voa标准英语2008-Israel Pushes Gaza Offensive as Death Toll Tops
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)
An Israeli attack helicopter fires a missile over northern Gaza near the border with Israel, 29 Dec 2008
For the third day in a row, Israeli warplanes swooped 3 over Gaza, hitting targets associated with the de-facto government, the militant 4 group Hamas. Among the targets have been the interior ministry 5, intelligence headquarters and underground tunnels between Gaza and neighboring Egypt.
Palestinian medical officials have put the death toll 6 at over 300 with more than 700 injured. United Nations aid officials say at least 57 civilians 7 are among the dead. Two Israelis have been killed since Saturday by rockets fired by Palestinian militants 8 from Gaza into Israel.
Israel said it had no choice but to launch an offensive against Hamas to stop such rocket attacks.
Israel in 'all-out war' against Hamas, says Defense 9 Minister Ehud Barak (file)
Speaking before a special session of the Israeli parliament Monday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel faces an "all-out war" against Hamas. He said the military operation is complicated but has been well prepared.
Barak said the operation will expand and deepen as needed, adding - "we know what the goal is and we pursue it with determination."
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said operations will continue until the people of southern Israel no longer live in fear of Palestinian rocket attacks.
The militant Islamist group Hamas wrested 10 control of Gaza away from the more moderate mainstream 11 Fatah faction 12 of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over a year ago. There have been sporadic 13 rocket attacks into Israel but these increased after a six-month cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expired December 19.
Speaking in the West Bank city of Ramallah, President Abbas said he would consult with rival factions 14 to try to end the bloodshed.
President Abbas said he would invite all Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad for consultations 15 to stop what he called the aggression 16 against the Palestinian people.
Israeli tanks are seen at a staging area near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel, 29 Dec 2008
Israel has declared areas around the Gaza Strip a closed military area. Troops and tanks have massed along the border and some sort of ground offensive or ground incursions into Gaza are considered a likely next step.
Hamas has continued rocket barrages 17 into Israel and a Hamas spokesman called on Palestinian groups to use what he termed, all available means against Israel, including martyrdom - a common reference to suicide attacks.
A small number of wounded Palestinians has crossed from Gaza into Egypt and some medical supplies have come in from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing.
- The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
- The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
- The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来，并把它杀死。
- 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。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 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。
- The usurper wrested the power from the king. 篡位者从国王手里夺取了权力。
- But now it was all wrested from him. 可是现在，他却被剥夺了这一切。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
- Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
- 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 sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
- 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
- Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。