125 一名巴勒斯坦男孩在加沙遇害

125 一名巴勒斯坦男孩在加沙遇害

Palestinian Boy Killed in Gaza
Art Chimes
Jerusalem
8 Jul 2001 07:43 UTC

A Palestinian boy has been shot and killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops and Palestinians militants¹ exchange fire. It's the latest 1)fatality since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire went into effect more than three weeks ago.
Witnesses say Khalil Mughrabi was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers, and that at least one other child was wounded. Israel did not confirm the killing², but admits troops fired back at militants who were throwing 2)grenades and firing gunshots at their post.
The 3)volatile area, near the border with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, saw violent 4)clashes for much of the day Saturday. There were also scattered³ incidents in the West Bank, including a roadside bomb that injured two soldiers.
The violence continued as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon returned from a two day visit to France and Germany where he sought European backing for his policies. He did not win the agreement he sought, but 5)diplomatic sources say his explanations make it less likely that Europeans will 6)condemn Israel for responding to Palestinian violence.

(1) fatality[fE5tAlItI]n.命运决定的事物, 不幸, 灾祸
(2) grenade[^rI5neId]n.手榴弹
(3) volatile[5vRlEtaIl; (?@) -tl]adj.可变的, 不稳定的, 轻快的, 爆炸性的
(4) clash[klAF]n.冲突, 撞击声, 抵触v.猛撞, 冲突
(5) diplomatic[dIplE5mAtIk]adj.外交的, 老练的
(6) condemn[kEn5dem]vt.判刑, 处刑, 声讨, 谴责

 

1 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。

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 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。