VOA标准英语2009年-Diplomatic Efforts Intensify as Israel's Gaza O
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(一月)
From left, European Commissioner 3 for External Relations Waldner, Czech FM Schwarzenberg, Israeli FM Livni, Swedish FM Bildt in Jerusalem, 05 Jan 2009
A day of diplomacy 4, of talks, press conferences and statements, but no sign that an end to the fighting in Gaza is imminent.
After meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, French President Nicolas Sarkozy renewed calls for a cease-fire. His message to the Israelis - the violence must stop. At the same time he condemned 5 Hamas for its rocket and mortar 6 attacks against Israel.
Also in Ramallah for talks with President Abbas was international Middle East envoy 7 Tony Blair with a similar message.
Tony Blair, 3 Dec 2008
"We want an immediate 8 cease fire that is fully 9 respected on all sides," he said.
And earlier in Egypt, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana .
"We would like very much to obtain a cease-fire, the sooner the better," he said.
Those calls had little immediate effect on Israel. After meeting with a high-level European Union delegation 10 in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni repeated Israel's position that it would no longer stand by while Hamas militants 11 launch rockets into Israel.
"I can understand the desire of the international community to see the region calm," she said. "This is our dream as well. This is what we are looking for. Unfortunately, there are those who cannot accept the idea of living in peace in this region."
Israeli military flares 12 light up night sky over Gaza, 5 Jan 2008
The Israeli ground and air offensive continued and widened with thousands of Israeli soldiers reported in Gaza, supported by tanks, artillery 13, war planes, naval 14 vessels 15 and helicopter gun ships. As night fell, flares and explosions lit up the sky.
Throughout the day Hamas fired more than 30 rockets into Israel. Speaking on Hamas TV, Abu Obeida, spokesman for the military wing of Hamas vowed 16 more of the same.
He warned if Israel's aggression 17 against 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza does not stop - Hamas will fire its rockets deeper into Israel. We have a whole list of targets, he said.
Israel says it is weakening Hamas and targeting only sites linked to the militants. But medical officials in Gaza say many civilians 18 are among those killed and injured. They say the Palestinian death toll 19 is more than 520 with more than 2,000 injured and hospitals struggling to cope.
- Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
- The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
- The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
- This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- 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 side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- 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。
- 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。