Israeli Missile-Strike Hits Palestinian Radio Station

Ross Dunn

Israel has launched air-strikes at targets linked to the Islamic militant¹ group Hamas in Gaza City, in response to the killing² of a pregnant Jewish woman and her four daughters. Witnesses say several people have been injured. Observers say the violence could influence the outcome of a Likud Party referendum on a plan for an Israeli withdrawal³ from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.

An Israeli military helicopter fired three missiles at a 14 story-building in Gaza City that houses a radio station associated with Hamas and a Palestinian newspaper. Palestinian witnesses say that an official of Hamas was being interviewed at the time the missiles were launched. Part of the building's roof collapsed⁴ and residents say some of the tenants⁵ could be seen screaming from balconies for help.

Earlier, Palestinian gunmen ambushed⁷ a car on a road leading to the Jewish settlement in Gush⁸ Katif, killing an Israeli woman and her four children in a hail of gunfire.

Two Palestinian groups claimed responsibility, including the Islamic Jihad, listed by the State Department as a terrorist organization, and the Popular Resistance Committees, an umbrella group responsible for other attacks in the Gaza Strip.

But Israeli officials have placed the blame on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Hamas, another group that has carried out frequent suicide bombings and attacks that have killed dozens of Israelis.

Ranaan Gissin, a spokesman for Ariel Sharon, said the killing of the five Israelis was an attempt to sabotage¹⁰ the Israeli Prime Minister's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. "The fact that this attack was timed today clearly indicates that the terrorist organization, Hamas, which is actually implementing¹² Arafat's strategy of terror, and Arafat, who is continuing with his strategy, really are fearful that this plan will go through because this plan is very good for Israel. It will allow us the degrees of freedom to fight against terrorism that we need and at the same time will prevent or will remove any excuse from Palestinians of not fighting terrorism of taking action against the terrorists,"

He spoke⁹ just hours before voting was to close at 443 polling booths across the country for nearly 200,000 eligible¹³ members of the Likud.

As voting got underway, Mr. Sharon made a final appeal to his party to vote in favor of his unilateral disengagement plan from Palestinian areas. He says that his plan is necessary to bolster¹⁴ Israel's overall security and a rejection¹⁵ by Likud members could place the nation's future at risk.

注释:
air-strikes 空袭
outcome [5autkQm] n. 结果
Likud Party 利库德集团（以色列右翼党派的政治联盟，长期为以色列执政党）
tenant [5tenEnt] n. 承租人
balcony [5bAlkEni] n. 阳台
ambush⁶ [5AmbuF] v. 埋伏
Gush Katif 古什卡蒂夫，犹太人定居区
hail [heil] n. 如下雹子般，一阵
Islamic Jihad 伊斯兰圣战组织
State Department 国务院
Popular Resistance Committees 人民抵抗委员会
umbrella [Qm5brelE] n. 庇护，保护伞
sabotage [5sAbEtB:V] v. 进行破坏
implement¹¹ [5implimEnt] v. 执行
polling booth n. 投票站
eligible [5elidVEbl] adj. 符合条件的，适任的

 

1 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。

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 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 tenants   

n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。

6 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

7 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 gush   

v.喷，涌；滔滔不绝(说话)；n.喷，涌流；迸发

参考例句：

• There was a gush of blood from the wound.血从伤口流出。
• There was a gush of blood as the arrow was pulled out from the arm.当从手臂上拔出箭来时，一股鲜血涌了出来。

9 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。

10 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

11 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

12 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

13 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

14 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

15 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。