VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Ministers Pay Solidarity Visit to
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(八月)
Israel's leader is coming under growing pressure from hardliners in his coalition 1 to reject American demands for a halt to settlement expansion.
Jewish settlers and Ultra Orthodox Jewish men pray to support Israeli settlements in the West Bank (File)
A delegation 2 of four hawkish 3 Israeli Cabinet ministers toured controversial settlement outposts in the West Bank Monday in solidarity 4 with Jewish residents there.
It was a direct challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed 5 to dismantle 6 about two dozen outposts in response to pressure from the United States. Washington has demanded a complete freeze on settlement expansion, saying Israel is creating facts on the ground on territory the Palestinians seek for a future state.
There are about 100 outposts in the West Bank, most of them consisting of makeshift structures and trailer homes. Residents are young, religious settlers, who seek to expand the Jewish presence in all the biblical Land of Israel.
Mr. Netanyahu has declared the outposts illegal, but the Cabinet delegation denied that, saying they are legitimate 7 because previous Israeli governments had approved them.
Cabinet Minister Yuli Edelstein of Mr. Netanyahu's Likud party noted 8 that Israel just marked the fourth anniversary of the withdrawal 9 from the Gaza Strip, where 21 Jewish settlements were dismantled 10 and 8,000 settlers evacuated 11. He said there should be no further evacuations because, when Israel pulled out, the Islamic militant 12 group Hamas took over.
"We removed all the settlements out of the Gaza Strip. We have a terrorist entity 13 there, shooting rockets at the Israeli civilians 14. The whole area is insecure," Edelstein said.
While Mr. Netanyahu supports the settlements ideologically 15, he is prepared for concessions 16 because he wants to heal a growing rift 17 with Washington. Edelstein is hoping that Israel and the U.S. can find common ground.
"There are misunderstandings, there are disagreements on certain issues; and at the same time, we always have to keep in mind that it's still possible to bridge the gaps," said Edelstein.
But bridging the gaps won't be easy as long as Mr. Netanyahu's nationalist coalition partners try to tie his hands and prevent any significant action against the settlements.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
- The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。
- 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。
- He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
- The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
- The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- 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 country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
- As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。
- 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。
- Ideologically, they have many differences. 在思想意识上，他们之间有许多不同之处。
- He has slipped back ideologically. 他思想退步了。
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。