112 沙龙寻求欧洲支持未果

112 沙龙寻求欧洲支持未果

Sharon Seeks Europe's Support, But Finds Skepticism
Lisa Bryant
Paris
5 Jul 2001 22:53 UTC

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is making his first trip as prime minister to Europe, where he is seeking support for his country's policies toward the Palestinians. His first stop was in Germany, for a meeting with Chancellor¹ Gerhard Schroeder and then he went on to Paris.
Following evening talks with French President Jacques Chirac, Mr. Sharon told reporters he believes France could help bring 1)stability to the Middle East.
Mr. Sharon described his 2)conversation with the French president as interesting and 3)passionate. The two leaders were to continue their talks during the evening, at a dinner hosted by Mr. Chirac. Friday morning, Mr. Sharon also meets with Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, before leaving Paris.
Mr. Sharon's visit here comes a day after Israel announced it would resume strikes against Palestinian militants², a 4)tactic that has drawn³ condemnation⁴ both from Europe and from the United States. Earlier in Germany, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged Mr. Sharon to adopt a more flexible 5)stance toward finding peace with the Palestinians, particularly on the issue of Jewish settlements.
And in France, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported that President Chirac warned Mr. Sharon that 6)weakening the position of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat would be 7)counterproductive to peace. France is also expected to criticize continued Israeli settlement-building in the 8)occupied territories.
For his part, Mr. Sharon has called for a more balanced European stance on the Middle East. He also told a news conference in Germany that he is ready for painful 9)compromises for real peace.
Traditionally, a number of European leaders have expressed 10)sympathy for Palestinian 11)grievances. Indeed, during peace talks last October in Paris, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak accused Mr. Chirac of hardening Mr. Arafat's position.
Just a few kilometers from the Elysee Palace, where the French and Israeli leaders held talks, hundreds of demonstrators marched in the streets of Paris, carrying pro-Palestinian banners under the watchful⁵ eye of riot police. Many shouted, "Sharon, murderer!", referring to 12)allegations associating Mr. Sharon with the 1982 massacre⁶ by right-wing Lebanese militiamen of Palestinians in Lebanese 13)refugee camps. Mr. Sharon was Israel's defense⁷ minister at the time.
One of the demonstrators, Mohammed Izrehani, a Frenchman of North African origin, called Mr. Sharon a war 14)criminal. He also called Mr. Sharon a 15)racist.
In June, survivors⁸ of the 1982 16)massacre lodged⁹ a complaint against Mr. Sharon in a Belgian court. The Israeli Prime Minister was to visit Brussels as part of this trip, but he canceled that leg of the journey, 17)reportedly due to lack of time.

(1) stability[stE5bIlItI]n.稳定性
(2) conversation[kRnvE5seIF(E)n]n.会话, 交谈
(3) passionate[5pAFEnEt]adj.充满热情的
(4) tactic[5tAktIk]n.策略, 战略adj.按顺序的, 排列的
(5) stance[stR:ns, stAns]n.姿态
(6) weaken[5wi:kEn]v.削弱, (使)变弱
(7) counterproductive adj.反生产的, 使达不到预期目标的
(8) occupy[5RkjJpaI]vt.占, 占用, 占领, 占据
(9) compromise[5kRmprEmaIz]n.妥协, 折衷v.妥协, 折衷
(10) sympathy[5sImpEWI]n.同情, 同情心
(11) grievance[5^ri:vEns]n.委屈, 冤情, 不平
(12) allegation[AlI5^eIF(E)n]n.主张，断言, 辩解
(13) refugee[refjJ:5dVi:; (?@) 5refjJdVi:]n.难民, 流亡者
(14) criminal[5krImIn(E)l]n.罪犯, 犯罪者adj.犯罪的, 犯法的, 罪恶的
(15) racist[ `reIsIst ]n.种族主义者
(16) massacre[5mAsEkE(r)]n.残杀, 大屠杀v.残杀, 集体屠杀
(17) reportedly[rI5pC:tIdlI]adv.据传说, 据传闻

 

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 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。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

5 watchful   

adj.注意的，警惕的

参考例句：

• The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
• It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。

6 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

9 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》