VOA标准英语2010年-Turkish Ships Join International Aid F

In this image taken from the Free Gaza Movement website 28 May 2010, one of the Turkish ships taking part in the 'Freedom Flotilla' is seen docked prior to heading for the shores off the Gaza Strip in this recent but undated photo

"We have only one aim. This is to enter Gaza, to take the aid to Gaza," Zehra Ozturk aboard the Mavi Marmara

Turkish ships, carrying humanitarian¹ aid to Palestinians, are joining the eight-ship flotilla bound for Gaza despite Israeli warnings of preventing the international ship convoy² to enter the Gaza border.

One of the many humanitarian workers on board three Turkish ships is Zehra Ozturk. Hulya Polat of the VOA Turkish Service spoke³ with Ms. Ozturk Friday about where the ships are and how they feel about their mission to Gaza.

"Now we are in the southwestern part of Cyprus Sea and we have a small flotilla of ships here and we are waiting for other ships," she said. "We have more than 60 people on the ship at the moment, and all of the people on the ship are really very much focused on going to Gaza. Of course, they want to support their sisters and brothers in Gaza, as you know."

"There is an international embargo⁴ on Gaza and the humanitarian situation is really, really difficult in Gaza. And this ship, that we are in, is full of humanitarian aid materials composed of medical, medicine, construction material and very, very much essential needs for Gazan people. The sail is going really well, everyone is helping⁵ each other, teasing, singing and making [unintelligible] for Gazan people. And the atmosphere here is really quite good," she added.

In light of threats from the Israelis to block the flotilla of ships, Zehra Ozturk says she and her fellow pro-Palestinian activists⁶ from Turkey are not thinking about a blockade.  They remain focused on their mission to take aid to Gaza.

"We have only one aim. This is to enter Gaza, to take the aid to Gaza," she said. "There’s some, new some explanation that Israel will stop us. We are ready for difficulties and we know these difficulties. But we know the international law, we are in the international water."

"And according to Geneva Convention no one has the right to stop us to go to Gaza. For this reason we hope will be able to go to Gaza. Everyone in the ship - NGOs, members of parliament, writers, academics, ordinary people, everyone in the ship are thinking the same idea and really focused on entering Gaza," she continued.
 

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

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 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 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》