VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Receives Videotape of Captured Sold

By Luis Ramirez
Jerusalem
02 October 2009

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Image taken from video released by Hamas, 02 Oct 2009, shows Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit held captive for more than three years in Gaza Strip
Israel has received proof that an Israeli soldier who was captured and held in the Gaza Strip since 2006 is alive. A video of 23-year-old Sergeant¹ Gilad Shalit aired on Israeli television after Israel released more than a dozen Palestinian female prisoners in a rare deal with the militant² group Hamas.

It was the first glimpse of the young soldier that Israelis have seen since June 2006 when Palestinian militants³ abducted⁴ him while he was patrolling along the Gaza border.

A portion of the video aired on Israeli television Friday, showing the soldier dressed in dark civilian⁵ clothing, reading a statement that included his Israeli identification card number and gave other information to prove his identity. He also held a newspaper dated September 14th, 2009. 

Reading the statement, he said he has been waiting long for his release and hopes the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not waste the opportunity to conclude a deal to free him.

The soldier said he was in good health, and at one point stood up to bring the newspaper he was holding in his hands closer to the camera.

The tape aired repeatedly on television Friday afternoon. It was the proof that Israelis have long been awaiting to know that the soldier is alive. 

 
A Palestinian woman just released from prison waves while being transported in an International Red Cross van from Israel’s Ofer jail to the Beitunia crossing in the West Bank, 2 Oct 2009
At a checkpoint in the West Bank, Palestinians cheered and honked⁶ their horns to welcome some of the 20 women prisoners who Israel released earlier Friday in exchange for the video of Shalit. Eighteen of the women were released to the West Bank and one to the Gaza Strip. A 20th prisoner was due to be freed on Sunday.

The deal announced Wednesday was brokered⁷ by Egyptian and German mediators. It was welcomed by both Palestinians and Israelis as a small first step to what may be further negotiations⁸ between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip and whose stated aim is the destruction of the Jewish State. 

The women released Friday were considered low-level prisoners, some of them held for attempted murder, but none for actually killing⁹ Israelis. Some were nearing the end of their sentences.

Hamas wants Israel to release hundreds of other Palestinians - including some high-profile prisoners convicted of direct involvement in multiple killings¹⁰.

Now that Israelis have proof that their soldier is alive, the possibility of further negotiations opens up - and so does the question of how much Israel is willing to give up to bring Gilad Shalit home.

1 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

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 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。

4 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

5 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

6 honked   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I drove up in front of the house and honked. 我将车开到屋子前面然后按喇叭。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He honked his horn as he went past. 他经过时按响了汽车喇叭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

8 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

9 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。

10 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。