2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Hezbollah Responsible for Lebanon Violenc

By Scott Stearns
White House
18 August 2006

President Bush says he believes civilians¹ in Southern Lebanon will ultimately hold Hezbollah militants² responsible for 33 days of fighting with Israel.  The president's comments came as Hezbollah began providing help to thousands of civilians who are returning to the area under a United Nations ceasefire.

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President Bush says Hezbollah looks pretty comfortable in Southern Lebanon, but that is about to change.

President Bush pauses during a statement on the economy with members of his economic team  
  
"They are now going to find themselves not only that which caused the destruction but they will find themselves now with a Lebanese army with U.N. help making it clear they won't have the safe haven³ that they think is necessary to launch attacks," said Mr. Bush.

Lebanese army troops are back in the south after nearly 40 years. They are expecting to be joined by as many as 15,000 peacekeepers from an international force that is still in the making.

France is expected to take the lead in that force but has so far announced plans for only 400 troops amid questions concerning rules of engagement for those forces.

Speaking to reporters at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Mr. Bush said he is not concerned by those delays, that diplomacy⁴ take time and he hopes France will agree to send more troops.

That international force is central to preventing Hezbollah from rearming in an area from which it launched thousands of rockets into northern Israel.
 
 
Social workers from Hezbollah wearing yellow bibs are surrounded by residents of Beirut to register their names in order to receive compensation
  
Since the fighting stopped, Hezbollah has been busy distributing money to returning civilians and helping⁵ them clear away much of the destruction caused by Israeli bombing.

Bush administration officials say they are not surprised that Lebanese civilians are accepting Hezbollah's help, but they question whether that money will ultimately buy their support.

When people take a sober look at what has happened, President Bush says they will realize the destruction was caused by Hezbollah militants who started the fighting by kidnapping Israeli soldiers.

"The first reaction, of course, of Hezbollah and its supporters is to declare victory," he added.  "I guess I would have done the same thing if I were them. But sometimes it takes people awhile to come to the sober realization⁶ of what forces create stability and which don't. Hezbollah is a source of instability."

The president again said the issue is broader than Hezbollah and includes Syrian and Iranian support for the group. He says that support is aimed at creating enough havoc⁷ to take political advantage of the situation.

President Bush says the international community can not allow Damascus and Tehran to do that.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 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。

3 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

4 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

7 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。