2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: Hezbollah Praised Among Arabs as Israe

By Meredith Buel
Washington
01 August 2006
 
Israel has sharply increased its ground campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, in an effort to push the militants¹ back from the border before a cease-fire is declared.  Israeli military leaders say Hezbollah has been severely² weakened by the fighting, but some Middle East analysts³ say the group's popularity is increasing in the Arab world. 

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A plume⁴ of smoke billows in the Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab after is was hit by Israeli artillery⁵, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006 
  
Israeli Army Brigadier General Mike Herzog says the Jewish state has destroyed about 70 percent of Hezbollah's medium and long-range rockets and their launchers, although the guerrilla group is still believed to have thousands of shorter-range Katyusha rockets in its arsenal⁶.   

"The picture that I get from everybody in the know I speak with in Israel, until now Israel has seriously degraded Hezbollah's capability⁷, very seriously," he said.  "So it may not be the picture that is out there in the media, but they are suffering a very severe blow, which takes them back years."

Three weeks after the war erupted when Hezbollah seized two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid, Israel's security cabinet agreed to expand its ground offensive in southern Lebanon.

Israeli officials say the their troops could push as far as 30 kilometers across the border.

Hisham Melhem is the Washington-based correspondent for An-Nahar, one of Lebanon's leading, Arabic-language newspapers.

Melhem says within Lebanon, Hezbollah's popularity has steadily⁸ increased as the fighting intensifies⁹.

"Obviously Hezbollah's standing¹⁰ in Lebanon, not withstanding the initial Lebanese anger at Hezbollah, that came from other communities and other leaders, because of Hezbollah's reckless behavior, which led to this onslaught.  But definitely today Hezbollah is projecting itself in Lebanon as the protector of the homeland," he noted¹¹.  "Hezbollah is riding high, not only in Lebanon, but throughout the Arab world."

Martin Indyk was the U.S. ambassador to Israel in 1996 when Lebanese civilians¹³ in the village of Qana were gathered in a United Nations compound seeking shelter from fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.  An Israeli artillery shell hit the facility, killing¹⁴ more than 100 people.

Last Sunday an Israeli air strike on the same village killed dozens of civilians including many children, sparking international outrage¹⁵ and calls for a swift end to the fighting.

Indyk says the time has come for the international community to back proposals for a quick cease-fire.

"So the lesson from the Qana experience in my view is first of all we have to now go for what is achievable and that means a cease-fire that protects the civilian¹² population and a package that leads to the Lebanese Army deploying¹⁶ to the south, backed by an international force," said Mr. Indyk.

Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland.  Telhami predicts that countries that support Hezbollah, such as Iran and Syria, will not likely agree to a peace plan that leads to disarming¹⁷ the group.

Telhami says a more comprehensive proposal to solve regional issues in the Middle East is needed to bring a lasting¹⁸ peace.

"I suggest in the end unless we put on the table some kind of a diplomatic initiative that is much more comprehensive, that addresses a process that leads to reopening negotiations¹⁹ between Syria and Israel and reopening the negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel, not now, not before we have a cease-fire, but as soon as we have a cease-fire, I think we are going to be in trouble, because there are linkages²⁰ and those linkages are strong and cannot be avoided," he said.

President Bush says an immediate²¹ cease-fire without conditions will not end the fighting.

Mr. Bush is calling for a solution that includes support for the democratic government in Beirut, deployment²² of a large, international force to create a buffer²³ zone in southern Lebanon and an end to regional support for terrorism.

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 plume   

n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰

参考例句：

• Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
• He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

5 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。

6 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

7 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

8 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

9 intensifies   

n.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的名词复数 )v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky. 纯净的空气使天空变得更蓝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blowing on fire intensifies the heat. 吹火使热度加强。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

12 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

13 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

14 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

15 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

16 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

17 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

18 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

19 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

20 linkages   

n.连接( linkage的名词复数 )；结合；联系；联动装置

参考例句：

• Only the thermosetting resins provide a strong cohesive forces; this is due to molecular cross linkages. 只有热固性树脂具有巨大的凝聚力，这是由于分子交错链所造成的。 来自辞典例句
• The linkages between the stable units must be as near as possible of equal stability. 稳定链节之间的键必须有尽可能接近的稳定性。 来自辞典例句

21 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。

22 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。

23 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。