2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Optimistic Iraq Will Form National Un
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Scott Stearns
White House
24 February 2006
President Bush says he is optimistic that Iraq will succeed in forming a government of national unity 1, despite sectarian violence following this week's bombing of one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.
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George Bush addresses American Legion members Friday
President Bush says the enemies of freedom in Iraq are working to stop democracy because they are scared.
"They understand a democratic Iraq will be a major defeat in their totalitarian aims," he said. "They are going to continue their campaign of violence and destruction."
Mr. Bush says the world saw the terrorists' brutality 2 in Wednesday's bombing of a Shi'ite shrine 3 in Samarra, which set off a wave of reprisals 4 that killed more than 200 people.
The president again condemned 5 that bombing, saying it was an affront 6 to people of all faiths. He vowed 7 to help bring those responsible to justice, and repeated calls for calm.
"Many religious leaders are committed to a unified 8 Iraq, a peaceful Iraq," he said. "The response by the Grand Ayatollah Sistani and many other leaders has been constructive 9 and very important, and we appreciate their leadership."
In a speech to U.S. military veterans, Mr. Bush said, this is a moment of choosing for the Iraqi people, and a time of testing for Iraqi security forces, who he says, U.S. generals report are doing a fine job in enforcing curfews and working to restore order.
"We can expect the coming days will be intense," he said. "Iraq remains 10 a serious situation, but I'm optimistic because the Iraqi people have spoken."
He says they spoke 11 by participating in December elections, sending what he says was a clear signal to the world and to terrorists that they want freedom and democracy.
The president says forming a government from those elections will be a difficult and exhausting process. He encouraged politicians to reach out across religious and sectarian lines to build a government of national unity.
Once established, that government will face tough decisions on security, reconstruction 12, and economic reform. Mr. Bush says it will need to earn the confidence of the Iraqi people by showing it can protect them from terrorists, by putting a stop to human rights abuses by security officials, and by protecting minority rights.
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
- a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
- They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. 他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
- They took bloody reprisals against the leaders. 他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。
- This remark caused affront to many people.这句话得罪了不少人。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
- We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
- He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。