VOA标准英语2008年-UN Condemns Israel's Tightening of Sanctions on
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Jerusalem
20 January 2008
Gaza Strip's only power plant has shut down due to an Israeli border closure that is blocking fuel deliveries. The generating station's shutdown late Sunday plunged 1 large parts of the Gaza territory and many of its one1.5 million people into darkness. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the tightening 2 siege on Gaza has raised fears of a humanitarian 3 crisis in the impoverished 4 Palestinian territory.
Tens of thousands of people in Gaza are without electricity after Israel closed its borders in response to Palestinian rocket attacks. Officials at the Gaza power plant say it cannot operate because fuel shipments have not arrived and there are no reserves.
The plant supplies about a third of the electricity to Gaza, with the remainder coming from Israel and Egypt.
Israel has tightened 5 sanctions on Gaza since June, when the Islamic militant 6 group Hamas seized control of the territory, routing the Fatah forces of western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The United Nations condemned 7 the Israeli measures, saying they are leading to a humanitarian crisis among Gaza's 1.5 million residents. John Ging is a senior U.N. official in Gaza.
"Everything is in short supply, all reserves have run out, and we are living here day to day," Ging said.
Israel closed its border crossings with Gaza on Friday, after Hamas fired more than 100 rockets at the Jewish state in three days. Hamas stepped up attacks in response to Israeli raids in Gaza that are taking a heavy toll 8 on Palestinian fighters.
Israeli analyst 9 Jonathan Fighel says the sanctions on Gaza are justified 10.
"The fact that a sovereign country is being attacked by missiles, this is totally inconceivable and totally unacceptable and the leadership of the Palestinian terror organizations have to pay a price," Fighel said.
Israel says it will ease the closure when the rocket attacks stop. But Hamas is defiant 11. It issued a statement saying that Israeli sanctions would not weaken "the determination and steadfastness 12" of the Palestinian people."
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
- Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
- It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
- His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
- 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 hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- 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。
- She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
- The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
- But he was attacked with increasing boldness and steadfastness. 但他却受到日益大胆和坚决的攻击。 来自辞典例句
- There was an unceremonious directness, a searching, decided steadfastness in his gaze now. 现在他的凝视中有一种不礼貌的直率，一种锐利、断然的坚定。 来自辞典例句