VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Meets With Abbas, Expresses Hope for Midea
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（九月）
U.S. President George Bush says he is still hopeful that an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement can be reached. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports that Mr. Bush spoke 1 during talks at the White House with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and President Bush, 25 Sep 2008
For months, President Bush has been saying a peace deal is possible before he leaves office in January.
But now, his comments are more measured. With a transition of power underway in Israel and time running out for major concessions 2, Mr. Bush is saying only that he is hopeful.
He told President Abbas that he will do all he can to spur progress toward the creation of a Palestinian state.
"As you know, I have four months left in office. And I am hopeful the vision that you and I have worked on can come to pass," he said.
President Bush said it will be hard work. But he said there is plenty of desire and determination.
Mahmoud Abbas vowed 3 to continue the search for a two-state solution with Israel. He said hope will remain, adding that the Palestinian people cannot live without it.
Israel and the Palestinians revived peace talks after a summit last November in the United States. President Bush has made two trips this year to the Middle East to help move the process along.
But so far, the negotiations 4 have yielded little. And there has been almost no progress on the most contentious 5 issues, such as the status of Jerusalem and the borders of a Palestinian state.
Further complicating 6 matters is the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert -- one of the key players in the peace process. His designated successor is Tzipi Livni, who has been serving as foreign minister. She has signaled her intent to keep the negotiations going. But analysts 7 say her initial focus will likely be on building a governing coalition 8.
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- 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 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。
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- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- 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。
- She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
- Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。
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- In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。
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