europe."
Mr. Moisi says what has changed most in Europe over the past 10 years, is that there is an 18)emerging European identity as the European Union moves to expand eastward¹⁶ and seeks a greater role in world affairs. And he says this new reality is perhaps not understood by American policymakers.
Bush administration officials have acknowledged that they 19)mishandled Washington's sudden withdrawal¹⁷ from the Kyoto Protocol. Analyst¹³ Gerard Walsh, of the Economist Intelligence Unit, a London-based research institute, says he is impressed by recent statements from U.S. officials that they will closely consult with their European allies and Russia on missile defense.
"I think we're already seeing a very significant attempt at building bridges between the U.S. and the EU after what was admittedly a very shaky start.... We are going to see Mr. Bush, I think, very much in a listening mode and trying to become closer with Europe compared to his initial statements and actions that have so alarmed Europe," Mr. Walsh said.
Despite the more open attitude and the toned-down 20)rhetoric he expects from the Bush administration, Mr. Walsh does not 21)foresee any significant changes in its policies. "The Bush administration will try to explain its position, or its various positions on key issues, in more detail to its European allies, but I don't actually see that there is a very fundamental change in some of the policies that Mr. Bush has already 22)spelled out. So, for example, there will be quite a concerted push for a missile defense system and, at the same time, sort of no going back to the Kyoto agreement," he said.
Many Europeans believe there is no difference between what they decry¹⁸ as the 23)unilateralist tone of the Bush administration and what they see as the stridently moralistic tone of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who was often accused of trying to foist¹⁹ American values on the rest of the world.
French analyst Dominique Moisi sees the two approaches as two sides of the same coin. "The previous administration was a combination of 24)cynicism at home and moralism abroad," he said. "This administration is just the reverse. There is 25)moralism at home and cynicism abroad. What matters is the interests of America first. This new combination is probably more difficult for the transatlantic relationship than the previous one. But by the end of the day, we have no choice, and we will adjust and re-create what is a badly needed close relationship."
Some U.S. diplomats²⁰ believe the greatest danger to the transatlantic partnership²¹ is that Europe as it struggles to achieve more political unity²² and play a bigger role on the international stage will seek to define its identity as an emerging superpower in its own right through opposition²³ to the United States. But they say Europe cannot play such a role unless it increases its own defense spending to give military clout²⁴ to its foreign policy ambitions.
For all their current disagreements, U.S. and European 26)diplomats say that America and Europe acting²⁵ together can be effective, whereas one acting without the other will usually make little 27)headway.

(1) skepticism[5skeptIsIz(E)m]n.怀疑论
(2) missile[5mIsaIl]n.导弹, 发射物
(3) derision[ dI`rIVEn ]n.嘲笑
(4) atop[E5tRp]adv.在顶上prep.在...的顶上
(5) wieldy[`wi:ldI]adj.易于使用的, 适合的
(6) sheriff[5FerIf]n.郡治安官, 州长
(7) satirical[sE5tIrIk(E)l]adj.好讽刺的, 爱挖苦人的
(8) unilateral[ju:nI5lAtEr(E)l]adj.单方面, 单边的, 片面的
(9) junky[`dVQNkI]n.吸毒者adj.质量低劣的,无价值的
(10) protocol[5prEJtEkRl; (?@) -kC:l]n.草案, 协议
(11) greenhouse gas n. 二氧化碳、甲烷等导致温室效应的气体
(12) ratify[5rAtIfaI]vt.批准, 认可
(13) proliferation[prEJ9lIfE`reIFEn]n.增殖, 分芽繁殖
(14) vengeful[5vendVfJl]adj.复仇心重的, (利于)报复的
(15) fray[freI]n.冲突, 打架, 争论vt.使磨损vi.被磨损
(16) glue[^lu:]n.胶, 胶水vt.胶合, 粘贴, 粘合
(17) reinvent[ 9ri:In`vent ]vt.从复发明,彻底改造,从新使用
(18) emerge[I5m:dV]vi.显现, 浮现, 暴露, (事实)显现出来
(19) mishandle[mIs5hAnd(E)l]vt.粗鲁地对待(人或物), 虐待, 错误地处理
(20) rhetoric[5retErIk]adj.花言巧语的
(21) foresee[fC:5si:]vt.预见, 预知
(22) spell out v.讲清楚, 清楚地说明
(23) unilateralist[ 9jU:nI`lAtErElIst]adj.主张片面限武论者
(24) cynicism[`sInIsIzEm]n.犬儒主义, 玩世不恭, 冷嘲热讽
(25) moralism[`mCrElIzEm;`mR:-]n.道德教育, 格言, 道德准则
(26) diplomat[5dIplEmAt]n.外交官
(27) headway[5hedweI]n.进展

 

1 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 caption   

n.说明，字幕，标题；v.加上标题，加上说明

参考例句：

• I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
• There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。

5 portrays   

v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

7 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

8 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

9 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

10 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

11 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

12 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。

13 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

14 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

15 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

16 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。

17 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

18 decry   

v.危难，谴责

参考例句：

• Some people will decry this,insisting that President Obama should have tried harder to gain bipartisan support.有些人会对此表示谴责，坚持说奥巴马总统原本应该更加努力获得两党的支持。
• Now you decry him as another Hitler because he is a threat to the controlling interest of oil in the middle east.现在你却因为他对中东石油控制权益构成了威胁而谴责他为另一个希特勒。

19 foist   

vt.把…强塞给，骗卖给

参考例句：

• He doesn't try to foist his beliefs on everyone.他不会勉强每个人接受他的信念。
• He tried to foist some inferior goods on me.他企图把一些劣质货强售给我。

20 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

22 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。

23 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

24 clout   

n.用手猛击；权力，影响力

参考例句：

• The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
• He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。

25 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。