108 德国敦促以色列灵活解决犹太人定居点问题

108 德国敦促以色列灵活解决犹太人定居点问题

Germany Urges Israel to be More Flexible on Settlements
Jonathan Braude
Berlin
5 Jul 2001 17:17 UTC

German 1)Chancellor¹ Gerhard Schroeder has urged Israel to be more 2)flexible on Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The German leader met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday.
The meeting in Berlin between Chancellor Schroeder and Mr. Sharon was the diplomatic highlight of the Israeli prime minister's first visit to Europe since coming to office.
Mr. Sharon was quick to show his appreciation² for what he called Germany's 3)even-handed position on the Middle East. He especially thanked German Foreign Minister Joshka Fischer for his 4)shuttle diplomacy³ between Israel and the Palestinians last month in the wake of the bombing of an Israeli 5)discotheque in which 21 young people died.
But although Mr. Sharon thanked the German government for its support, Chancellor Schroeder 6)delivered a carefully worded but unmistakable message in return.
After thanking Prime Minister Sharon for 7)acknowledging Germany's even-handed position, Mr. Schroeder said that was why his country not only gave special 8)recognition to Israel's security needs, but also advised Israel "in all friendship" to show more flexibility⁴ in the matter of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Mr. Schoeder's recommendations were based on the report produced by the international commission led by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell.
The Mitchell report says a cease-fire between Israeli and Palestinian forces and a freeze on settlement building should precede serious 9)negotiations to end the crisis.
Mr. Sharon, who started the joint⁵ news conference saying he is ready for painful 10)compromises for real peace, declined to comment further on the settlements issue. He said the Israeli government's position is known.
Afterwards the two men traveled to a railway station in the Grunewald forest to lay a 11)wreath in memory of the 50,000 Berlin Jews who were loaded onto trains for World War II Nazi⁶ 12)extermination camps.
Prime Minister Sharon travels to Paris next to meet French President Jacques Chirac before retrurning to Israel Friday.

(1) chancellor[5tFB:nsElE(r)]n.长官, 大臣
(2) flexible[5fleksIb(E)l]adj.柔韧性, 易曲的, 灵活的
(3) even-handed[i:v(E)n5hAndId]adj.公平的
(4) shuttle diplomacy n. 穿梭外交
(5) discotheque[5dIskEJtek]n.迪斯科舞厅
(6) deliver[dI5lIvE(r)]vt.递送, 陈述, 释放, 发表(一篇演说等)
(7) acknowledge[Ek5nRlIdV]vt.承认, 答谢, 报偿
(8) recognition[rekE^5nIF(E)n]n.赞誉, 承认, 重视, 公认, 赏识
(9) negotiation[nI^EJFI5eIF(E)n]n.商议, 谈判, 流通
(10) compromise[5kRmprEmaIz]n.妥协, 折衷v.妥协, 折衷, 危及...的安全
(11) wreath[ri:W, ri:T]n.花圈, 花冠, 圈状物
(12) extermination n.消灭, 根绝

 

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

3 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。

4 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。