voa标准英语2008-Hamas Offers to Renew Truce with Israel
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)
Palestinians line up to buy bread outside a bakery in Gaza City, 23 Dec 2008
The Islamic militant 3 group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip has offered to renew a cease-fire with Israel. The six-month truce 4 expired last week, and since then, Palestinian militants 5 have fired dozens of rockets at Israeli border communities.
Israel is threatening to launch a major military offensive in Gaza, but senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar said that would be a mistake.
Zahar warned Israel that an invasion of Gaza would not accomplish anything and Hamas would remain in power. He said Hamas is offering Israel a last chance to renew the truce and prevent an outbreak of violence.
Israel is reluctant to invade Gaza, fearing high casualties among Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians 6, and in turn international condemnation 7. So Israel, too, prefers to renew the cease-fire.
Deputy Defense 8 Minister Matan Vilnai told Israel Radio that the best option is always to avoid war, though he added that Israel knows how to fight if it has to.
Both sides have conditions for a truce: Hamas wants Israel to open border crossings and ease its crippling blockade on Gaza; Israel says that depends on a complete cessation of Palestinian rocket and mortar 9 attacks.
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
- The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
- 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 hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- 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 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。
- There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
- The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
- 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。