VOA标准英语10月-Peres Says Israel Heading for Decisive Election C
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
President Shimon Peres (r) and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Knesset, 27 Oct 2008
President Shimon Peres told Israeli lawmakers there is no choice but to hold elections, after Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni gave up efforts to form a coalition government.
Peres spoke 4 at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
He said Israel will start a decisive election campaign in the coming days.
The election may bring a clear change of direction for negotiations with the Palestinians. The U.S.-sponsored talks have been going on for almost a year, but remain stuck on the key issues including Palestinian refugees, and the status of Jerusalem, which both sides claim as their capital.
The poll will pit Livni's ruling centrist Kadima party against the Likud Party of right-wing opposition 5 candidate Benjamin Netanyahu.
Livni is a pragmatist who favors negotiation 2, and has spoken of a need to make territorial 6 concessions 7 in return for peace.
Netanyahu also wants to negotiate, but opposes handing over territory that Israel gained in the 1967 Arab Israeli War. He launched his campaign at the Knesset, promising 8 that any future agreement with the Palestinians will not include handing over parts of the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
He said Jerusalem will not be up for negotiation in any talks he has with the Palestinians.
His remarks prompted angry shouts from Arab-Israeli lawmakers.
Once the Knesset formally approves plans for the poll, the election will likely be scheduled for early 2009 - more than a year ahead of schedule.
The winner will replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned in September as he faced corruption 9 allegations. He remains 10 in office as a caretaker until a new government is in place.
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
- 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。
- 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。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。