英闻天下——223 UN Unable to Verify Israel's Air Strike

 　　United Nations peacekeepers in the demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel say they've so-far been unable to verify a Syrian complaint that Israeli planes flew over the Golan Heights to carry out an air strike near Damascus.

 

　　Eduardo del Buey is a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.

 

　　"UNDOF did not observe any planes flying over the area of separation and therefore was not able to confirm the incident. UNDOF also reported bad weather conditions,"

 

　　Syria has filed an official complaint to the UN over the Israeli attack, which has reportedly targeted a Syrian military research center on the outskirts² of Damascus.

 

　　The Syrian side says the air strike left 2 dead and 5 others hurt.

 

　　The Syrian government is blasting the Israeli attack as a "flagrant intervention³" of Syrian airspace, accusing Israel of being behind "terrorist acts" committed in Syria.

 

　　The Israeli side is refusing to comment.

 

　　The Iranian Foreign Ministry⁴ has "strongly" condemned⁵ the airstrike, saying Israel is seeking to create insecurity and instability in the region.

 

　　Iran has been on record saying any Israeli strike into Syria would be the same as a strike in Iran.

 

　　Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 war.

 

　　Syrian troops are not allowed in the area of separation.

 

　　For more on the situation in the region, Paul James spoke¹ earlier with Hua Liming, China's former Ambassador to Iran.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

3 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。