2007年VOA标准英语-Abbas, Olmert to Meet in Egypt

By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
21 June 2007

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to hold talks in Egypt, early next week. As VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Jordan's King Abdullah is also scheduled to attend the summit.

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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (R) with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, 11 Mar 2007

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosts the meeting, which will be the first meeting between Mr. Olmert and Mr. Abbas since President Abbas dismissed the Hamas-dominated Palestinian unity² government, declared a state of emergency and formed a new temporary emergency government.

Nabil Aburdeneh, Mr. Abbas' spokesman, says Israel needs to take the meeting seriously.

Aburdeneh says the meeting will be an opportunity for the new Palestinian government to gain international support. He says Israel should start direct talks with Mr. Abbas about reviving peace talks.

Mr. Abbas has received support from the Arab League, the European Union and the United States. The United States and the EU have pledged to restore donor³ aid - suspended for more than a year because the former Hamas government refused to recognize Israel's right to exist.

Israeli officials have yet to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in customs and tax revenue they have collected on behalf of the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Olmert says the Israeli cabinet will address the issue, shortly. Foreign Ministry⁴ spokesman Mark Regev says the topic will be on the agenda when Mr. Olmert and Mr. Abbas meet.

"We are looking forward to engaging with this new Palestinian government and, of course, issues as well as the political dialogue," he said, "including the issue of transferring the tax money and the issue of a security cooperation - all that is back central to the agenda."

Aides to Mr. Abbas say they will also press the Israelis to dismantle⁵ numerous checkpoints in the occupied West Bank that cause daily hardship for Palestinians.

Meanwhile, the war of words between Mr. Abbas and Hamas Islamic militants⁶ continues. Wednesday, the Palestinian president accused Hamas of trying to assassinate⁷ him - a charge denied by a Hamas spokesman.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 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。

3 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

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 assassinate   

vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤

参考例句：

• The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
• A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。