154 皮雷斯声称阿拉法特应当开始和平会谈

154 皮雷斯声称阿拉法特应当开始和平会谈

Peres: Arafat Should Begin Talking Peace
Art Chimes
Jerusalem
12 Jul 2001 11:40 UTC
 
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres says Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat could win back public opinion in Israel if he would begin talking peace. The comments by Mr. Peres came in an interview published Thursday.
"When it comes to Israel," Mr. Peres says of Yasser Arafat, "he can win with words rather than with bombs." The foreign minister told the Jerusalem Post that winning the trust of the Israeli people is within reach for Yasser Arafat. 1)Citing the 2)ups and downs of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's popularity, Mr. Peres says Israeli public opinion can be changed 3)impressively in a short time.
Long before he became a partner in the peace process, the Palestinian president was regarded by Israel's government and most of its people as a terrorist. That changed, particularly during the early 1990s, with Mr. Arafat's famous 4)handshake with then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn. But since the intifada, the Palestinian uprising that began last year, Mr. Arafat's standing¹ has 5)plunged in Israel. Many people here think he has the ability to stop the violence, but has chosen not to do so.
Fueling the distrust is a press report this week that contends Mr. Arafat has ordered the killing² of one Jewish 6)settler each day. Foreign Minister Peres told the English-language Jerusalem Post he is unaware³ of any such directive, and considers the report "7)bizarre."
Shimon Peres, a member of the Labor⁴ Party, is the most 8)leftist member of the right-leaning government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Mr. Peres says there should not be any effort to de-legitimize Mr. Arafat. He says the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians is not a "duel⁵ between two leaders," but a 9)confrontation between two peoples. He says Mr. Arafat represents the hopes and disappointments of the Palestinian people.

(1) cite[saIt]vt.引用, 引证, 提名表扬
(2) ups and downs n.盛衰, 沉浮
(3) impressively adv.令人难忘地
(4) handshake[5hAndFeIk]n.握手
(5) plunge[plQndV]n.跳进, 投入vi.投入, 跳进, 陷入vt.使投入,使陷入
(6) settler[5setlE(r)]n.移民者, 殖民者
(7) bizarre[bI5zB:(r)]adj.奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等)
(8) leftist[5leftIst]n.左翼的人, 左派, 左撇子adj.左翼的, 左撇子
(9) confrontation[9kCnfrQn`teIFEn]n.面对, 面对面, 对质

 

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。