布什谴责中东成了“暴力锅炉”

 

  

Bush Says Middle East Has Become 'Cauldron of Violence'

Paula Wolfson

White House

15 Aug 2001 01:41 UTC

 

President Bush is issuing yet another appeal to Palestinian and Israeli leaders to bring violence to a halt. Mr. Bush is urging 1)restraint at a time when tensions are escalating¹ on a daily basis.

President Bush says the Middle East has become "a 2)cauldron of violence." And he says the 3)bloodshed must come to an end.

During a visit to a park in the state of Colorado, Mr. Bush again called on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to clamp down on suicide bombers². At the same time, he said the Israelis must show restraint.

The president spoke³ in response to a question about the nighttime Israeli military raid on the Palestinian-ruled city of Jenin in the West Bank. The Israeli army said the operation was in response to a series of bombings by Palestinian militants⁴. Tanks and 4)bulldozers were used in the Israeli 5)incursion, and they 6)demolished the Palestinian police 7)headquarters in the town.

 

 

(1)      restraint[rI5streInt]n.抑制, 制止, 克制

(2)      cauldron[5kC:ldrEn]n.(=caldron)大锅炉

(3)      bloodshed[5blQdFed]n.流血

(4)      bulldozer[5bJldEJzE(r)]n.推土机

(5)      incursion[In5k:F(E)n]n.袭击, 侵入

(6)      demolish[dI5mRlIF]vt.毁坏, 破坏, 推翻, 粉碎

(7)      headquarters[hed5kwB:tEz]n.司令部, 指挥部, 总部

 

 

1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 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。