ST VOA 2007-09-25

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Bush Plans Key Meetings on Sidelines of UN Meeting (1/3) ( 本次听写169词 )

【我的听写】
The president's meetings on Monday will focus on the Middle East. He scheduled the whole talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud A and Prime Minister S F. He then meets with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is now representing the so-called Middle East quartect which includs the United States, Russia, # Union and the United Nations. Mr. Bush also meets with the President of Brazil and attends a dinner at U.N. headquarters focusing on climate change. Tuesday morning, President Bush meets with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon before addressing the general assembly. White House officials say those remarks will focus on efforts to increase U.N. involvement in bringing pace to Iraq. Speaking to reporters at White House this past week, Mr. Bush acknowledged that the peace of political progress in Baghdad has been solwer than expected. When he announced plans to send reinforcements to Iraq earlier this year, one of his goals was to have Iraqis in charge of security in all 18 provinces by November.

【我的总结与翻译】
总结：quartet, headquarter,

The president's meetings on Monday will focus on the Middle East. He (is) scheduled (to hold) talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud (Abbas) and Prime Minister (Salam Fayyad).
周一的总统会议内容将聚焦中东问题。布什总统计划将与巴勒斯坦总统Mahmoud Abbas及总理Salam Fayyad举行会谈。

He then meets with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is now representing the so-called Middle East (Quartet), which includs the United States, Russia, (the European) Union and the United Nations.
接着他还将会见前英国首相Tony Blair，Tony Blair目前代表中东问题四方，这四方包括美国、俄罗斯、欧盟及联合国。

Mr. Bush also meets with the President of Brazil and attends a dinner at U.N. headquarters focusing on climate change.
布什总统还将也巴西总统会晤并出席在联合总部召开的一次有关气候变化的宴会。

Tuesday morning, President Bush meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before addressing the General Assembly. White House officials say those remarks will focus on efforts to increase U.N. involvement in bringing peace to Iraq.
周二上午，布什总统在会员大会发表演讲前将会见联合国秘书长潘基文。白宫官员表示该谈论的话题将着力于联合国涉及伊拉克维和所作的努力。

Speaking to reporters at White House this past week, Mr. Bush acknowledged that the pace of political progress in Baghdad has been solwer than expected. When he announced plans to send reinforcements to Iraq earlier this year, one of his goals was to have Iraqis in charge of security in all 18 provinces by November.
布什总统于上周在白宫对记者发言时表示，他承认对伊拉克的政治进程步伐比预期的要缓慢。今年年初他曾宣布对伊拉克增兵，其目的之一就是想让伊拉克人自己在今年11月份之前负责所有18个省的安全。

【我的今日总结】
今天的总体难度不是很大，只是个人觉得语还有点快，听了很多遍～～
the European Union听了十来遍，只听出了个Union，但在听力贴内看了看，好象大部分人都听出来了。。。。