VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Cautious on Palestinian Reconciliation
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday reconciliation 1 efforts between the main Palestinian factions 2 will not mean progress for the region unless Hamas accepts international terms for peace talks with Israel. Clinton spoke 3 to VOA in advance of her first trip to the Middle East as Secretary beginning late Saturday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (file photo)
Clinton acknowledges her trip comes at a sensitive time in both Israeli and Palestinian politics, but says the circumstances will not affect the Obama administration's commitment to seeking a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.
In an interview with VOA, the Secretary said she will go to the international donor 4 conference on Gaza reconstruction 5 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Monday with a significant U.S. pledge - widely reported to be $900 million in new assistance.
But she made clear the aid package will not benefit the radical 6 Islamic movement Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since 2007.
She said the United States wants to strengthen a Palestinian partner committed to the peace-making principles of the international Middle East Quartet including recognition of Israel and renunciation of violence. She said aid money will only be spent if it is clear U.S. goals will not be undermined or subverted 7.
Fatah's Ahmed Qurei (l) and Hamas' Mussa Abu Marzug speak during their meeting in Cairo, 26 Feb 2009
In that regard, she sounded a cautious note about the Cairo agreement Thursday between Hamas and the mainstream 8 Fatah movement aimed at creating a new Palestinian unity 9 government.
"I believe that it's important, if there is some reconciliation and a move toward unified 10 authority, that it's very clear that Hamas knows the conditions that have been set forth 11 by the Quartet, by the Arab [League] summit," she said. "And they must renounce 12 violence, recognize Israel and abide 13 by previous commitments. Otherwise, I don't think it will result in the kind of positive step forward either for the Palestinian people, or as a vehicle for a reinvigorated effort to obtain peace that leads to a Palestinian state."
In addition to attending the donors 14 conference, Clinton will meet in Sharm el-Sheikh with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and several Arab and European foreign ministers on efforts to advance the peace process.
US Middle East envoy 15 George Mitchell in Cairo, Egypt, 28 Jan 2009
She'll also confer there with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, who has been in the region since Tuesday and has met with the principals in Israel's post-election coalition 16 negotiations 17, including Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
The right-leaning Israeli Likud party leader has not endorsed 18 the two-state solution that is the basis of U.S. policy, but Clinton side-stepped a question as to whether the prospect 19 of a Netanyahu-led government was a matter of concern.
"Our policy remains 20, as it is the policy of the Quartet, and the Arab League peace initiative, to move toward a two-state solution," she said. "And there is not yet a government in Israel, so clearly we have not had an opportunity to consult with anyone. But we will certainly convey our strong commitment to a two-state solution."
Clinton will spend two days in Jerusalem and commute 21 to nearby Ramallah in the West Bank to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Later in the week she attends a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, and ends the trip with talks with Turkish officials in Ankara.
- He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
- Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- 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。
- In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
- The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
- 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。
- Their wills could be subverted only by death. 只有死神才能使他们放弃他们的意志。 来自教父部分
- Indiana State laws deliberately subverted the intent of the constitutions 14th Amendment. 印第安纳州的法律有意歪曲联邦宪法第十四条修正案的愿意。 来自辞典例句
- Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
- Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
- It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
- You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
- If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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 several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- 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 committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
- The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。