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5月26日NYTIMES的國(guó)際頭條:IsraelApprovesBush‘sRoadMaptoNewPalestine.
這是關(guān)于中東路線圖以色列的最新態(tài)度的新聞,紐約時(shí)報(bào)開門見(jiàn)山的風(fēng)格顯而易見(jiàn),開頭一句就是:TheIsraeligovernmentforthefirsttimeofficiallyacceptedaPalestinianclaimtoeventualstatehoodtoday,asPrimeMinisterAriel
Sharonpersuadedhisright-winggovernmenttoendorsethestepsofanewAmerican-backedpeaceplan,knownastheroadmap.我們寫GRE作文,開頭可不要繞來(lái)繞去啊!美國(guó)佬看紐約時(shí)代看慣了,可不喜歡你兜圈子啊!!!!!
接下來(lái)介紹了在此之前,Mr.Sharon發(fā)表了他的mostsweepingstatement,(sweeping這個(gè)詞不錯(cuò)喔!)引用他的話來(lái)說(shuō),就是"ThedecisionImadeisbasedontherecognitionthatthemomenthascometocut,themomenthasarrivedtosay`yes‘totheAmericans,themomenthasarrivedtodividethistractoflandbetweenusandthePalestinians."
以色列的無(wú)奈之情從這一組句中可以體會(huì).另外這篇文章也提到了Mr.Sharon有可能設(shè)置precondition.無(wú)獨(dú)有偶,同一天的WASHINGTONPOST在題目中就體現(xiàn)了precondition,它的題目是:PeacePlanBackedbyIsraelWithConditions.
它用了一個(gè)詞narrowly:TheIsraeligovernmentnarrowlyapprovedanewMiddleEastpeaceplantodaythatforthefirsttimeacceptsthecreationofaPalestinianstate.可見(jiàn)以色列政府內(nèi)部的`分歧。
順利成章,Butthedeeplydividedcabinetattachedkeyconditionstotheinitiativethatcouldmakeimplementationproblematicandultimatelydoomit.根據(jù)以往經(jīng)驗(yàn),好象也沒(méi)有那么順利的事情,中東問(wèn)題麻煩著呢。
有幾個(gè)詞語(yǔ)值得收藏:attach(雖然知道這個(gè)詞,但用的時(shí)候我就不一定想得起來(lái)!)/problematic/doom,關(guān)鍵還是怎樣運(yùn)用。接下來(lái),看看NYtimesMagazine,里面有一篇關(guān)于EDMUNDHILLARY的訪談文章.我們都知道這些天,Everest成了世界的highlight,而作為首次登頂珠峰的希拉里當(dāng)然也成為了焦點(diǎn)。
這篇文章的題目是:ClimbOtherMountains顯然是otherthanEverest,這個(gè)題目非常implicative.
以下是第一段:
whenIreachedthesummitofMountEverestonthe29thofMay,1953,Iwasn‘ttheslightestbitinterestedinmankind.AsfarasIwasconcerned,ourobjectivewastoreachthesummit,andwhatmankindthoughtaboutitwasmoreorlessunimportant.Itwasn‘tuntilwecamedownoffthemountain,infact,thatwebecameawarethatthepublicandthemediahadbuiltupabigsortofauraofheroiceffort.Wedidn‘tfeelheroicatall.Myclimbingpartner,TenzingNorgay,inmanywayswasmoreemotionalaboutitthanIwas.Inthosedays,Tenzing,whowasaSherpa,didnotspeakparticularlygoodEnglish.MyabilitywithNepaliwasprettylimited.Evenwhenwewereonthesummit,wedidn‘tdiscussthingsatall.Iputoutmyhand,insortofstuffyoldAnglo-Saxonfashion,toshakehishand,butthatwasn‘tenoughforhim.Hethrewhisarmsaroundmyshoulders,andIthrewmyarmsaroundhis.
多年之后的回憶多少有點(diǎn)超脫的意味.連他們也沒(méi)有料到,從珠峰上下來(lái)之后,他們竟然從此走上了神壇."thepublicandthemediahadbuiltupabigsortofauraofheroiceffort."人是多么容易被publicandmedia所改變。
上面文章中提到了Sherpa(夏爾巴)TenzingNorgay(丹增),昨天剛看了南方電視臺(tái)的一個(gè)介紹誰(shuí)最先登頂珠峰的專題節(jié)目,為了這個(gè)問(wèn)題,EDMUNDHILLARY和TenzingNorgay后來(lái)似乎有不和的傾向。
Everest也許真的是一座神山,而這兩個(gè)人似乎觸怒了這座山,從此這兩個(gè)人的悲劇就開始了:HILLARY的母親和姐姐來(lái)看望他時(shí)候空難死在山腳;而TenzingNorgay(丹增)晚年酗酒,竟然說(shuō),他寧愿他沒(méi)有登上過(guò)Everest.而HILLARY也說(shuō):Aftertheexpedition,TenzingandIspentquitealotoftimetogether,butwenever,ever,talkedabouttheclimbupEverest.Idon‘tknowwhy.
這篇文字里有一句:He(丹增)diedin1986.MywifeandIweretheonlyforeignersathisfuneral.HILLARY也說(shuō):Forme,well,itwassad,noquestion:Tenzinghadbeenaheroicfigure.這讓人覺(jué)得安慰.人們傳說(shuō)他們之間的不和畢竟讓人看了覺(jué)得不舒服。
而丹增在多年前公開承認(rèn)HILLARY先一步登頂?shù)挠職飧档脷J佩。
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