VOA标准英语2008年-Hamas Arrests Fatah Supporters After Deadly Gaz

The Islamic militant¹ group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip has launched a crackdown on its rivals after a deadly bomb attack. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.

Hamas has arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Palestinian Fatah faction² in Gaza after a bomb blast killed five Hamas gunmen and a six-year-old girl. A senior Hamas military commander was among the dead.

Hamas blamed Fatah for the explosion. Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya is the father of a gunman who was wounded in the blast.

"This explosion shows that there is a group of traitors³ and mercenaries who want to destabilize Gaza," al-Hayya said. "Therefore I ask the authorities to hit them with an iron fist."

An unknown offshoot of Fatah, calling itself the "Awda Brigades" claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for the violent Hamas takeover of Gaza a year ago. Hamas routed the forces of Fatah leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who now heads a more moderate government in the West Bank. The office of Mr. Abbas issued a statement saying the bombing was part of an internal dispute within Hamas.

The deadly explosion was one of three in Gaza in less than 24 hours. Earlier, another bomb targeted the home of a Hamas lawmaker, but he was not hurt. Another explosion targeting a café was apparently⁴ carried out by a radical⁵ Islamic group that opposes western influences in Gaza.

In addition to the arrests of Fatah members, Hamas policemen set up checkpoints on major roads and searched cars.

Thousands of Hamas supporters attended the funerals of the slain⁶ gunmen, calling for revenge.

 

 

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 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

3 traitors   

卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 )； 叛徒； 背叛者； 背信弃义的人

参考例句：

• Traitors are held in infamy. 叛徒为人所不齿。
• Traitors have always been treated with contempt. 叛徒永被人们唾弃。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

6 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。