2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Approves Wider Offensive in Lebanon
时间:2019-01-19 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(八月)
By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
09 August 2006
Israeli reservists walk along a dirt road on the Lebanon side of the border after crossing from northern Israel Wednesday Aug. 9, 2006
Israel's 12-member Security Cabinet has voted Wednesday to expand Israel's ground operations in Lebanon. The decision comes as Israel replaced its top commander responsible for the current Lebanon offensive.
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After a six-hour meeting, nine Cabinet ministers voted to approve a wider offensive, and three abstained 1 from the vote. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert now has the authority to send Israeli troops as far north as the Litani River, about 20 to 30 kilometers inside Lebanon. At one point during Wednesday's meeting, Mr. Olmert left to hold a half-hour telephone consultation 2 with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. There was no immediate 3 comment on the subject of the talks.
Following Wednesday's cabinet session, Industry and Trade Minister Eli Yishai says the Lebanon operation could last as long as 30 days.
Yishai says that, if needed, the offensive could take longer, and that the immediate priority will be to stop the threat of Katyusha rocket attacks against Israel.
Currently there are about 10,000 Israeli troops deployed 4 in the fight against Hezbollah militants 5. Israeli troops have so far penetrated 6 about six kilometers inside Lebanon, although Israeli officials say they are not interested in holding territory, but rather are focusing on destroying Hezbollah's infrastructure 7.
In this undated photo, Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, left, pauses next to former Israeli Defense 8 Minister Shaul Mofaz
For the first time since the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israel has replaced a top general during ongoing 9 offensive operations. The commander of the Israeli Defense Forces, Air Force General Dan Halutz has appointed his deputy, Major General Moshe Kaplinsky, to lead ground operations in Lebanon. He replaces the head of the Northern Command, Major General Udi Adam, who has been criticized in the Israeli media for poor deployment 10 of ground troops.
In recent days Israeli troops have appeared to be increasingly bogged 11 down in Lebanon, where Hezbollah militants have made effective use of sophisticated anti-tank missiles to inflict 12 growing casualties on the Israelis.
Brigadier General Yossi Kupperwasser, who until last month was director of analysis for Israeli military intelligence says beating Hezbollah will not be easy.
"Crushing Hezbollah is not like ordering a pizza. It takes time," he said. "What we face is like an infantry 13 division (approx. 10,000 troops) with state-of-the-art weaponry, including nightvision equipped rifles. It is like a well equipped infantry division made up of several brigades deployed along our border and totally guided with planning from Iranian revolutionary guards who are inside Lebanon."
Israelis inspect damage in a house after rocket by Hezbollah guerrillas from neighboring Lebanon, in northern Israeli city of Haifa, Aug. 5, 2006
Hezbollah militants continued their rocket fire into Israel on Wednesday. Israeli officials say since fighting began one month ago, Hezbollah has fired more than 3,000 rockets into Israel. More than 700 people, mostly civilians 14, have been killed in Lebanon, and more than 100 Israelis have been killed, including at least 36 civilians.
- Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained. 十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
- They collectively abstained (from voting) in the elections for local councilors. 他们在地方议会议员选举中集体弃权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
- The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设,发展各类群众文化。
- 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。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
- Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
- The professor bogged down in the middle of his speech. 教授的演讲只说了一半便讲不下去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The tractor is bogged down in the mud. 拖拉机陷入了泥沼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
- Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。
- The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
- We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。