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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Honolulu
09 September 2007
President Bush stopped in Hawaii on his way home from the Pacific rim1 summit in Australia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Honolulu Mr. Bush met with military commanders, and visited with wounded soldiers, sailors and marines.
President Bush greets troops at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii |
The president's talks with military commanders took place behind closed doors. But after his hospital visit with wounded troops, Mr. Bush spoke2 briefly3 to reporters.
He said he talked to the war wounded about his visit to Iraq's al-Anbar province - a surprise stop on his way to the Pacific rim summit in Australia. "I told them when I was in the room that I came back from Iraq encouraged by what I saw. No question there is still hard work to do. But my resolve is as strong as it has ever been. I believe we are doing the right thing there for the security of the country and the peace of the world," he said.
The president has already announced that he will be addressing the nation on Iraq in the next few days. A mandatory4 White House report to Congress on the situation in Iraq is due by September 15. And the two top U.S. officials in Iraq - US military commander General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker - are scheduled to appear before lawmakers on Monday and Wednesday. "I will then talk about a way forward after their report. I ask the members of Congress to sit back and listen to what we all have to say before they reach the conclusions that they're going to reach," he said.
Speaking one day after the release of a new video featuring al-Qaida leader Osama bin5 Laden6, the president reaffirmed his determination to continue the fight in Iraq. "One thing is for certain: Now is the time to do the hard work in order to make sure that we can have a peaceful world, now is the time to deny radicals7 and extremists a safe haven8, and now is the time to advance democracy in the heart of the Middle East," he said.
President Bush arrives back at the White House on Sunday morning, local time.
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n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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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 | |
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3 briefly | |
adv.简单地,简短地 | |
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adj.命令的;强制的;义务的;n.受托者 | |
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n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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6 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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7 radicals | |
n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 );根基;基本原理;[数学]根数 | |
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8 haven | |
n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所 | |
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