VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Worships in China, Meets With Chinese Pres

U.S. President George Bush met Sunday with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympic games. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the session took place a few hours after Mr. Bush attended church services in Beijing.
　
US President George W. Bush, left, shares a light moment with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing, 10 Aug 2008

President Bush said prior to his arrival in China that he planned to take up human rights and other sensitive issues in private with Hu Jintao.

But his public comments to reporters at the start of the meeting focused largely on another topic - the deadly knife attack Saturday on an American couple and their Chinese tour guide.

When President Hu offered his condolences, Mr. Bush responded with words of thanks.

"I thank you for your expressions of sympathy and the ambassador informs me that your government has been very attentive¹ and very sympathetic and I appreciate that a lot," he said.

The incident occurred at the Drum Tower, a popular tourist spot in Beijing. A lone² assailant stabbed the parents of a former Olympic women's volleyball star, who is also the wife of the current US men's volleyball coach. Her father died and her mother remains³ in grave condition.

The Chinese man who attacked the couple and their guide committed suicide, and the motive⁴ for the incident is not known. President Hu promised a full investigation⁵.

The Chinese leader said his government takes the matter very seriously. He told President Bush law enforcement authorities are pursuing the case in accordance with Chinese law.

The two met just a few hours after President Bush attended Sunday morning services at a government-approved church in Beijing

As he emerged from the church with members of his family, he made clear he believes faith has a place in China.

"You know, it just goes to show that God is universal, and God is love, and no state, man or woman should fear the influence of loving religion," said Mr. Bush.

The president has also made clear he has been having a grand time at the Olympics - cheering on Team USA at events ranging from beach volleyball to basketball.

He was at the swimming venue⁶ Sunday when American swimmer Michael Phelps won his first gold medal of the games with a victory in the 400 meter individual medley⁷.

Mr. Bush returns to Washington on Monday.

 

1 attentive   

adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的

参考例句：

• She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
• The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。

2 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

7 medley   

n.混合

参考例句：

• Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
• China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。