After months of cajoling, Israel and the Palestinians sat around the table for direct talks, though the negotiations soon broke down over the building of Jewish settlements on the West Bank.

在几个月的旁敲侧击，以色列和巴勒斯坦最终决定坐下来进行直接谈判，然而，此次沟通不久却因在袈裟西岸简历犹太人定居点问题告吹。

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Congressional aides sat around a long table in the Roosevelt Room and were called into the talks when their expertise was needed.

议员们的助手坐在罗斯福厅的一个长桌子周围，在需要他们专业意见的时候被叫进去回答问题。

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This week:The EU will certainly need to table the 30% offer if the talks are toprogress.

本星期： 谈判要想有进展，欧盟当然需要把30%摆上桌面。

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This forced them steadily closer at the talks table to the main unionist political party, the Ulster Unionists, led by David Trimble.

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He said there would be a further round-table talks in Belfast next Thursday.

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If agreement can be reached at round-table talks, fresh legislation can be fast-tracked through the current synod, they insist.

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