207 西岸地区的遇难者葬礼再次激发派遣第三方监控力量的要求

207 西岸地区的遇难者葬礼再次激发派遣第三方监控力量的要求

West Bank Funeral Sparks Renewed Calls For Mideast Monitors
Ross Dunn
Jarusalem
20 Jul 2001 19:00 UTC

Thousands of Palestinians 1)poured out their 2)grief and anger at the funeral of a three-month-old baby in the West Bank Friday. The youngest 3)victim of the Palestinian uprising against Israel that began last September was wrapped in a Palestinian flag and carried through the West Bank city of Hebron to his home. His death has led to renewed calls for international observers to be sent to monitor the violence.
Many in the funeral procession called out 4)curses against Jewish settlers and demanded 5)revenge.
The baby and two other Palestinians died Thursday in a hail of bullets fired by suspected Jewish 6)extremists. Four others were injured.
Avni Pazner, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, says that Israel is committed to 7)hunting down the 8)perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
"We strongly condemn¹ this wanton and 9)murderous act of terror," he said. "We send our heart-felt 10)condolences to the family, we feel for them. We will do whatever we can in order to find those who committed this murderous act, to find them, to bring them to justice, so that they can be punished accordingly."
Yehudit Tayar, with the Jewish Settlers Council, also condemned² the killing³ and says that her movement is against all such acts of violence.
"Whether it is Arab or Jew, we condemn any death and call on those who are supposed to bring law and order, the police, the military, and bring to justice anybody who dare murder anybody," he said.
Palestinian officials hold Israel responsible for the attack and have stepped up their calls for international observers. Cabinet Minister Nabil Shaath says there are what he calls Israeli terrorists responsible for killing Palestinians.
"The Israeli government knows of a vast network of terrorist Israeli organizations, particularly manned by terrorists from the settler community in the West Bank and Gaza, that has been terrorizing, killing, 11)sniping, shooting at Palestinians, killing women and children, babes in the mothers' arms, while passing the roads," he said.
Israeli Defense⁴ Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer says that there can be no 12)justification for such acts of terror. He says that the people who carried out the killings⁵ are no better than members of militant⁶ Islamic groups, who have been targeting Israelis.
"What happened last night is the worst of the worst; a terror, terror that has been made against innocent people," he said. "A child is a child. A woman is a woman. And there is no excuse for the murderous action. And, for me, there are no differences between this and Hamas or Jihad activity."
While the 13)identity of the 14)attackers remains⁷ unknown, Mr. Ben-Eliezer clearly pointed⁸ the finger at Jewish 15)extremists. He says that most Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are peace loving people but their lives have now been placed at risk because of these latest killings.
"No doubt about it. Those who did it should know that 16)innocent settlers, who are the majority, if not all of them, are against what happened yesterday night," he said. "They are going to suffer, there is no doubt about that."
Mr. Ben-Eliezer says that such actions do not justify⁹ the Palestinian demand for international observers to be sent to the region. The Israeli Defense Minister says he is against such a force.
However, Mr. Ben-Eliezer says if outside observers are imposed on Israel, the only ones that he would possibly accept are members of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

(1) pour out v.诉说, 倾吐
(2) grief[^rI:f]n.悲痛, 伤心事, 不幸, 忧伤
(3) victim[5vIktIm]n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品
(4) curse[k:s]n.诅咒, 咒语 vt.诅咒, 咒骂, 降祸, 使受罪
(5) revenge[rI5vendV]n.报仇, 复仇vt.替...报仇, 复仇
(6) extremist[Ik5stri:mIst]n.极端主义者, 过激分子adj.极端主义(者)
(7) hunt down v.穷追直至抓获
(8) perpetrator n.犯罪者, 作恶者
(9) murderous[5m:dErEs]adj.杀人的, 造成死亡的
(10) condolence[kEn5dEJlEns]n.哀悼, 吊唁
(11) snipe[snaIp]vi.猎鸟, 狙击, 诽谤vt.狙击
(12) justification[dVQstIfI5keIF(E)n]n.认为有理, 认为正当, 理由, 辩护, 释罪
(13) identity[aI5dentItI]n.同一性, 身份, 一致
(14) attacker n.攻击者
(15) extremist[Ik5stri:mIst]n.极端主义者, 过激分子adj.极端主义(者)
(16) innocent[5InEsEnt]adj.无罪的, 天真的, 无知的

 

1 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 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。

4 defense   

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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

9 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？