2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinians Fail to Resolve Factional Differen
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十月）
By Sonja Pace
Jerusalem
10 October 2006
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to media after his meeting with Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin 1 Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani in Gaza City, October 10, 2006
Talks between the two main Palestinian factions 3, Hamas and Fatah, to resolve their differences and form a unity 4 government have gone nowhere. The main stumbling block remains 5 Hamas's refusal to renounce 6 violence and recognize Israel's right to exist, but discussions are expected to continue.
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It has been an uneasy partnership 7 from the start, ever since the militant 8 Islamic group Hamas trounced the secular 9, long-dominant Fatah faction 2 in legislative 10 elections last January.
Hamas took over the Palestinian parliament and government under the leadership of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, while Fatah went into the opposition 11, keeping its lever on power with Mahmoud Abbas retaining the presidency 12.
Initial talks over a unity government went nowhere, and things went from bad to worse as funding dried up due to Israel suspending tax transfers and the United States and Europe stopping all but humanitarian 13 aid. Israel and the United States consider Hamas a terrorist organization and the international community is demanding that Hamas renounce violence, recognize Israel, and accept previously 14 signed peace agreements.
Those demands remain the sticking point amid continuing attempts to form a unity Hamas-Fatah government that would hopefully allow international assistance to resume.
But last week President Abbas said those attempts had broken down.
Speaking in Ramallah, the president said dialogue had failed and he warned he would weigh the options available to him as president, hinting he could dissolve the current Hamas-led government and call for new elections.
President Abbas was adamant 15 any new unity government would have to adhere to certain standards and accept commitments made by previous governments.
Palestinian Authority PM Ismail Haniyeh gestures during his speech at a Hamas rally in Gaza City, October 6, 2006
A few days later Prime Minister Haniyeh was just as adamant that Hamas would not be forced out of power or give in to outside pressure to moderate its position.
But he too called for an end to the violent rivalry 16 between Hamas and Fatah, and urged President Abbas to return to the negotiating table.
Mediation 17 efforts were taken up by Qatar's foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, but so far the deadlock 18 remains.
A senior aide to President Abbas, Yasser Abed Rabbo says the problem lies with Hamas.
Speaking on Palestinian radio, Abed Rabbo said Hamas must differentiate 19 between the political agenda of the Islamic movement and the agenda of the Palestinian government. He warned Hamas's failure to do that would result in catastrophe 20.
There are fears that the failure of the two rival factions to resolve their differences will not only lead to a deepening economic crisis for the Palestinian people, but could also lead to outright 21 civil war. More than a dozen Palestinians were killed in factional fighting last week.
Talks are continuing in the hope that some sort of agreement can be reached by the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is less than two weeks away.
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- 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。
- 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。
- She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
- It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
- 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。
- We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
- Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
- 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 party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
- Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。
- The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
- He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
- The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
- The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。
- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
- You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
- He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。