2006年VOA标准英语-Bush in Vienna for US-EU Summit

By Paula Wolfson
Vienna
20 June 2006

President Bush and wife Laura arrive in Vienna   
  
President Bush is in Vienna for high-level talks on Wednesday with European Union leaders. They have a full agenda for their annual U.S.-EU summit.

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They will talk about Iran, Iraq, trade, and a host of other issues.

President Bush says there is much they can accomplish together. "America and Europe must work together to advance freedom and democracy. We will cooperate to expand trade and prosperity. We will strengthen our efforts to combat terrorism. And we will stand together to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction," he said.

The comments came in a speech on the eve of his departure to graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine¹ Academy. Mr. Bush spoke² of the ties that bind³ the United States and Europe and the challenges that lie ahead. At the top of his list: the dispute over Iran's nuclear intentions.

Iran is considering a package of incentives⁴ put together by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany that is designed to convince Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment.

The package was presented to the Iranian government by the EU senior foreign policy official, Javier Solana, who will attend the meetings with Mr. Bush. "Iran's leaders have a clear choice. We hope they will accept our offer and voluntarily suspend these activities, so we can work out an agreement that will bring Iran real benefits," he said.

White House officials say the U.S.-EU summit will provide an opportunity to assess the situation. But they also say no announcements on Iran are expected to emerge from Vienna.

Austrian Chancellor⁵ Wolfgang Schuessel is hosting this summit because he currently holds the EU presidency⁶. He will hold a joint⁷ news conference after the talks with President Bush and European Commission President Jose Barroso.

Protesters are also vowing⁸ to be heard in the Austrian capital during the summit. Security is tight in some neighborhoods as the meeting approaches, but in most of the city people are talking more about the unusually warm weather that has brought tourists and Viennese out to the city streets to enjoy the sunshine.
 

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 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。

3 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

4 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

6 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。