2007年VOA标准英语-Negotiations Begin on New War Funding Bill
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White House
02 May 2007
Negotiations 1 are under way between the White House and the U.S. Congress on a revised war funding bill. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush is emphasizing the need to find common ground, and find it quickly.
President Bush meets at the White House with Nancy Pelosi (l) and Harry Reid, 2 May 2007
Less the 24-hours after President Bush vetoed a war funding bill that included a timeline for a troop withdrawal 3, work began on a replacement 4 piece of legislation.
As he sat down with congressional leaders, Mr. Bush said it is time to move away from the political battles of recent days.
"Yesterday was a day that highlighted differences," said President Bush. "Today is a day where we can work together to find common ground.
The president struck a positive tone as the session with top lawmakers got under way. He said his intentions are serious, and announced that three of his top advisers 5 would be detailed 6 to work with members of both political parties to craft an acceptable war funding bill.
"I think it is very important to do this as quickly as we possibly can," he said. "I am confident that we can reach agreement. I know it will require goodwill 7, but we all care."
Earlier, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow told reporters that while the president is approaching the talks with Congress in a collegial manner, he will refuse to compromise on key principles. Snow made clear that under no circumstance will Mr. Bush accept a bill that includes a timetable or target date for a U.S. troop withdrawal.
"The purpose of this bill is - it's an emergency supplemental bill - to finance ongoing 8 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Tony Snow. "You have to do that in a way that will allow you to conduct effectively ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Participants in the White House meeting told reporters that the session dealt primary with logistics, and there was no discussion of the thorny 9 issues that have divided the Bush administration and the Democratic-Party led Congress.
Republican leaders said they had agreed on a procedure for talks, and hope to get the job done by the end of the month.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was also pleased with the tone of the meeting, but emphasized Democrats 10 were right to take a legislative 11 stand against the president's war policy.
"Make no mistake, Democrats are committed to ending this war, and we hope to do so in unison 12 with the president of the United States," said Nancy Pelosi.
The meeting took place less than an hour after Democrats tried and failed to muster 13 the two-thirds majority vote needed to override 14 the president's veto of their original war spending bill. That piece of legislation totaled about $124 billion, with $100 billion earmarked for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also ordered the administration to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq no later than October.
Senior Democrats have indicated they will not include a troop pull-out timeline in any replacement bill. But there are indications they may include language that would set benchmarks - or specific goals - for the Iraqi government.
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
- a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
- She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
- His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
- We paid £10,000 for the shop,and £2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店,两千英镑买下了它的信誉。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
- The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.孩子们辩论功课中的难点。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
- My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。
- Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
- I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。