VOA标准英语--Pence on Winds of Change in Middle East
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2018年(一月)
On a recent trip to the Middle East, Vice 1 President Mike Pence visited Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. In his remarks to a special session of the Knesset, Vice President Pence stated that in meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, and King Abdullah of Jordan, they discussed the remarkable 2 transformation 3 that is taking place across the Middle East and the need to forge a new era of cooperation.
“The winds of change can already be witnessed across the Middle East,” observed Vice President Pence. “Longstanding enemies are becoming partners. Old foes 4 are finding new ground for cooperation. And the descendants of Isaac and Ishmael are coming together in common cause as never before.”
The Vice President reminded attendees that President Donald Trump 5, when addressing leaders at the Arab Islamic American Summit held last year in Saudi Arabia, challenged the people of the region to “work ever closer together, to recognize shared opportunities and to confront shared challenges.”He further noted 6 that the President urged all who call the Middle East their home to "meet history's great test -- [and] conquer extremism and vanquish 7 the forces of terrorism together."
“Radical 8 Islamic terrorism knows no borders,” said Vice President Pence. “It respects no creed 9 -- stealing the lives of Jews, Christians 10, and especially Muslims.”
Together with its partners and allies, the U.S. will continue to drive radical Islamic terrorism from the face of the earth. Thanks to the courage of partner security forces supported by the U.S. and its allies, at this very moment ISIS is on the run, and their so-called caliphate has crumbled 12.
As President Trump made clear in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. will continue to work with all of its partners to starve, "terrorists of their territory, their funding, and the false allure 13 of their craven ideology 14."
The United States will also help persecuted 15 peoples, who have suffered greatly at the hands of ISIS and other terrorist groups. The United States has already committed more than $110 million to assist Christian 11 and other religious minorities across the wider Middle East. And the U.S. urges its allies -- here in Israel, in Europe, and across the world -- to join in this cause.
“Let's work together,” said Vice President Pence, “to restore the rich splendor 16 of religious diversity across the Middle East, so that all faiths may once again flourish in the lands where they were born.”
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
- Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
- He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。
- They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
- She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- He tried to vanquish his fears.他努力克服恐惧心理。
- It is impossible to vanquish so strong an enemy without making an extensive and long-term effort.现在要战胜这样一个强敌，非有长期的广大的努力是不可能的。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
- Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
- Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。
- The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
- The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。
- 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。
- Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
- Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。