164 阿拉法特与美国特使进行会谈

164 阿拉法特与美国特使进行会谈

Arafat Talks with US Envoy
Art Chimes
Jerusalem
14 Jul 2001 17:18 UTC

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat began talks Saturday with an American 1)envoy, on a relatively¹ quiet day in the Palestinian 2)territories.
Senior State Department official David Satterfield was expected to 3)urge Mr. Arafat to do more to end the violence that has rocked Gaza and the West Bank for the past nine months.
The visit to the region by Mr. Satterfield, who is a former 4)ambassador to Lebanon, comes as a month-old U.S.-brokered cease-fire has all but 5)collapsed.
The diplomatic focus shifts to Cairo Sunday, when Mr. Arafat meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is also scheduled to meet the Egyptian leader.
There have been scattered², minor³ incidents since Friday, but Thursday night saw some of the worst 6)clashes in months in the volatile⁴ West Bank city of Hebron, where about 400 ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers live among some 150,000 Palestinians.
Israel says it is following a policy of 7)restraint in responding to Palestinian violence, but Defense⁵ Minister Binjamin Ben-Eliezer told Israel Radio that there are limits to what Israel will put up with, and he suggested that a change in policy may be near. "I don't want, 8)definitely, to lead to an escalation⁶. I only want the Palestinians to know that I expect Mr. Yasser Arafat to decide which direction he's leading his people," he said. "Either to a destruction, or to build." He said the Palestinian leader has the power to stop the violence in a day or two, despite Mr. Arafat's statements that he cannot control militant⁷ 9)factions such as Hamas.
Amid widespread pessimism⁸ on both sides about the situation, two British defense journals have published reports of an Israeli army plan for a massive 10)invasion of the West Bank and Gaza Strip aimed at destroying Palestinian forces. Israel has denied the report.

(1) envoy[5envCI]n.外交使节, 特使
(2) territory[5terItErI; (?@) -tC:rI]n.领土, 版图, 地域
(3) urge[:dV]vt.催促, 力劝v.促进
(4) ambassador[Am5bAsEdE(r)]n.大使
(5) collapse[kE5lAps]n.倒塌, 崩溃, 失败, 虚脱vi.倒塌, 崩溃, 失败
(6) clash[klAF]n.冲突, 撞击声, 抵触v. 猛撞, 冲突
(7) restraint[rI5streInt]n.抑制, 制止, 克制
(8) definitely[5defInItlI]adv.明确地, 干脆地
(9) faction[5fAkF(E)n]n.派别, 小集团, 派系斗争
(10) invasion[In5veIV(E)n]n.入侵

 

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

4 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

5 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。

6 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

7 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

8 pessimism   

n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者

参考例句：

• He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
• There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。