2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinians Hold Mass Funeral for Victims of I
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
09 November 2006
Mourners carry bodies of 18 Palestinians during funeral in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday Nov. 9, 2006
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have taken part in a mass funeral for 18 victims of an Israeli artillery 1 attack Wednesday in the Gaza Strip. Israel is on high alert as Palestinians threaten retaliation 2 for the incident.
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There was no violence at the funeral, but plenty of anger as the victims of Wednesday's shelling incident - mostly women and children belonging to the same extended family - were buried in a mass funeral. Israel has apologized for the incident in which artillery fire that Israel says was responding to Palestinian rocket attacks hit several buildings in the town of Beit Hanoun.
Some Palestinian militant 3 groups are threatening to resume suicide bombings in Israel in retaliation for the incident. Israel's Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter says the country is on high alert.
Dichter says the incident is regrettable, but Palestinian leaders need to do more to stop the rocket attacks against Israel. Israel says it will continue military activities in Gaza to stop the attacks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel risks destroying any remaining chance for peace with its actions in Gaza. But, he is also criticizing Palestinian militants 4 for firing the rockets, saying their actions invited Israeli reprisals 5.
Hamas leaders criticized the remarks by Mr. Abbas saying Israel, and not Palestinians, were responsible for the violence in Gaza. Mr. Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a leading Hamas militant, have continued meetings aimed at forming a coalition 6 or unity 7 government not headed by Hamas.
Hamas is regarded as a terrorist group by much of the international community, which has suspended donor 8 aid to the Palestinians because of the Hamas refusal to recognize Israel. Palestinians hope a unity government, not led by Hamas might get the aid flowing again.
Hamas leaders appear to be disagreeing over how to respond to Wednesday's shelling incident. Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, regarded as an extreme hard liner, issued a call Wednesday for Muslims around the world to attack U.S. interests - a call disavowed by Hamas leaders in Gaza.
Hamas leaders in Gaza have also not publicly supported Meshaal's call to resume suicide bombings in Israel, which Hamas suspended last year.
- 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。
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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 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。
- They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. 他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
- They took bloody reprisals against the leaders. 他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。