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261 以色列袭击加沙地带“武器工厂”

 

Israel Attacks Gaza 'Weapons Factory'

Jenny Badner

Jerusalem

28 Jul 2001 11:04 UTC

 

Israel has fired missiles at a building in the Gaza Strip which it says was used as a weapons factory. The action followed a 1)mortar1 bomb attack at a Jewish settlement. The Palestinian Authority has repeated its call for international monitors coming not only from the United States, but also from Europe.

Israeli 2)helicopter gunships flew into the Palestinian-controlled area of the Gaza Strip Saturday, attacking a building Israel called a weapons factory.

Palestinian 3)witnesses say the helicopters fired at least three missiles.

The Israeli army says the operation in the Khan Yunis 4)refugee camp was in response to at least three Palestinian mortar attacks at the Gush2 Katif Jewish settlement also in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli attack inside Palestinian-controlled 5)territory came one day after Israeli tanks destroyed three Palestinian police posts near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

One post belonged to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's elite3 Force 17 security unit. That action followed the fatal shooting of an Israeli teenager inside a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem.

Israeli security forces say they are on high 6)alert for terror attacks inside Israel, especially after the discovery of an explosive device hidden in a 7)watermelon on a bus parked next to a Jerusalem shopping mall.

Israel has renewed its demand that the Palestinian Authority 8)rein4 in militants5 targeting Israeli soldiers and civilians6.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Cabinet, which met in the Gaza Strip on Friday, repeated its call for international monitors, following the Israeli military actions inside areas under Palestinian control.

Speaking on the Voice of Palestine Radio, Palestinian Cabinet Minister Nabil Sha'ath said the Palestinians want several states, including Europe and the United States, to be represented in an observer force.

Israel had been 9)vehemently7 opposed to international monitors since the beginning of the Palestinian uprising in September. But last week, Israel's defense8 minister said Israel might be willing to accept such a force if it is made up only of Americans.

Palestinians say monitors in the West Bank and Gaza Strip could help 10)implement a U.S.-brokered 11)ceasefire, which so far has failed to take hold.

 

 

(1)      mortar[5mC:tE(r)]n.迫击炮vt.用灰泥涂抹

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

(3)      witness[5wItnIs]n.[律]证人, 目击者, 证据vt.目击, 为...作证

(4)      refugee[refjJ:5dVi:; (?@) 5refjJdVi:]n.难民, 流亡者

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

(6)      alert[E5l:t]adj.提防的, 警惕的n.警惕, 警报

(7)      watermelon[5wC:tEmelEn]n.西瓜

(8)      rein in v.放慢, 止住, 控制

(9)      vehemently adv.激烈地, 暴烈地

(10)      implement[5ImplImEnt]n.工具, 器具vt.贯彻, 实现v.执行

(11)      ceasefire n.停火,停战

 

 

 


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1 mortar 9EsxR     
n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合
参考例句：
  • The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
  • The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
2 gush TeOzO     
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。
3 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
4 rein xVsxs     
n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治
参考例句：
  • The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
  • He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
5 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
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。
6 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
7 vehemently vehemently     
adv. 热烈地
参考例句：
  • He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
  • Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。
8 defense AxbxB     
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。

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