This is the last day of campaigning in Israel, where voters on Tuesday are to elect a new prime minister. With security as a major concern in the elections, polls have hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party in the lead. The polling comes as violence continues to flare in the Gaza Strip.
星期一是以色列开展竞选运动的最后一天，星期二以色列选民即将选举新总理。进行这次选举的主要忧虑是安全问题，民意调查显示强硬派候选人内塔尼亚胡及其利库德党居领先地位。进行投票的同时，加沙地带的暴力行动在继续蔓延。
Israeli warplanes were again in the skies over the Gaza Strip, hitting what military officials said were Hamas targets in retaliation for two rocket attacks on southern Israel on Sunday. The militant group Islamic Jihad said one of its members was killed on the ground while on a mission to attack an Israeli patrol.
以色列的战机再次出现在加沙上空袭击军事官员称为哈马斯的目标，以报复星期天以色列南部遭受的两次导弹袭击。激进集团伊斯兰圣战组织说，他们的一名成员在袭击一支以色列巡逻队时被打死。
The two main candidates in Tuesday's elections are the right-wing Likud Party's Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling centrist Kadima party's Tzipi Livni. Polls show the gap between the two narrowing.
星期二选举的两名主要候选人是右翼利库德党的内塔尼亚胡，和中间派执政党前进党的利夫尼。民意调查显示两者之间的距离在缩小。
Mr. Netanyahu is a U.S.-educated former prime minister who wants to shift the focus away from negotiations with the Palestinians and instead concentrate on economic issues. He also calls for toppling Hamas.
内塔尼亚胡是在美国接受教育的前总理，他希望把注意力从与巴勒斯坦人的谈判上转移开去，把精力集中在经济问题上。他还呼吁推翻哈马斯。
Livni is the foreign minister who has been Israel's chief negotiator in talks with the Palestinians. She strongly supports the creation of a separate Palestinian state in keeping with earlier agreements.
利夫尼是外长，她一直是与巴勒斯坦人谈判的首席代表。她强烈支持按照此前达成的协议，另外成立一个巴勒斯坦国。
With rain in the forecast for election day and the polls saying an unprecedented number of potential voters are undecided or unlikely to cast ballots, turnout Tuesday is expected to be low.
天气预报说选举日将下雨，而民意调查说，尚未决定选谁，以及可能不来投票的潜在选民人数空前，预期星期二的参选率很低。
On the streets of West Jerusalem, some people like this man say they thought about not voting. He is among what polls say is an unprecedented number of Israelis who, just hours before the polls open, are still undecided. He says the latest events in Gaza may push him to vote for one of the right-wing parties.
在西耶路撒冷的街道上，有些人说，他们考虑不投票，比如这名男士。民调结果说，在投票站开门前几小时还没决定选谁的以色列人人数空前，而他就是其中之一。他说，最近在加沙的事件可能促使他选举一个右翼党派人士。
"The current leadership of Israel, be it Kadima, be it Labor, be it Likud, et cetera, are for the most part just a bunch of opportunists," he said. "They think about what is good for their pocket, their own power, their own money. Did they do what was necessary in Gaza? That they did something was already a miracle. That they did not complete it, that was typical."
这名男士说，“目前以色列的领导层，不论是前进党、工党、还是利库德党等等，多半只是一群机会主义者。他们所考虑的是怎样中饱私囊、如何掌大权，并为自己多赚些钱。他们在加沙采取了必要行动了吗？他们做了一些事，那已经是奇迹了，而他们没完成任务，那是他们的典型表现。”
Public-opinion surveys show a sharp increase in support for the far-right Yisreil Beiteinu led by Avigdor Leiberman, who the latest polls showed to be third behind Netanyahu and Livni.
公众舆论调查显示，由利伯曼率领的极右翼“以色列家园党”得到的支持率直线上升。最近的民调结果说，利伯曼名列第三，仅次于内塔尼亚胡和利夫尼。
The Russian-born politician has called for Arab communities within Israel to be handed over to the Palestinian-run West Bank, and said any Arab citizen of Israel should be required to prove his or her loyalty to the Jewish state.
这位出生在俄罗斯的政坛人士呼吁以色列境内的阿拉伯社区被移往巴勒斯坦人统治的约旦河西岸地区，并且说，任何阿拉伯裔的以色列人都必须证明自己忠于以色列这个犹太国家。
No one is predicting that Leiberman will be elected prime minister. But the winner of Tuesday's election will have to form a coalition government in which Leiberman's party could be part. Strong support for his party on Tuesday would mean he would be influential in the new coalition that forms.
没有人预计利伯曼会当选为以色列总理。但是星期二选举中的胜出者将必须组成可能包括利伯曼的政党在内的联合政府。如果星期二选民对他大力支持，那就意味着他将在新组成的联合政府内相当具有影响力。
Early results are expected late Tuesday. |