克里承认巴以和谈困难

克里承认巴以和谈困难 　　

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday acknowledged difficulty in promoting peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians despite his strenuous¹ efforts for the past year.

　　The top American envoy² pointed³ to the level of mistrust between the parties, which he called "as large as any level of mistrust I' ve ever seen."

　　"On both sides, neither believes the other is really serious," he told lawmakers at a House panel hearing on his agency's budget for fiscal⁴ year 2015. "Neither believes that the other is prepared to make some of the big choices that have to be made here."

　　"I still believe it's possible but difficult, and so we're gonna proceed as privately⁵ as we have," he added. "I do believe both parties are serious. Both parties want to find a way forward. "

　　Kerry had aimed for a deal on all the final-status issues -- security, border, the status of Jerusalem and refugees, within nine months when he brought back the Israelis and the Palestinians for fresh negotiations⁶ in late July last year after a hiatus of three years.

　　However, no visible progress has been made so far despite Kerry 's hard push in his ten visits to the region in the past year, as the parties have been wrangling⁷ over settlement building on the occupied land, security arrangements and other issues.

　　"I must say, most of the details are not out in the marketplace of conversation, but there've been enough public dramatic statements of one position or another that I think gets in the way of the negotiation," Kerry said.

　　The Obama administration is trying to sell off a framework plan to both sides that will guide negotiations by sketching⁸ the outlines of an accord, as Kerry said late last month that the ongoing⁹ talks would slip beyond the original deadline of April 29.

　　President Barack Obama will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on March 17 at the White House following his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 3.

1 strenuous   

adj.奋发的，使劲的；紧张的；热烈的，狂热的

参考例句：

• He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
• You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。

2 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• 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。

3 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

4 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

5 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• 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。

6 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• 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。

7 wrangling   

v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
• The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句

8 sketching   

n.草图

参考例句：

• They are sketching out proposals for a new road. 他们正在草拟修建新路的计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Imagination is busy sketching rose-tinted pictures of joy. “飞舞驰骋的想象描绘出一幅幅玫瑰色欢乐的场景。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。