2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, Berlusconi Discuss Iraq
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Scott Stearns
Washington
28 February 2006
President Bush, right, gestures as he answers questions from the Italian media during his meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, February 28, 2006
President Bush says Iraq must choose between unity 1 and chaos 2 following sectarian violence that has killed hundreds of people since last week's bombing of a Shi'ite shrine 3. Mr. Bush spoke 4 following a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who says he will withdraw all Italian troops from Iraq by the end of the year.
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President Bush says terrorists are sowing the seeds of sectarian violence in Iraq in hopes of destroying chances for a government of national unity.
"Now the people of Iraq and their leaders must make a choice. The choice is chaos or unity. The choice is a free society or a society dictated 5 by evil people who will kill innocents," he said.
The president again condemned 6 the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra which set-off a wave of reprisal 7 killings 8. Mr. Bush condemned attacks on all holy sites, saying all people should be able to worship freely.
Amid concerns that sectarian violence is drawing Iraq closer to civil war, President Bush says he has spoken to seven Iraqi political leaders over the past few days and all understand the seriousness of the moment.
He says those politicians have made the choice to work toward a unity government in defiance 9 of the terrorists much as he says Iraqi civilians 10 made the choice for democracy by voting in December elections.
The president spoke to reporters following an Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Berlusconi, whom he thanked for Italy's support in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The prime minister said he will follow through with plans to withdraw all Italian troops from Iraq over the next 10 months.
"We have announced a plan to progressively withdrawal 11 our troops which has to be completed by the end of this year," said Mr. Berlusconi. "And this plan has been agreed upon also together with our allies and with the Iraqi government."
Prime Minister Berlusconi says it is possible to withdraw the 3,000 troops because they have helped train more than 10,000 Iraqis to handle their own security.
The prime minister is in a tough campaign for re-election in voting scheduled for April. President Bush refused to be drawn 12 into specific questions of Italian politics, but said his spirits are always raised by Mr. Berlusconi because he is a positive, optimistic person and a strong leader who has brought stability to Italy's government.
Following the meeting, President Bush left for a five-day trip to India and Pakistan.
- 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。
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
- 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 dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
- No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。
- They bombed civilian targets in reprisal.他们炮轰平民目标作为报复。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
- He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
- 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。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。