2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Departs for Europe, G-8 Summit
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Paula Wolfson
Washington
12 July 2006
President Bush is on his way to Germany for talks with Chancellor 1 Angela Merkel, before they attend the G-8 Summit this weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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White House National Security Advisor 2 Stephen Hadley says the stop in northeast Germany will be an opportunity for Mr. Bush to build a personal rapport 3 with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"The chancellor is providing strong, principled leadership, and the president believes she is helping 4 to strengthen a German-American alliance committed to making this world safer, more democratic, and more prosperous," said President Bush.
Mr. Bush will travel on to Russia, arriving Friday in St. Petersburg ahead of the leaders of Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada. The early arrival is designed to provide time for one-on-one talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the G-8 Summit participants gather for a social dinner Saturday evening.
Critics of the Russian government have urged President Bush to boycott 5 the summit to show his concern for recent setbacks to democracy. But the White House makes clear no thought was given to staying home.
Hadley told reporters the president believes the best approach is to meet with the Russian leader and raise concerns privately 6, but frankly 7.
"Russia is an important player in Europe. It is an important country in the world, and it is important that we engage on these issues in the way I described, cooperating in areas where we can and being clear where we disagree. And that is the kind of businesslike relationship you'd expect," said Stephen Hadley.
The Russian hosts have chosen three priority topics for the summit: energy security, fighting infectious disease, and education. But recent developments regarding Iran and North Korea's nuclear intentions are likely to play a key role in the discussions.
White House Spokesman Tony Snow says it is shaping up to be a very busy summit. He says it will also be an unusual G-8 because there are so many international trouble spots vying 8 for attention.
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- She has an excellent rapport with her staff.她跟她职员的关系非常融洽。
- We developed a high degree of trust and a considerable personal rapport.我们发展了高度的互相信任和不错的私人融洽关系。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
- The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。