至少9名巴勒斯坦人在与以色列交火中受伤

 

Nine Palestinians Wounded in Gaza Gunbattle with Israelis

Meredith Buel

Jerusalem

31 Aug 2001 14:42 UTC

 

At least nine Palestinians were wounded during a gun battle with Israeli soldiers as troops demolished¹ homes in the Gaza strip. Sporadic² shooting continued Friday as Israeli tanks and 1)bulldozers moved into the Rafah 2)refugee camp near the border with Egypt, 3)demolishing a number of houses. Palestinian gunmen rushed to the scene and traded fire with Israeli soldiers as they leveled buildings facing a military post.

The army says the buildings in the southern Gaza Strip were being used by Palestinian snipers and weapons smugglers. Israel is building a large 4)ditch in the area to stop the digging of 5)tunnels across the border to 6)smuggle³ in weapons.

In the West Bank city of Ramallah an explosion damaged a building near the home of Khayis Abu Leila, a leader of a militant⁴ Palestinian group. Mr. Abu Leila was not at home at the time of the 7)blast.

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three Israeli soldiers last week in Gaza, called the incident an Israeli 8)assassination⁵ attempt.

The army had no immediate⁶ comment. Neighbors said a member of the militant group Hamas who was injured in the incident may have been constructing a bomb that 9)went off 10)prematurely⁷.

Israeli Defense⁸ Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer has ruled out targeting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Mr. Ben Eliezer told the Israeli newspaper Maariv harming Mr. Arafat would not solve the current conflict and could have a "boomerang effect."

Since the Palestinian uprising began 11-months ago, Israel has targeted more than 50 activists⁹ it says are a threat to the Jewish state. Palestinians call the operations "assassinations,"and the policy has drawn¹⁰ widespread international 11)condemnation¹¹.

In Jerusalem, police captured at least three Palestinians, including a man carrying a bag containing weapons. Police say they were planning a terrorist attack in the city.

Despite the violence, efforts are continuing to set up truce¹² talks between Mr. Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. The goal of such a meeting is to stop the violence and begin implementing¹³ confidence-building measures that could lead to peace talks.

 

 

(1)      bulldozer[5bJldEJzE(r)]n.推土机

(2)      refugee[refjJ:5dVi:; (?@) 5refjJdVi:]n.难民, 流亡者

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

(4)      ditch[dItF]n.沟, 沟渠, 壕沟

(5)      tunnel[5tQn(E)l]n.隧道, 地道

(6)      smuggle in偷运进来

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

(8)      assassination n.暗杀

(9)      go off  v. 消失, 睡去, 爆炸, 被发射, 进行, 变质

(10)      prematurely adv.过早地, 早熟地

(11)      condemnation n.谴责, 指责, 定罪

 

 

1 demolished   

v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光

参考例句：

• The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
• They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

2 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

3 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

4 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。

5 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 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

8 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。

9 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》

10 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

11 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

12 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

13 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句