美国有线新闻 CNN 巴以爆发多年来最严重冲突 双方激烈交火

The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians leads off today's show.

今天节目首先来关注以色列和巴勒斯坦之间多年来最严重的暴力冲突。

The roots of their ongoing¹ conflict date back more than 100 years.

双方持续冲突的根源可追溯至100多年前。

The two sides have fought over land, borders and the status of Jerusalem which both sides revere² as a holy city.

双方一直在争夺土地、边界和耶路撒冷的地位，双方都将耶路撒冷奉为圣城。

The latest flare³ up seems to have started with daily fighting between Palestinians and Israeli police in mid- April.

最近爆发的冲突似乎始于4月中旬巴勒斯坦人和以色列警察之间的日常打斗。

That's when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began.

那是穆斯林斋月开始的时间。

Palestinians were concerned that Israeli settlers would evict⁴ some Palestinian families from their homes in east Jerusalem.

巴勒斯坦人担心以色列定居者会将一些巴勒斯坦家庭赶出他们在东耶路撒冷的家园。

There was an Israeli police raid on an Islamic holy site earlier this week after Palestinians reportedly barricaded⁵ themselves inside it with stones and homemade weapons.

以色列警方本周早些时候突袭了一个伊斯兰圣地，此前有报道称，巴勒斯坦人用石头和自制武器在该圣地筑起路障。

Since then, the situation has gotten more violent.

那之后，局势变得更加暴力。

Militants⁷ in the Palestinian controlled territory of Gaza have fired more than 1,000 rockets into Israel this week.

本周，巴勒斯坦控制的加沙地区的激进分子向以色列发射了1000多枚火箭弹。

Many of them were intercepted⁸ by an Israeli missile defense⁹ system

其中多数火箭弹被以色列导弹防御系统拦截，

but dozens have landed in Israel whose military says at least seven Israelis have been killed and hundreds of others injured.

但有数十枚落在以色列境内，以色列军方称，这导致至少7名以色列人死亡，另有数百人受伤。

Israel has launched air strikes into Gaza whose Palestinian Health Ministry¹⁰ says at least 56 people have been killed and hundreds more injured there.

以色列对加沙发动空袭，巴勒斯坦卫生部表示，加沙地区至少有56人死亡，数百人受伤。

Israel says it's eliminated a number of militant⁶ commanders and that there's no end date for its operation into Gaza.

以色列表示，其已消灭多名武装分子指挥官，而且会持续对加沙采取行动。

A leader of the Palestinian territory says if Israel wants to escalate¹¹ the situation, Palestinians are ready for it.

巴勒斯坦领土的一名领导人表示，如果以色列想使局势升级，巴勒斯坦人已做好准备。

But both sides say they'll stop when the other one does.

但双方都表示，对方停止时，他们也会停止。

Aside from these operations, some Israeli towns have also seen fighting between their Arab and Jewish populations.

除了这些行动之外，部分以色列城镇还发生了阿拉伯人和犹太人之间的冲突。

Leaders from around the world are calling on all sides to stop the violence.

世界各国领导人呼吁各方停止暴力。

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 revere   

vt.尊崇，崇敬，敬畏

参考例句：

• Students revere the old professors.学生们十分尊敬那些老教授。
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven.中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。

3 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。

4 evict   

vt.驱逐，赶出，撵走

参考例句：

• The lessor can evict the lessee for failure to pay rent.出租人可驱逐不付租金的承租人。
• The government always says it's for the greater good when they evict farmers from their land.当政府把农民从他们的土地赶出去的时候，总是号称是为了更大众的利益。

5 barricaded   

设路障于，以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 )； 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守

参考例句：

• The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
• The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

8 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

9 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。