188 美国谴责以色列自杀性爆炸事件并敦促双方采取克制态度
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188 美国谴责以色列自杀性爆炸事件并敦促双方采取克制态度
US Condemns 2 Israeli Suicide Attack, Urges Restraint
David Gollust
The State Department
17 Jul 2001 06:40 UTC
The United States has 1)condemned Monday's suicide attack in Israel, while urging Israel not to respond with military action that would continue a cycle of violence.
U.S. officials are concerned that the bombing at a train station in northern Israel will 2)trigger a new round of retaliation 3 and attacks that will further 3)diminish hopes for last month's U.S.-brokered cease-fire to take hold.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher called the bloody 5 attack a "4)heinous" crime, and urged Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority to "5)unambiguously" condemn 1 it, and take steps to bring to 6)justice those responsible.
Mr. Boucher, who spoke 4 even as Israel was carrying out 7)retaliatory shelling in the West Bank, said the United States hoped Israel would exercise "continued restraint," and not allow the cycle of violence to continue.
He said there can be no military solution to the conflict, and the way forward is through security cooperation and strong efforts by both sides.
The Bush administration is in almost-constant contact with the parties. Secretary of State Colin Powell telephoned Mr. Arafat Saturday to urge steps to calm the situation, and the 8)deputy assistant secretary for the Near East, David Satterfield, is 9)shuttling in the region.
(1) condemn[kEn5dem]vt.判刑, 处刑, 声讨, 谴责
(2) trigger[5trI^E(r)]vt.引发, 引起, 触发n.板机
(3) diminish[dI5mInIF]v.(使)减少, (使)变小
(4) heinous[`heInEs]adj.可憎的, 极恶的
(5) unambiguously adv.明白地,不含糊地
(6) justice[5dVQstIs]n.正义,公平, 司法, 审判
(7) retaliatory[rI`tAlIEtLrI]adj.报复的
(8) deputy[5depjJtI]n.代理人, 代表
(9) shuttle[5FQt(E)l]n.航天飞机, 梭子, 穿梭v.穿梭往返
- 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。
- Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。