美联社新闻一分钟 AP 以色列连番空袭重创加沙

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City have killed at least 42 people during the deadliest attack in the latest round of violence.

以色列对加沙城发动空袭，造成至少42人死亡，这是最新一轮暴力袭击中死亡人数最多的一次。

Despite the toll¹, Israel's prime minister signaled the war with Gaza's militant² Hamas rulers would rage on.

尽管伤亡惨重，但以色列总理表示，与加沙激进的哈马斯(Hamas)统治者的战争仍将继续。

The U.N. Security Council convened³ an emergency meeting to demand a stop to civilian⁴ bloodshed in the Mideast

联合国安理会召开紧急会议，要求停止中东地区的平民流血冲突。

after nearly a week of unrelenting Hamas rocket barrages⁵ and Israeli airstrikes.

此前近一个星期，哈马斯不断发射火箭弹，而以色列发动空袭进行报复。

Official say a severe cyclone⁶ is roaring in the Arabian Sea off southwestern India, already causing heavy rains and flooding that have killed at least four people.

有关官员表示，一股强烈气旋在印度西南部阿拉伯海肆虐，引发的暴雨和洪水灾害造成至少4人死亡。

In Texas, police say a tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly⁷ wandering around a Houston neighborhood has been found.

在德克萨斯州，警方称发现了一只老虎，目击者最近一次看到这只老虎在休斯顿附近短暂徘徊，吓坏了周遭居民。

The 9-month-old male named India appears to be unharmed.

这只9个月大的雄性老虎名叫印度，似乎并未受到伤害。

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 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。

3 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

4 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。

5 barrages   

n.弹幕射击( barrage的名词复数 )；火力网；猛烈炮火；河上的堰坝v.火力攻击（或阻击）( barrage的第三人称单数 )；以密集火力攻击（或阻击）

参考例句：

• In many Basidiomycetes barrages develop. 在许多担子菌中也发生一些栅栏。 来自辞典例句
• It's fun to be able to run around and do instant Barrages. 一边瞬发奥术弹幕一边四处跑确实很有趣。 来自互联网

6 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

7 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。