奥巴马,内塔尼亚胡：哈马斯不是和平伙伴

短语讲解：

1. At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

hold talks举行会谈
例句：They were scheduled to hold talks with him Wednesday.
他们定于星期三和他举行会谈。
peace process和平进程

2. The talks came a day after President Obama, in a major policy address on the Middle East, endorsed a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on lines existing before the 1967 Six Day War.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：One should always base one's opinion on facts.
我们应总是把自己的观点建立在事实的基础上。

3. But referring to the unity accord between Fatah and Hamas, Obama said he agreed it will be very difficult for Israel to negotiate "in a serious way" with a party that refuses to acknowledge Israel's right to exist.

refer to提及；涉及，谈到，提到；关系到
例句：Don't refer to the matter again.
不要再提这件事了。

4. "Hamas has been, and is an organization that has resorted to terror, that has refused to acknowledge Israel's right to exist, it is not a partner for a significant, realistic peace process," said President Obama.

resort to 诉诸于,采取
例句：I had to resort to violence to get my money.
我不得不诉诸武力要回我的钱。

5. "And so as I said yesterday in the speech, Palestinians are going to have to explain how they can credibly engage in serious peace negotiations in the absence of observing the Quartet principles that have been put forward previously."

engage in 参加; 从事; 忙于
例句：I have no time to engage in the debate.
我没时间参加辩论。
in the absence of缺乏; 当…不在时
例句：The trial take place in the absence of the defendant.
审判在被告缺席的情况下进行。
put forward提出
例句：He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。

6. Hamas, which controls Gaza and is linked to the Palestinian Authority in a unity accord, has called the president's proposals a "total failure," saying the group will not recognize Israel's occupation under any circumstances."

under any circumstances在任何情况下
例句：A gentleman is not supposed to hurt a woman under any circumstances.
在任何情况下，绅士都不应伤害妇女。

7. He has to decide if he negotiates or keeps his pact with Hamas or makes peace with Israel.

make peace with同…讲和
例句：When the new ruler came to power, he made peace with all his former enemies.
新统治者上台执政后, 他与一切宿敌都和解了。

8. President Obama said he and Netanyahu also discussed changes sweeping the Middle East, and agreed there is a moment of opportunity that can be seized as a consequence of the Arab Spring, but acknowledged there are significant perils as well.

as a consequence of由于..., 因为...
例句：As a consequence of smoking, my father coughs frequently.
因为吸烟的缘故，我父亲经常咳嗽。