272 阿拉法特要求阿拉伯国家召集紧急首脑会议

272 阿拉法特要求阿拉伯国家召集紧急首脑会议

 

Arafat Urges Arab Leaders To Convene¹ Emergency Summit

Greg Lamotte

Cairo

31 Jul 2001 16:26 UTC

 

As the Israeli-Palestinian violence continue, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is 1)stepping up efforts to 2)convene an emergency Arab summit.

Yasser Arafat has been to Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan in an effort to persuade the Arab world to increase support for the Palestinians. Among other things, the Palestinian leader wants Arab leaders to convene an emergency summit to focus on helping² Palestinians in their 10 month 3)uprising against Israeli occupation.

In remarks Tuesday, Mr. Arafat said Tunisia's president "warmly received" his proposal for an emergency summit on the Middle East.

Saudi Arabian leaders reportedly told Mr. Arafat they support the idea of a summit but also said there should be further 4)consultations with other Arab countries. Saudi Arabia has given the Palestinian Authority $30 million in aid and is pledging $250 million more.

Jordan, a country that has made peace with Israel, has so far not made any 5)commitment to support a summit, but it has a large Palestinian population, which is likely to pressure the government to back a summit.

The next stop on Mr. Arafat's 6)itinerary is Egypt. A spokesman for the Palestinian leader told VOA that Mr. Arafat hopes to meet with President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria on Wednesday. Observers say Egypt's support is 7)crucial to the Palestinian leaders' hopes for a summit.

 

 

(1)      step up v.走近, 逐步增加, 提升, 提高

(2)      convene[kEn5vi:n]v.召集, 集合

(3)      uprising[Qp5raIzIN]n.起义, 升起

(4)      consultation[kRnsEl5teIF(E)n]n.请教, 咨询, 磋商

(5)      commitment[kE5mItmEnt]n.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务

(6)      itinerary[aI5tInErErI, I5tInErErI; (?@) -rerI]n.路线

(7)      crucial[5kru:F(E)l]adj.至关紧要的

 

 

 

1 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。