2007年VOA标准英语-Abbas: Efforts to Form Unity Palestinian Govern

By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
11 January 2007

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says efforts to form a unity¹ Palestinian government will continue, saying he is determined² to put an end to Palestinian factional fighting.  Mr. Abbas made his comments just days before he is to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. 

Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech

Mr. Abbas spoke³ in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he told a large crowd he still supports calling early elections to resolve the dispute between his Fatah organization and Hamas, but he is willing to give unity-government talks another chance to succeed. 

Hamas and Fatah have been feuding⁴ over the composition of a unity government that could circumvent⁵ international sanctions placed on the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority because of its refusal to recognize Israel. 

Mr. Abbas also said Palestinians would never accept the idea of a temporary Palestinian state based on the borders currently outlined by Israel's 700-kilometer separation barrier, which is currently under construction.

The Palestinian president also says Palestinians will not concede one centimeter of territory in East Jerusalem, and will not compromise on the right of return of Palestinian refugees. 

Meanwhile, the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv reports U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will propose the creation of a temporary Palestinian state during her visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in the next few days.  U.S. officials have not commented on the report. 

Israeli officials say they oppose any change to the current Roadmap Peace Plan - a three-phase internationally-backed plan designed to end in the creation of a Palestinian state living in peace with Israel. 

"It is my understanding that the entire community that deals with the Middle East peace process understands clearly that it is important that we move forward in accordance with the road map," said Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israel's foreign ministry⁶.  "The whole idea of jumping towards the end game is that we are not there yet.  If you try and solve all the problems in one swoop⁷ I am afraid you are condemning⁸ both sides to the current status quo."

Mark Regev says the current status quo of a stalled Middle East peace process is the result of intransigence⁹ on the part of Hamas militants¹⁰ who control the Palestinian Authority.

Speaking Wednesday in Damascus, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said his group will consider recognizing Israel once a Palestinian state is established.  But Hamas leaders in Gaza say the group does not recognize Israel and has not changed its policy calling for its destruction. 

Israel's prime minister also dismissed Mashaal's statements, saying he would not even bother to read them.

1 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。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 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。

4 feuding   

vi.长期不和（feud的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
• The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网

5 circumvent   

vt.环绕，包围；对…用计取胜，智胜

参考例句：

• Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。

8 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 intransigence   

n.妥协的态度；强硬

参考例句：

• He often appeared angry and frustrated by the intransigence of both sides.他似乎常常为双方各不相让而生气沮丧。
• Yet for North Korea,intransigence is the norm.不过对朝鲜来说，决不妥协是其一贯作风。

10 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。