VOA标准英语2009-Obama's Speech to Muslims to be Part of Leng

The White House said President Barack Obama's upcoming speech in Cairo is part of a concerted effort to improve U.S. relations with the Muslim world, but will not magically accomplish that goal by itself.
　
President Barack Obama at the White House, 01 Jun 2009

With anticipation¹ and chatter² surrounding President Obama's Cairo address seemingly building by the day, the White House sought to temper expectations about what the speech can - and cannot - accomplish. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs:

"This is about resetting³ our relationship with the Muslim world. We do not expect that everything will change after one speech. It will take a sustained effort, and that is what the president is in for," he said.

Gibbs spoke⁴ hours before the president's scheduled departure for Saudi Arabia, the first stop on a trip that will take Mr. Obama to Egypt, Germany and France. Thursday, the president addresses the global Muslim community from Cairo University.
　
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters at the White House, (File)

The press secretary said that, if a single speech could "cure" America's relationship with the Muslim world, it would have been delivered before June.

"We did not get where we are overnight, and it [U.S.-Muslim relations] is not going to get solved overnight. The president believes, using his time and resources on an issue as important as this will pay dividends," he said.

Gibbs added that President Obama wants Muslims to hear America's message: that the United States and the Muslim world share many common hopes and dreams - and that, working together, those hopes and dreams can be fulfilled.

Numerous experts on the Middle East and the greater Muslim world say Mr. Obama's target audience will be more impressed by deeds than words, especially regarding the ever-present Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In advance of his trip, Mr. Obama has met with several Arab and Israeli leaders, but the White House has given no indication that the president will unveil dramatic new proposals in his Cairo speech.

1 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

2 chatter   

vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战

参考例句：

• Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
• I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

3 resetting   

v.重新安放或安置( reset的现在分词 )；重拨（测量仪器指针）；为（考试、测试等）出一套新题；重新安置，将…恢复原位

参考例句：

• Range represents the maximum strain which can be recorded without resetting or replacing the strain gage. 量程表示无需重调或重装应变计就能记录到的最大应变。 来自辞典例句
• Adding weight to the puddle jumper by resetting its inertial dampeners. 通过调节飞船的惯性装置来增加重量。 来自电影对白

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。