VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Army Threatens Massive Force a
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)
Robert Berger | Jerusalem 20 December 2009
A Palestinian worker builds at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Beit Arieh, 20 Dec 2009
Israel's defense 1 minister has ordered the army to use massive force to impose a freeze on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. In the event of violent protests, troops will isolate 2 areas set for demolition 3 and jam the cell phones of settlers. Elite 4 anti-terrorist units will be deployed 5, and the air force will carry out reconnaissance missions.
The plan drew angry reaction from settlement leaders like Benny Katzover
Katzover told Israel Radio that Defense Minister Ehud Barak has declared war on the settlers, as if they are enemies of the state. He said the settlers "only sin is that they want to build their homes." He described Barak as a war criminal.
Israel's hawkish 6 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reluctantly imposed the settlement freeze last month, under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace. Since then, there have been angry protests by the settlers, and inspectors 7 trying to enforce the freeze have been attacked.
At the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, right-wing ministers condemned 8 the army plan, including Silvan Shalom of Mr. Netanyahu's Likud party.
"I think we are not in a war with the settlers, and we should do everything we can in order to reach an agreement in order to prevent any kind of deterioration 9 in the region," he said.
But Prime Minister Netanyahu has to accommodate his coalition 10 partners in the dovish Labor 11 Party, including its leader, Defense Minister Barak. Labor supports dismantling 12 settlements in exchange for peace with the Palestinians; and Barak, a former general and army chief of staff, says Israel is a state of law and lawbreakers will be punished.
- 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。
- Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
- We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。
- The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
- The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
- The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
- We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- My staff's advice that first day was amazingly hawkish. 在第一天，我的僚属们的意见是令人吃惊的鹰派意见。
- Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet. 反战团体担心巴拉克·奥巴马可以创建强硬派内阁。
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
- The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
- The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。