VOA标准英语2009年-Israeli Settlers Defy Temporary Constr
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank say they will continue to defy their government's order to freeze new construction for the next 10 months
Luis Ramirez | Tekoa, West Bank 07 December 2009
Jewish settler Amitai Sharon in Tekai
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank say they will continue to defy their government's order to freeze new construction for the next 10 months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to quell 1 the anger of settlers by saying that Israel will go back to building at the end of the 10-month period. Our correspondent went to the West Bank settlement of Tekoa near Bethlehem, and reports Israeli West Bank settlers there are holding the Israeli leader to his word.
It is not prime real estate, but for Amitai Sharon this barren piece of land is the future.
He poured money into building plans and looked forward to beginning work on a modest home.
"At the start of the week, I was supposed to start building," said Amitai Sharon. "Then, the government inspectors 2 came. I am out of luck. It took me two years to get the blueprints 3."
Like many young settlers at the Tekoa settlement, Sharon and his family have been living in a trailer.
"Right now, we cannot build and it means that we'll live here for another year at least, maybe," he said. "Who knows how much longer it will be before this matter is resolved."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says settlers like Sharon will have to wait ten months. The Israeli leader announced a temporary suspension of new construction in West Bank settlements in a bid for peace with the Palestinians. They say the settlements are eating up lands intended for a Palestinian state.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Mr. Netanyahu has reaffirmed that building in the West Bank will continue after the moratorium 4.
That has not been enough to quell the anger of settlers.
This banner at the entrance to the nearby Efrat settlement says there is no entry for Mr. Netanyahu's inspectors - sent out to enforce the freeze.
Concrete continues to pour. In a message of defiance 5, activists 6 at Efrat invited reporters to witness the laying of a foundation.
Herodion - former palace for Jewish King Herod
Tekoa lies in the shadows of Herodion. Two millennia 7 ago it was a palace for the Jewish King Herod.
For Amitai Sharon, it is a reminder 8 of what he believes is his right to be here.
"When I look down and see the houses of the Arabs, then I look up and see Herodion, I remember who was here first,' said Amitai Sharon.
Sharon says he is not angry about the ban. For him, it's just a matter of time.
- Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
- The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Have the blueprints been worked out? 蓝图搞好了吗？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- BluePrints description of a distributed component of the system design and best practice guidelines. BluePrints描述了一个分布式组件体系的最佳练习和设计指导方针。 来自互联网
- The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
- We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
- He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
- He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- For two millennia, exogamy was a major transgression for Jews. 两千年来，异族通婚一直是犹太人的一大禁忌。
- In the course of millennia, the dinosaurs died out. 在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死绝了。