2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets With Terror Advisors

By Paula Wolfson
Washington
15 August 2006 
 

President Bush at a meeting with the Homeland Security Team at the National Counterterrorism Center

President Bush says almost five years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, America is safer, but not yet safe.  He spoke¹ after a series of meetings with his top advisors² in the war on terror.

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They conferred outside Washington just days after Britain foiled a plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners³ over the Atlantic.

President Bush said it shows what happens when American and British security officials work together to take on the terrorist threat.

"And because of the good work in Great Britain and because of the help of people here at NCTC, we disrupted a terror plot, a plot where people were willing to kill innocent life to achieve political objectives," said Mr. Bush.

Speaking after a morning of meetings at the National Counterterrorism Center, the president said the plot is indicative of an ongoing⁴ problem that will last for years to come. He said the U.S. government is at war against extremists bound by ideology⁵ who are willing to use terror to achieve their objectives.

"Our most solemn duty in the federal government is to protect the American people," added Mr. Bush. "And I will assure the American people we are doing everything in our power to protect you. And we have got some good assets. And the best asset we have got is the people - people represented right here in this building."

In his brief remarks, the president focused on the role played by all those in the government involved in counter-terrorism. He said the terrorists only need to be right once, while those working in counterterrorism need to be right 100 percent of the time.

"[I am] Proud to report that there are a lot of good folks who are working hard to see to it that we are right 100 percent of the time," he noted⁶. "And I want to thank all the people in this building and around our government who spend an incredible amount of time, and energy, and effort to do a very difficult job, and that is to protect the American people."

Among those joining President Bush at the National Counterterrorism Center were the Secretaries of State, Defense⁷, Justice and Homeland Security, as well as heads of the various U.S. government intelligence agencies.

The Center was established in response to the September 11 attacks in which terrorists flew hijacked⁸ planes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. Its mission is to compile and coordinate⁹ information obtained by all the agencies dealing¹⁰ with the terrorist threat.

1 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。

2 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

3 airliners   

n.客机，班机( airliner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The fog grounded the airliners. 大雾迫使班机停飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They placed very stable and accurate atomic clocks on regularly scheduled jet airliners. 他们将非常稳定、准确的原子钟装在定期飞行的喷气式班机上。 来自辞典例句

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

6 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。

7 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。

8 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

9 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

10 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。