一名巴勒斯坦人引爆身亡 以色列直升机袭击西岸地区

 

Palestinian Bomber¹ Dies, Israeli Helicopters Attack in West Bank

Meredith Buel

Jerusalem

8 Aug 2001 14:53 UTC

 

A Palestinian man has blown himself up near an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank, and Israeli combat 1)helicopters have attacked Palestinian security targets following the killing² of a Jewish settler.

The Palestinian man died after apparently³ 2)detonating a bomb when an Israeli soldier approached his car at a checkpoint in the Jordan valley. The soldier was slightly injured by 3)shrapnel from the explosion.

Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli helicopter gun ships pounded targets in the town of Salfit after Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish settler near Nablus. Missiles were fired at two Palestinian security posts. One was being used by military intelligence and the other by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Force 17 unit. There were no reports of 4)casualties.

Later, Palestinian officials said more 5)missiles were fired at a Palestinian security post in Nablus.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon visited Turkey Wednesday, seeking support for his policies regarding the Palestinian 6)uprising. Mr. Arafat has also been traveling in the region this week, renewing his call for international monitors to be sent to the area.

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat blames the United States for not being more involved in efforts to end the 7)conflict. "Unfortunately, the 8)hesitancy of the United States administration is understood by Sharon as a green light to continue the 9)aggression, to continue the attacks," Mr. Erekat said.

Israel strongly opposes any effort to bring observers from different countries into the Palestinian 10)territories. Israeli Defense⁴ Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer says Israel is willing to allow an increase in the number of agents from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that are trying to establish security cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians. "Regarding the issue of observers, Israel is prepared for an increase in the number of CIA personnel already operating in the field, in order to 11)promote security coordination⁵ between both parties," Mr. Ben-Eliezer said. "Nevertheless, the central issue is not 12)assigning international observers, but rather the Palestinian Authority's deciding on a ceasefire and stopping the bloodshed, as a basis for both parties to return to the negotiation⁶ track."

In another development, the Israeli government says the number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip continues to grow. Government statistics say about 208,000 settlers now live in the territories, but the rate of growth has slowed significantly.

With settlers regularly targeted for attack by Palestinian militants⁷, some Jewish families have moved out. The Israeli government says, however, they are 13)outnumbered by people moving in and births among existing families.

The future of Jewish settlements in the predominantly Palestinian territories was one of the most difficult issues in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that 14)collapsed during the 15)current wave of violence.

 

 

(1)      helicopter[5helIkRptE(r)]n.直升(飞)机, 直升机

(2)      detonate[`detEneIt]v.引爆

(3)      shrapnel[5FrApn(E)l]n.榴散弹

(4)      casualties人员伤亡

(5)      missile[5mIsaIl]n.导弹, 发射物

(6)      uprising[Qp5raIzIN]n.起义, 升起

(7)      conflict[5kRnflIkt]n.斗争, 冲突vi.抵触, 冲突

(8)      hesitancy[5hezItEnsI]n.迟疑, 踌躇

(9)      aggression[5E^reF(E)n]n.进攻, 侵略

(10)      territory[5terItErI; (?@) -tC:rI]n.领土, 版图, 地域

(11)      promote[prE5mEJt]vt.促进, 发扬, 提升

(12)      assign[E5saIn]vt.分配, 指派v.赋值

(13)      outnumber[aJt5nQmbE(r)]vt.数目超过, 比...多

(14)      collapse[kE5lAps]n.倒塌, 失败vi.崩溃,瓦解,失败

(15)      current[5kQrEnt]adj.当前的, 通用的,最近的n.涌流, 趋势

 

 

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 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。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

6 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

7 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。