2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Wraps Up Visit to Germany

By Scott Stearns
Rostock, Germany
14 July 2006

President Bush is wrapping up his visit to the former East Germany, and leaves Friday morning for Russia and the annual meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations.

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Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel (left) and President Bush  
  
President Bush was the guest of honor at a feast of roast wild boar in the village of Trinwillershagen, population: less than 800.

The meal outside a former Communist Party meeting hall ends a day of talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel over how the international community should best respond to North Korean missile tests and Iran enriching uranium.

Those issues will follow President Bush and Chancellor Merkel to St. Petersburg Friday for the annual G8 summit. President Bush says they will try to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to back economic sanctions against Iran, if it does not accept a package of incentives² to stop enriching uranium. "The truth of the matter is, diplomacy³ takes a lot of work, and there are different interests involved here," he said.

In bilateral⁴ meetings with President Putin before the start of the summit, President Bush says he will discuss concerns about press freedom and democracy in Russia, but will not scold the Russian leader, as Mr. Bush says nobody really likes to be lectured to a lot.

During his visit, President Bush will meet with civil society leaders involved with human rights, environmental protection and public health.

He and Mrs. Bush will place a basket of flowers at a monument to the defenders⁵ of Leningrad, commemorating⁶ those who withstood the city's 900-day siege by Nazis⁷ during the Second World War.

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网

7 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》