voa标准英语2008-Bush, Abbas Claim Progress in Mideast Peace Talk
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)
President George W. Bush (r) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., 19 Dec 2008
President Bush said that Mideast peace is a hard challenge, but "a good deal of progress" has been made.
Before meeting with Palestinian President Abbas at the White House, Mr. Bush said the world is recognizing that a two-state solution, reached through negotiations 2, is the right path for Middle East peace.
"I was pleased to note that the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution which confirms that the bilateral 3 negotiation 1 process is irreversible, is a path to a Palestinian state and a path to peace in the Middle East," he said.
Speaking through a translator, Mr. Abbas thanked President Bush for supporting the idea of an independent Palestinian state.
"You were the first sitting president who accepted as a policy the establishment of two states, the state of Israel and the state of Palestine, living next to each other in peace and security," he said. "And this policy has become a reality in every corner of the world."
Neither leader mentioned Thursday's statement by the Palestinian militant 4 group Hamas that it would no longer honor a ceasefire with Israel.
However, Mr. Abbas, whose Fatah faction 5 was expelled from Gaza by Hamas and now only controls the West Bank, said there is no doubt that the Palestinians will stick with the peace process.
"Because we are committed to the peace process, and this is not a slogan or a rhetorical commitment," he said. "We are practically committed to the peace process."
Mr. Abbas said Mr. Bush has laid the foundation for all future progress toward Mideast peace, and he expressed optimism about working with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
- 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。
- They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
- There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
- 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。