VOA标准英语2009年-Bush Speaks Out on Gaza Crisis
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(一月)
President George W. Bush reflects on the crisis in Gaza in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, 05 Jan 2009
The president stayed quiet during the first week of the Israeli military operation.
He was on a holiday break at his Texas ranch 1, and let his spokesman speak on his behalf.
His voice was first heard addressing the situation in Gaza last Friday in his weekly radio address. On Monday, he went a step further - making brief comments to reporters called into his office to witness the final moments of a meeting with First Vice 3 President Salva Kiir of Sudan.
He said Israel was justified 4 in taking action against Hamas militants 6 in Gaza.
"I understand Israel's desire to protect itself, and that the situation now taking place in Gaza was caused by Hamas," said Mr. Bush.
The United States considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization. And while he has urged Israel to do all it can to limit civilian 7 casualties, President Bush has not called for a complete end to the assault. In his comments at the White House he made clear once again that he believes Hamas is using the people of Gaza to achieve militant 5 ends.
"Instead of caring about the people of Gaza, Hamas decided 8 to use Gaza to launch rockets to kill innocent Israelis. And Israel has obviously decided to protect herself and her people," he said.
He spoke 2 as the Israeli military continued its assault on Gaza for a tenth straight day, and Hamas fired more rockets into southern Israel.
The death toll 9 in Gaza now tops more than 540. The president said he remains 10 concerned about the humanitarian 11 crisis unfolding there.
"We care about the people of Gaza, and, therefore, have provided millions of dollars of fresh aid to the United Nations to help," said Mr. Bush.
President Bush stressed once again that while he would like to see the violence end, any cease-fire must be durable 12 and respected by all.
He noted 13 that calls for Israel to end the assault are coming from many quarters - both inside and outside the Arab world. He said those urging an immediate 14 end to the fighting have noble ambitions. But he said any cease-fire must include conditions so Hamas can not use Gaza as a launch pad for rocket attacks on Israel.
- He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
- The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
- 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。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
- The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- 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。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- 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。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
- They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。