2006年VOA标准英语-French Troops Deploy in Lebanon to Enforce Truc

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
09 September 2006

French troops are arriving in Lebanon to police the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant¹ group, Hezbollah.  Israeli forces, which pounded Lebanon for 34 days, are preparing to pull out.

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France's Foreign Legion soldiers before a ceremony to officially open the first bridge in Lebanon to be built by them, on a highway near the town of Damour

A ship carrying 200 French troops docked in Beirut, beefing up an international force that will eventually number 15,000. The French brought 100 military vehicles, including armored personnel carriers, trucks and tanks. Weapons include artillery² and anti-aircraft missiles.

It marks the first major deployment³ by France, which is contributing 2,000 troops, and will lead the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Lebanon. The U.N. force will work alongside 15,000 Lebanese army troops to enforce the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israeli government spokeswoman Miri Eisen says this will clear the way for the Israel Defense⁴ Forces, or IDF, to withdraw from Lebanon.

"One of the reasons the IDF now are talking about the possibility of leaving is because of the arrival of international forces. We've already seen thousands of troops," she said.

About 3,500 international troops are already in Lebanon, and more are on the way from France, Italy, Spain and Turkey, among others. Eisen says that builds confidence.

"If there are 5,000 troops on the ground in southern Lebanon, Israel would like to depart from southern Lebanon."

U.N. officials say that should happen soon, so Israel plans to have all of its troops out of Lebanon by Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in two weeks.

The arrival of French troops comes a day after Israel lifted its crippling air and sea blockade of Lebanon, imposed at the beginning of the war eight weeks ago.

1 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。

2 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

3 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

4 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。