2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Cabinet Approves Adding Ultra-Nationali
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By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
30 October 2006
Avigdor Lieberman (file photo)
The Israeli Cabinet has voted to bring an ultra-nationalist party into the government. The partnership 1 is likely to complicate 2 efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert propped 3 up his fragile government by bringing one of Israel's most controversial politicians into the coalition 4. Avigdor Lieberman heads the hawkish 5 Yisrael Beiteinu party, pushing the center-left government to the right.
Mr. Olmert has been weakened by fierce public criticism of his handling of the recent war in Lebanon. Fearing that his government would not survive, he turned to Lieberman.
"I believe this move will create the foundation for a solid and stable government," he said.
But Lieberman's views on the Arabs have brought charges of racism 6. He proposes that, in exchange for Israel holding on to major settlement blocs 7 in the West Bank, Israeli Arabs should be stripped of their citizenship 8, and their towns transferred to the Palestinian territories. In 2002, he called for the bombing of Palestinian gas stations, banks and commercial centers in response to suicide bombings.
Those views sharply contradict the platform of Mr. Olmert's senior coalition partner--the dovish Labor 9 Party.
"I think, we should not be in the same government with Mr. Lieberman," said Labor parliamentarian Colette Avital. "I think that both his ideology 10 and his practice is something that we should not be associated with."
Labor believes Lieberman will torpedo 11 efforts to revive peace talks. But Mr. Olmert disagrees.
"The government will continue to pursue the peace process," he said. "First and foremost with the Palestinians."
Nevertheless, one of the reasons that Lieberman agreed to join the government was that Mr. Olmert has shelved what was once the cornerstone of his diplomatic policy - a unilateral withdrawal 12 from most of the West Bank. The plan was dropped because, in the wake of the Lebanon war and the Palestinian election of the Islamic militant 13 group Hamas, there is little enthusiasm among Israelis for more territorial 14 concessions 15.
Lieberman sees that as an opportunity to expand West Bank settlements.
Lieberman's ideology worries Palestinian moderates. Nabil Shaath, a former Cabinet minister from the Fatah party, described Lieberman as a "dangerous" and "ugly symbol" of the new direction of the Israeli government.
- 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。
- There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
- These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。
- He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
- This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- My staff's advice that first day was amazingly hawkish. 在第一天，我的僚属们的意见是令人吃惊的鹰派意见。
- Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet. 反战团体担心巴拉克·奥巴马可以创建强硬派内阁。
- He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
- Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。
- The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
- The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。
- His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
- Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。
- 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。
- 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。
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。