2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says No Victory for Hezbollah

By Paula Wolfson
White House
14 August 2006

President Bush says Hezbollah militants¹ in Lebanon suffered a defeat in their month-long conflict with Israel. Mr. Bush spoke² at the State Department just hours after a fragile cease-fire went into effect.

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George W. Bush speaking at the State Department in Washington

Hezbollah is claiming victory in the war. But President Bush says time will prove the Lebanese-based militants were the losers.

"Hezbollah attacked Israel, Hezbollah started the crisis and Hezbollah suffered a defeat in this crisis," said President Bush.

The president says the people of Lebanon will one day realize that Hezbollah put them in jeopardy³ with little or no concern for their welfare. He says at the same time, Hezbollah sought to destabilize the young, democratically elected Lebanese government.

"Hezbollah of course has got a fantastic propaganda machine and they are claiming victories," noted⁴ George W. Bush. "But how can you claim victory when at one time you were a state within a state, safe within southern Lebanon and now you are going to be replaced by the Lebanese army and an international force?"

Mr. Bush spoke at the end a day of meetings with his top defense⁵ and foreign policy advisors⁶, first at the Pentagon and then the State Department. He said the conflict in Lebanon is part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror, and stressed the need to break the link between Hezbollah and its backers in Syria and Iran. He said Hezbollah has been emboldened⁷ by its state sponsors, and noted that Iran is also helping⁸ arm militants in Iraq.

"The task is the world's and that is to continually remind the Iranians of their obligations - their obligations not to develop a nuclear weapons program, their obligations not to foster terrorism," he said.

Earlier in the day, White House Spokesman Tony Snow was asked if it is likely the current UN cease-fire resolution will be enough to at least interrupt shipments of arms from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah.

"Well, we're going to find out, aren't we? That really does have to be one of the things that - one of the outcomes of this," said Tony Snow. "I think, in part, it will require placing on the northern border of Lebanon somebody who is capable of handling security in such a way as to intercept⁹, interrupt and, with any luck, stop the transport into Lebanon of arms from Iran and Syria."

The UN Security Council resolution passed last week calls for an embargo¹⁰ on the supply of arms to Hezbollah. And while it speaks of the need for an international force in southern Lebanon, it does not address the issue of security on the northern Lebanese border.

Snow told reporters he did not want to prejudge what action the Security Council might ultimately take. All the same, he said, something must be done to prevent the influx¹¹ of weapons into Lebanon.

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

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 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

4 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。

5 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。

6 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

7 emboldened   

v.鼓励，使有胆量( embolden的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her. 他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
• His success emboldened him to expand his business. 他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

10 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

11 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。