2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Praises Cooperation With India, Wraps

By Paula Wolfson
New Delhi
03 March 2006 

watch report on Bush Trip

President Bush says the United States and India have never been closer, and their partnership¹ can benefit the world.   The comments came in a speech to the Indian people from New Delhi as Mr. Bush wrapped up his visit to India.

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George W. Bush 
  
President Bush says this is an historic time in the U.S.-India relationship as it evolves from a troubled past.

"India in the 21st century is a natural partner of the United States because we are brothers in the cause of human liberty," he said.

In a speech from an historic old fort in New Delhi, Mr. Bush spoke² of decades of Cold War tensions between the world's most powerful democracy, and the world's largest.  He said the emerging partnership between the United States and India can be a force for good in the world.

"For many years, the United States and India were kept apart by the rivalries³ that divided the world," he added.  "That has changed.  Our two democracies are now united by opportunities that can lift our people and by threats that can bring down all our progress."

The president referred to the civilian⁴ nuclear cooperation agreement finished during his stay in India. Under the terms of the deal, the United States will provide nuclear technology and fuel for India's civilian power program.  At the same time, India, which has not signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, will put that program under international safeguards.

"By applying the most advanced technology and international standards to India's civilian program we will increase safety and reduce the risk of proliferation," noted⁵ Mr. Bush.  "And by helping⁶ India meet its energy needs, we will take the pressure off the price of fossil fuels for consumers in India and America."

Mr. Bush also talked about the sensitive issue of outsourcing.  He acknowledged that the shift of some jobs from the United States to India has hurt some American workers.  But he said there will be no reversal from efforts to increase economic ties and boost U.S-India trade.

"Some people believe the answer to this problem is to wall off our economy from the world through protectionist policies," said Mr. Bush.  "I strongly disagree."

Earlier, President Bush visited Hyderabad, a city known as the high-tech⁷ center of India, where he toured an agricultural school, and took part in a roundtable discussion with a group of young entrepreneurs.

Indian Muslims protest President Bush's visit to India
  
  
During his stay in Hyderabad, thousands of Muslim protesters took to the streets.

Some of the demonstrators carried posters of al-Qaida leader Osama bin⁸ Laden⁹.  Others clashed with police, who responded with tear gas.

Meanwhile, in northern India, violence erupted in the city of Lucknow when dozens of armed Muslims tried to force Hindu shop owners to shut their stores to protest the visit.  Local police officials say one person was shot and killed and about a dozen people were injured.

1 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。

2 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。

3 rivalries   

n.敌对，竞争，对抗( rivalry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new government was torn by rivalries. 新政府由于各派对立而四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
• Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. 竞争会带来痛苦、仇恨，或者引起争斗。 来自互联网

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

8 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

9 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。