2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Tensions Rise as New Militia D

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
04 June 2006
 

Members of a newly deployed¹ Fatah militia² parade in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Sunday June 4, 2006  
  
The deployment³ of a new security force in the West Bank is raising tensions between rival Palestinian factions⁴. And with a financial crisis deepening, militant⁵ groups have issued threats against Palestinian banks. 

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A 2,500-man security force, loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement, has deployed in the West Bank town of Jenin, in a new challenge to the government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas.

Members of the so-called "Special Protection Unit" marched in the streets, carrying a picture of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. About 70 of the men were armed.

Members of the new force say it is a response to Hamas' deployment of a similar unit in Gaza two weeks ago. That led to gun battles between Hamas and Fatah militiamen, raising fears of a Palestinian civil war.

Israeli analyst⁶ Gil Yaron says Fatah, which lost parliamentary elections in January, is settling accounts with Hamas.

"I think, they have reverse roles, and Fatah is openly saying it. They're saying, 'you know exactly what you did to us when we were in power, [now] we're going to do to you, so you won't have a chance to succeed,'" said Yaron.

Aggravating⁷ tensions are international sanctions that have left the Hamas government flat broke. The salaries of 165,000 government employees are three months overdue⁸. The U.S. and Europe have offered to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in aid, if Hamas renounces⁹ violence and recognizes Israel, but the group has refused.

To alleviate¹⁰ the financial crisis, Palestinian banks have decided¹¹ to provide interest-free loans to some 40,000 government employees. The banks had been reluctant to cooperate with the Hamas government, fearing U.S. sanctions. But the loans were announced after four armed Palestinian factions threatened to attack the banks, if salaries to government workers were not paid

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

3 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

4 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

5 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。

6 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

7 aggravating   

adj.恼人的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• How aggravating to be interrupted! 被打扰，多令人生气呀！
• Diesel exhaust is particularly aggravating to many susceptible individuals. 许多体质敏感的人尤其反感柴油废气。

8 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

9 renounces   

v.声明放弃( renounce的第三人称单数 )；宣布放弃；宣布与…决裂；宣布摒弃

参考例句：

• Japan renounces all right, title and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores. 日本放弃对福尔摩沙（台湾）及澎湖的一切权利，主张（名称）及所有权。 来自互联网
• He renounces Christianity, temporarily straining his relationship with his parents. 他放弃了基督教信仰，从而与父母的关系暂时变得紧张。 来自互联网

10 alleviate   

v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)

参考例句：

• The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。

11 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。