美国犹太人悼念耶路撒冷遇难者

American Jews Remember Jerusalem Victims

Michael Leland

Chicago

14 Aug 2001 02:58 UTC

 

Several hundred Jews in Chicago gathered Monday to remember 15 people killed by a suicide¹ bomber² in Jerusalem last Thursday. Jews in the United States are also making plans for a national march in support of Israel next month.

The hundreds of people who packed downtown Chicago's Loop 1)Synagogue during the Monday lunch hour were told this was a time for 2)weeping and remembering, not for politics or analysis. Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus spoke³ as those in the room looked at 3)photographs of the 15 people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a packed pizza restaurant in Jerusalem last week.

"Children with their parents, teenagers on summer 4)vacation, young lovers planning their future, visitors from across the ocean, all murdered for the crime of eating pizza while being Jewish," said Rabbi Dreyfus.

Prayers were offered, not only for the 5)victims of this attack and their families, but for those in Israel who live under the threat of future attacks, which seem lately to be possible anywhere in the country.

A member of the Israeli Knesset parliament, Ophir Pines-Paz of the Israeli One Party, said the government is doing its best to prevent such attacks. He says its number one 6)priority is saving lives. "I am telling the world, and I am telling [Palestinian leader Yasser] Arafat himself: the 7)terror will not break us. The terror will not break our hearts or our soul. We will overcome it," said Mr. Pines-Paz.

We were unable to reach 8)representatives of several Chicago-area Arab-American groups for comment on the latest Middle East violence. In recent interviews, Ali Alarabi, of a local group called the Vanguards, has says he does not 9)condone such attacks in Israel. He says Palestinians frustrated⁴ by living under what they consider Israeli occupation carry them out.

"If there is no violence committed by the Palestinians," he said, Israelis "will still continue occupying Palestinian lands, regardless. Bottom line, they will not leave," he said.

Those attending Monday's memorial service were urged to consider attending a big support 10)rally⁵ for Israel next month in New York City. A march to the United Nations is being planned for September 23. Jewish organizations in Chicago hope to fly a 11)planeload of marchers to the rally.

 

 

(1)      synagogue[5sInE^R^]n.犹太人集会, 犹太教会堂, 犹太教

(2)      weep[wi:p]n.哭泣, 滴下vi.哭泣, 流泪, 哀悼vt.哭着使...,悲叹

(3)      photograph[5fEJtE^rB:f; (?@) -^rAf]n.照片

(4)      vacation[vE5keIF(E)n; (?@) veI-]n.假期, 休假v.<美>度假, 休假

(5)      victim[5vIktIm]n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品

(6)      priority[praI5RrItI; (?@) -C:r-]n.先, 前, 优先, 优先权

(7)      terror[5terE(r)]n.恐怖, 可怕的人, 恐怖时期, 恐怖行动

(8)      representative[reprI5zentEtIv]n.代表adj.典型的, 有代表性的

(9)      condone[kEn5dEJn]vt.宽恕, 赦免

(10)      rally[5rAlI]v.重整旗鼓, 给予新力量,力量, 决心, 集结n.集会

(11)      planeload[`pleInlEJd]n.飞机负载量

 

 

1 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

2 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 rally   

n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作

参考例句：

• The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。
• The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。