2006年VOA标准英语-Spanish Troops Arrive in Lebanon to Enforce Cea

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
15 September 2006

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More international troops are arriving in Lebanon to enforce the one-month-old ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant² group Hezbollah. The peacekeepers face a complicated mission because, after 34 days of fighting, neither side scored a decisive victory.

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About 550 Spanish troops have begun arriving in South Lebanon, beefing up the U.N.-led peacekeeping force. U.N. officials say the international force should reach the target of 5,000 in a few days, mostly French, Italian and Spanish troops. Israel has said that, when there are 5,000 international troops on the ground, it will pull all its forces out of South Lebanon. That could happen by Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in a week.

"Israel would like to depart from southern Lebanon," said Israeli government spokeswoman Miri Eisen. "We have no territorial³ ambitions. We have no territorial dispute with Lebanon, and Israel would like to be back on the internationally recognized 'Blue Line' as it's called."

The U.N. recognized the Blue Line as the international border when Israel pulled out of Lebanon in 2000, ending an 18-year occupation of a self-declared security zone.

That border will now be patrolled by international and Lebanese army forces. Eventually, they will total 30,000 troops - 15,000 international and 15,000 Lebanese.

Their mission is to create a buffer⁴ between Israel and Hezbollah, a group that is backed by Syria and Iran. But Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his fighters are still in towns and villages along the border with Israel, and have no plans for pulling out.

That is why Israeli analyst⁵ Ephraim Inbar believes it is just a matter of time before the next round of conflict.

"Both sides, the Israelis as well as the Hezbollah, would like to have another round," he said. "Israel is obviously disappointed by what happened, and wants to restore some of its deterrence⁶, while the perception of victory on part of Syria and Nasrallah whets⁷ their appetite."

But, for now, the ceasefire is holding, and getting a boost from the arrival of international troops.

1 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

2 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。

3 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

4 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。

5 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。

6 deterrence   

威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑

参考例句：

• An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。

7 whets   

v.（在石头上）磨（刀、斧等）( whet的第三人称单数 )；引起，刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）

参考例句：

• Reading travel brochures whets one's appetite for a holiday. 看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假。 来自互联网
• The decade whets sword, frost blade has never tried. 十年磨一剑，霜刃未曾试。 来自互联网