2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Factions Make Progress on Unity Gov

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
18 November 2006

Rival Palestinian factions² are holding a third day of top-level talks aimed at forming a national unity³ government. The aim is to present a Palestinian government that would be more acceptable to the international community, which has shunned⁴ the current regime led by Islamic militants⁶.

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Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas (left) with President Mahmoud Abbas (Palestinian Press Office photo)

Leaders from the ruling Islamic militant⁵ group Hamas and the rival and more moderate Fatah faction¹ say they're making progress on the formation of a national unity government. The Hamas government is expected to resign within days and be replaced by a cabinet of technocrats⁷, or independent professionals. They would have links to the political factions but are not formally members.

"The idea is that this government will be a government of services, that the government will be in charge of running daily lives like internal affairs, like economy, education and health," said Palestinian analyst⁸ Wadia Abu Nasser.

Under the emerging blueprint⁹, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah would be responsible for political issues, including pursuing peace talks with Israel.

The aim is to create a more moderate government that would end international sanctions that have crippled the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Hamas seeks Israel's destruction, and it has been shunned by the United States and Europe, which consider it a terrorist organization.

Israel says if the new government strengthens Palestinian moderates and weakens the radicals¹⁰ it could help revive the peace process..

"The prime minister has stated that it is very important to continue to try and have dialogue with the Palestinian moderates," said Miri Eisen, spokeswoman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

The European Union has welcomed the formation of a unity government, saying it could clear the way for the resumption of hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinian Authority. But Washington is more cautious. It says aid won't be restored unless the new government meets three conditions: recognition of Israel, renunciation of violence, and acceptance of previous peace agreements.

1 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

2 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• 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。

4 shunned   

v.避开，回避，避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was shunned by her family when she remarried. 她再婚后家里人都躲着她。
• He was a shy man who shunned all publicity. 他是个怕羞的人，总是避开一切引人注目的活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• 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。

6 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 technocrats   

n.技术专家，专家政治论者( technocrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Few business barons remained. They were replaced by "technocrats," who became the heads of corporations. 企业巨头所剩无几，大多已被“技术专家”所代替，这些人成了公司的领导。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• However, bankers called the technocrats' bluff and proceeded to lend with gusto. 但是，银行家们称技术专家官员不过在虚张声势，并且还会乐观的继续借贷业务。 来自互联网

8 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• 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。

9 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

10 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• 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。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句