2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Hails Diplomacy in Terror Fight

By Scott Stearns
White House
27 February 2007

U.S. President Bush says defeating terrorism ultimately depends on offering a more hopeful vision for the future. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.

President George W. Bush looks on as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice administers the oath of office to Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte

President Bush says American diplomacy¹ is critical to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens in the global fight against terrorism.

"Terrorist enemies follow an ideology² of hatred³ and death," he said.  "In the long run, the only way to defeat them is to offer a vision that is hopeful and positive and optimistic."

The president spoke⁴ at the ceremonial swearing-in of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, who served as director of national intelligence for the past two years.  Before that he was America's ambassador to Iraq and to the United Nations.

Mr. Bush says Negroponte will act as the chief operating officer at the State Department, working with Condoleezza Rice and the heads of other federal agencies to ensure that America speaks with one voice.

Mr. Bush praised Negroponte's work as director of national intelligence, work that the president says helped improve the ability to collect and analyze⁵ information.

"One of my regrets is that in him coming back to the State Department is that he won't be in the Oval Office every morning to share his wisdom with me," added Mr. Bush.  "He has plenty of wisdom to share. I strongly urge the young Foreign Service officers to get on his calendar so he can explain to you how best to do your job. I did the same thing."

Negroponte travels to Japan, China, and South Korea later this week to discuss the fight against terrorism and the situations in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.

1 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。

2 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。

3 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

4 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。

5 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。