VOA常速英语2008年-Violence Escalates Along Gaza Border
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
Jerusalem
28 February 2008
At least 11 Palestinians were killed and one Israeli was wounded on Thursday as Israeli airstrikes targeted Palestinian militants 1 in Gaza, and those militants who fired rockets at southern Israel. Among the dead were four Palestinian children who were reportedly struck by a missile while playing football. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from Jerusalem.
Israeli air strikes hit multiple targets in the Gaza Strip, but Palestinian militants continued firing rockets at southern Israel, targeting the town of Sderot.
The stepped up Israeli attacks followed the death of an Israeli man late Wednesday. Israeli government spokesman David Baker 2 says Israel will not tolerate the continued rocket attacks.
"The current situation where Israeli towns and cities are hit with daily barrages 3 is untenable for Israel and one we will not accept," he said.
Speaking in Tokyo where he is on a state visit, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the rocket attacks could affect contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's government.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who met with Mr. Olmert in Tokyo, said the rocket attacks need to stop. She blamed Hamas militants for starting the problem by seizing power in Gaza last year, when they ousted 4 Mr. Abbas's Fatah forces from the territory.
Rice is due to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories next week in an effort to get Israelis and Palestinians to make some progress in peace talks.
Speaking in Jerusalem on Thursday, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki criticized the rocket attacks by Palestinian militants, but he also called on Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza.
"These stupid missiles being launched, you know they are firecrackers, but in the end they have killed Israeli civilians 5," said al-Malki. "We condemn 6 this clearly, openly and straightforwardly 7. But at the same time we also condemn all these Israeli incursions into Gaza, killing 8 Palestinians civilians, destroying their houses and preventing them from having a normal life. This situation should end, but first of all the siege, the blockade should be lifted."
Al-Malki also expressed growing pessimism 9 about the peace talks with Israel. He says there has been no progress since last November's Annapolis Mideast peace conference, and Palestinians are coming to believe the talks will fail.
- 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。
- The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
- The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
- In many Basidiomycetes barrages develop. 在许多担子菌中也发生一些栅栏。 来自辞典例句
- It's fun to be able to run around and do instant Barrages. 一边瞬发奥术弹幕一边四处跑确实很有趣。 来自互联网
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
- 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。
- 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。
- He hated her straightforwardly, making no effort to conceal it. 他十分坦率地恨她，从不设法加以掩饰。 来自辞典例句
- Mardi, which followed hard on its heels, was another matter. Mardi begins straightforwardly. 紧跟着出版的《玛地》，却是另一回事。《玛地》开始时平铺直叙。 来自辞典例句
- 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。