2006年VOA标准英语-Clashes Between Rival Palestinian Factions Test
时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)
By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
22 December 2006
Rival Palestinian factions 2 have clashed again in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. At least one person was killed and six wounded. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a breakdown 3 of law and order in the Palestinian territories has exacerbated 4 a political deadlock 5 over early elections.
A Palestinian girl runs for cover as gunmen from Hamas take position during a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants 7 in Nablus, 22 Dec. 2006
A fierce gun battle erupted on the streets of Gaza City between militiamen from the ruling Islamic militant 6 group Hamas and the rival Fatah faction 1. The fighting spilled over to the West Bank, where Fatah gunmen opened fire as hundreds of Hamas activists 8 prepared to hold a rally in the town of Nablus.
The clashes tested a three-day old ceasefire aimed at averting 9 a Palestinian civil war.
Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a speech at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 16 Dec. 2006
Moderate Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas has been locked in a deepening power struggle with Hamas, since the group took power nine months ago. Hamas has been crippled by international sanctions, imposed because of its refusal to renounce 10 violence and recognize Israel.
Gun battles erupted a week ago, when Mr. Abbas declared early elections in a bid to topple the Hamas-led government. Hamas described the move as a coup 11 d'état.
Israeli analyst 12 Mordechai Nissan says Hamas and Fatah have been on a collision course since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat two years ago.
"They're engaged in their own infighting which they're unable to stop. And they're unable to stop it, it seems, because basically once Arafat left the scene, when he died, they've been unable to unite around a leader who they all accept. Mahmoud Abbas is not of the stature 13 of Arafat," he said.
Nissan says there is also a major difference in ideology 14.
"And therefore, the endemic conflict between Hamas, being Islamic, and Fatah, being more national, has broken out quite expectedly," he said.
Leaders of both sides have appealed for calm. But the political impasse 15 over early elections remains 16 with no solution in sight. And that is fertile ground for more violence.
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境,在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
- The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障,但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
- The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
- The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后,谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
- 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。
- 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。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
- These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。
- She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
- It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
- The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。
- The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
- The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。
- The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
- Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。