VOA标准英语2012--Israel-Gaza Volleys Take Civilian Toll
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
Israel-Gaza Volleys Take Civilian 1 Toll 2
The rocket hit in the early morning, destroying three apartments in this town 30 kilometers northeast of Gaza. Three people were killed and seven others were wounded, including a small girl.
Neighbor Abraham Hershkof heard the explosion and rushed to the scene. Among the dead was a close friend.
"It's a very hard feeling. It's not good. You feel like… you are losing your friend. A father of three kids, a young man, has died. The whole family is destroyed," said Hershkof.
These were the first Israeli deaths since Israel launched what it calls "Operation Pillar of Defense 3." The government says some 800 rockets from Gaza have hit Israel this year alone and this has to stop.
The Hamas movement, which controls Gaza, has vowed 4 revenge for the killing 5 of its military chief at the start of the Israeli operation.
Israel has declared a high alert throughout the country and told people to stay home. Schools within 40 kilometers of Gaza have been closed and many businesses are shuttered.
The scene is much the same inside Gaza, where there are Palestinian deaths and injuries from Israeli bombing.
Israel's Interior Minister Eli Yishai said the operation would continue until security is no longer threatened by Gaza militants 6.
"The residents here want us to continue with the operation, to deepen [strengthen] it and broaden it; to hurt them [the attackers] as much as possible," said Yishai.
No one knows how long this conflict will last. But few expect it to end soon. As a result, Israelis and Palestinians are bracing 7 for more scenes like this in coming days.
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- 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 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。
- 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。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- 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。
