美国有线新闻 CNN 以色列情报搜集处——戈兰高地

 

Our second story takes you to a battlefield in the Middle East. Since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, we've told you how the U.S. and Russia have gotten involved, in addition to other countries. And while Israel is officially neutral on the conflict, it shares a short border with Syria, and it's keeping close tabs on what happens next door.

第二条新闻我们来关注中东战场。自2011年叙利亚内战爆发以来，我们已报道过美国、俄罗斯以及其他国家是如何卷入这场战争的。虽然以色列在冲突上保持中立，但它与叙利亚接壤，并一直密切关注该邻国的情况。

The Golan Heights is the name of a plateau between the two countries. It's under Israeli government control and it's one place where Israeli intelligence forces can gather information.

戈兰高地是位于两国之间的一个高原。戈兰高地在以色列政府的控制下，以色列情报势力可以在此收集情报。

Tonight's mission uses the cover of darkness, soldiers concealed¹ their faces. We're joining an Israeli unit gathering² intelligence on the neighboring civil war. The final orders from the commander, work quickly and quietly. We'll be tens of meters from Syria.

今晚的行动需要利用黑暗的掩护，士兵们也要掩饰他们的面部。我们加入了一个负责收集邻国内战情报的以色列部队。指挥官下达的最后命令是，迅速而安静地工作。我们将到达离叙利亚只有数十米远的地方。

Israel occupied the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967. The two states clashed again six years later, in a massive tank battle. That was conventional warfare³.

1967年，以色列占领了叙利亚戈兰高地。六年后，在一场大规模的坦克大战中，两国再次发生冲突。那是一场常规战争。

Today, advanced Israeli units patrol the frontier, watching the regime rebels and ISIS on this vast, unconventional battlefield.

现在，先进的以色列部队在边境巡逻，观察反对派和ISIS在这个辽阔且非常规战场上的举动。

1 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。