加沙地带爆炸造成3名巴勒斯坦人死亡

 

3 Die in Gaza Blast

Meredith Buel

Jerusalem

20 Aug 2001 13:56 UTC

 

A Palestinian man and his two children died after an 1)explosion ripped through their home in the Gaza Strip. The three died under 2)disputed 3)circumstances.

The Palestinian activist¹, Samir Abu Zeid, and his young daughter and son were killed in the 4)blast. Palestinian officials said an Israeli missile hit his home in the southern Gaza Strip near the Egyptian border.

Israel denied firing a missile at the house and 5)initially said the explosion occurred when a Palestinian mortar², which was aimed at an Israeli position, 6)fell short of its target.

Later, a military spokesman said an examination of the evidence showed Mr. Abu Zeid was handling a bomb that exploded 7)prematurely³.

Mr. Abu Zeid was the leader of a local 8)squad of activists⁴ engaged in confrontations⁵ with Israeli troops and Jewish settlers in Gaza.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army says it seized a Palestinian truck full of weapons and 9)ammunition as it crossed from Israeli territory into the Gaza Strip. An army spokesman says the weapons were hidden under building material in a truck driven by a Palestinian man from the West Bank town of Ramallah.

Elsewhere, soldiers sealed off an area in East Jerusalem's Beit Hanina neighborhood as bulldozers leveled two four-story buildings under construction. Israel says the buildings were 10)demolished because the owners had no building permits.

Palestinians say it is virtually impossible to obtain such permits in the traditionally Arab sector⁶ of the city.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has been trying to revive cease-fire talks, but declined comment on reports he is proposing a gradual 11)truce that would take place in certain areas of the West Bank and Gaza.

A cease-fire reached in June has not stopped the fighting. More than 700 people, mostly Palestinians, have been killed since the conflict erupted last September.

 

 

(1)      explosion[Ik5splEJV(E)n]n.爆发, 发出, 爆炸

(2)      dispute v.争议

(3)      circumstance[5s:kEmstEns]n.环境, 详情, 境况

(4)      blast[blB:st; U.S. blAst]n.一股(气流), 爆炸, 冲击波vt.爆炸,毁灭

(5)      initially[I5nIFElI]adv.最初, 开头

(6)      fell short of不够长,没打中目标

(7)      prematurely adv.过早地, 早熟地

(8)      squad[skwRd]n.班

(9)      ammunition[AmjJ5nIF(E)n]n.军火, 弹药

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

(11)      truce[tru:s]n.休战, 休战协定, 休止

 

 

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

3 prematurely   

adv.过早地，贸然地

参考例句：

• She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。