VOA慢速英语 奥巴马寻求美国和穆斯林的新开始

　　He said the Palestinians must reject violence, but he also demanded a stop to Israeli settlement activity. He said again that the only solution is two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. In his words, "That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest and the world's interest."

　　Many Muslims who commented on the speech said they were generally pleased. But they said that of course the true test would not be in words, but actions.

　　The president used words from the Koran several times throughout his speech. He also called for religious understanding and spoke of the importance of equality for women. The speech contained no major policy changes. But it did signal what many Muslims saw as a newly sympathetic voice from an American president.

　　And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English, written by Brianna Blake. For more about the speech, go to voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.

　　一、全文翻译

　　奥巴马总统呼吁为以色列和巴勒斯坦之间的和平谈判做出新的努力。他说“双方均需做出一些艰难的妥协”。但是他提到了最近和双方领导的对话。他指出，美国驻中东特使George Mitchell本周将回国。

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