VOA常速英语2008年-US Mideast Envoy Criticizes 'Road Map' Violatio
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
Jerusalem
14 March 2008
A United States envoy 1 has launched a new peace mission to the Middle East. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, he was critical of both Israel and the Palestinians.
Retired 2 American general William Fraser held his first meeting with Israeli and Palestinian officials at a hotel in Jerusalem. Fraser was appointed by President Bush to oversee 3 compliance 4 with the internationally-backed "Road Map" peace plan, which is the basis of negotiations 5 on Palestinian statehood.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad represented the Palestinians at the talks, but Israel sent a lower-level official from the Defense 6 Ministry 7, Amos Gilad.
Gilad told Israel Radio that the meeting was aimed at dialogue and advancing the peace process. He denied media reports that Defense Minister Ehud Barak did not attend because of tension with the Americans over the Road Map.
The U.S. issued a statement saying the meeting focused on areas where the parties were not keeping their commitments. It did not elaborate, but the U.S. has described Israeli settlement construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank as a violation 8 of the Road Map that is harming peace efforts.
The United States has also pressed the Palestinians to keep their Road Map commitments and do more to rein 9 in militant 10 groups.
Palestinian analyst 11 Wadia Abu Nasser believes that criticism is unfair considering the restrictions 12 imposed by the Israeli military.
"No doubt that Palestinian Authority security systems are doing maximum possible efforts," he said. "Nevertheless, I believe it is very clear to all that the real ruler of the West Bank is the Israeli army."
Israel has rejected U.S. and Palestinian demands to freeze settlement construction. It says it reserves the right to build in areas of Jerusalem and in West Bank settlement blocs 13 which, it says, will remain a part of Israel in any final peace agreement with the Palestinians.
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
- Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
- I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
- She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。
- 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。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
- He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
- 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。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制