2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Takes Over New Palestinian Parliamen

By Jim Teeple
Ramallah
18 February 2006

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' apparent choice for prime minister, center, smiles during parliament session, Saturday  
  
A new Palestinian parliament convened¹ on Saturday under the control of the Islamic militant² group Hamas which won Palestinian legislative³ elections on January 25. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened the parliamentary session with a call to pursue the peace process.

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A crowd of Palestinians greeted the new legislators with calls to free their family members from Israeli jails as the new Palestinian Legislative Council or parliament was sworn in at President Mahmoud Abbas's headquarters in Ramallah.

Saturday's opening session was held in two locations; Ramallah and Gaza City because of Israeli travel restrictions⁴ placed on legislators, a majority of whom now belong to Hamas. The group won 74 seats in the 132-seat legislature on January 25 in a stunning⁵ political upset, seen as a vote of repudiation⁶ against President Abbas's Fatah Party, which is regarded by many Palestinians as corrupt⁷ and ineffective at governing the Palestinian Authority.
 

Mahmoud Abbas    
  
In his speech to the new legislators, Mr. Abbas said the results of the election had led to a new political reality and he called on Hamas to adhere to existing agreements with Israel, and commit itself to achieving a Palestinian state through negotiations⁸.

Mr. Abbas called on Israel not to punish Palestinians because they voted for Hamas. He also said any eventual⁹ final settlement should be based on direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and not on unilateral actions.

Hamas leaders on Saturday rejected Mr. Abbas's plea, saying while they would consider what they describe as a long-term truce¹⁰ with Israel, they will not recognize the Jewish state. University professor Aziz al-Duwaik, the new speaker of the Hamas-dominated parliament spoke¹¹ to reporters just outside the hall where President Abbas spoke on Saturday.

"We are people living under occupation," he said. "And we have the full right to resist the occupation. Occupation is the worst type of slavery, and our people are in urgent need for emancipation¹²."

Israel the United States and the European Union have designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. International donors¹³ say they will suspend aid to any Palestinian government dominated by Hamas, unless the group agrees to disarm¹⁴ and recognize Israel. Israel's cabinet is expected to approve a package of sanctions on Sunday, including suspending the transfer of about $50 million a month in customs and tax fees to the Palestinian Authority.

Speaker al-Duwaik says for now Hamas will work towards trying to unify¹⁵ Palestinians.

"The challenge is to unite our people and to get a unity¹⁶ government which will serve the interests of our people and put this interest at the top of our agenda," he said.

Mr. Abbas, who was elected separately last year, does have the authority to fire any Hamas prime minister who rejects his policies. Hamas leaders say they want members of Mr. Abbas's Fatah Party to join the new government but so far Fatah leaders have declined the offer. Hamas now has five weeks to form a new cabinet. Hamas leaders say they expect to have a new government in place in the next several weeks.

1 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

2 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。

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

4 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• 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

5 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

6 repudiation   

n.拒绝；否认；断绝关系；抛弃

参考例句：

• Datas non-repudiation is very important in the secure communication. 在安全数据的通讯中，数据发送和接收的非否认十分重要。 来自互联网
• There are some goals of Certified E-mail Protocol: confidentiality non-repudiation and fairness. 挂号电子邮件协议需要具备保密性、不可否认性及公平性。 来自互联网

7 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

8 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。

9 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

10 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

11 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• 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。

12 emancipation   

n.（从束缚、支配下）解放

参考例句：

• We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation. 我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They rejoiced over their own emancipation. 他们为自己的解放感到欢欣鼓舞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• 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》

14 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

15 unify   

vt.使联合，统一；使相同，使一致

参考例句：

• How can we unify such scattered islands into a nation?我们怎么才能把如此分散的岛屿统一成一个国家呢？
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。

16 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。