137 对以色列破坏巴勒斯坦家园美国深感懊恼

137 对以色列破坏巴勒斯坦家园美国深感懊恼

US 'Deeply Troubled' By Israeli Destruction Of Palestinian Houses
David GollustWashington10 Jul 2001 19:18 UTC
  The United States is calling on Israel to immediately end the 1)demolition² of Palestinian homes and buildings, saying the action is 2)provocative and is 3)undermining trust between the parties.
Officials here are worried by the deterioration³ of the security situation in the region this week, 4)propelled in part by the Israeli demolition of homes in Palestinian areas said, by Israel, to be the source of fire against its security forces.
Briefing reporters, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States is "deeply troubled" by demolitions⁴ over the past two days in Jerusalem and Gaza, and believes the practice is hurting prospects⁵ for a cease-fire and further peace efforts. "We've been in contact with the Israeli government at the highest-levels in the last 24 hours and we've urged an immediate¹ 5)halt to any further demolition of Palestinian homes and destruction of Palestinian property," he said. "Actions such as these demolitions are highly-provocative. They undermine confidence and trust between the parties and they can only make it much more difficult to restore calm and move forward with the implementation⁶ of the Mitchell committee recommendations."
The spokesman also said it is "absolutely critical" that the Palestinian Authority 6)exert a maximum effort to end violence.
He urged both sides to make use of U.S.-sponsored 7)trilateral security talks, which he said should be the forum⁷ for dealing⁸ with the kind of attacks that Israel says has made it 8)bulldozer 9)incursions into Palestinian areas necessary.
In a another sign of U.S. concern, Mr. Boucher said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield was being sent to the region this week to follow-up on the just-completed mission by his boss, Assistant Secretary William Burns, the Bush administration's Middle East 10)envoy.
The administration has been trying to 11)solidify a cease-fire accord worked out last month by CIA director George Tenet, so that the parties can move on to confidence building steps proposed by the fact-finding 12)commission of former U.S. Senator George Mitchell.

(1) demolition[ 9demE`lIFEn ]n.破坏, 毁坏, (pl.)毁坏之遗迹
(2) provocative[prE5vRkEtIv]adj.煽动的n.刺激物
(3) undermine[QndE5maIn]v.破坏
(4) propel[prE5pel]vt.推进, 驱使
(5) halt[hC:lt, hRlt]n.停止, 暂停, 中断vt.使停止, 使立定
(6) exert[I^5z:t]vt.尽(力), 努力v.发挥, 竭尽全力, 尽
(7) trilateral[traI5lAtEr(E)l]adj.三边的n.三边形
(8) bulldozer[5bJldEJzE(r)]n.推土机
(9) incursion[In5k:F(E)n]n.袭击, 侵入
(10) envoy[5envCI]n.外交使节, 特使
(11) solidify[sE5lIdIfaI]v.(使)凝固, (使)团结, 巩固
(12) commission[kE5mIF(E)n]n.委任, 委托vt.委任, 任命, 委托

 

1 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。

2 demolition   

n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

参考例句：

• The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
• The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

3 deterioration   

n.退化；恶化；变坏

参考例句：

• Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
• The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。

4 demolitions   

n.毁坏，破坏，拆毁( demolition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Randy Couture as Toll Road, an Expendable and demolitions expert. 大卫·萨亚斯饰演加尔扎将军，邪恶的独裁者。 来自互联网
• Allied Demolitions upgrade moved one slot to the left on the Allied HQ UI. 盟军的爆破升级在指挥部界面中左移一格（由于现在没钳子升级了，所以填钳子的位置）。 来自互联网

5 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

6 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

7 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

8 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。