2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Gunmen Fire on Fatah Rivals in Gaza
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十二月）
By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
12 December 2006
Four people have been wounded in the latest violence between rival Palestinian factions 2 in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a deadly shooting incident has set off a wave of anger against the ruling Islamic militant 3 group Hamas.
Hamas gunmen opened fire on demonstrators from the rival Fatah faction 1 in the Gaza town of Khan Unis, sparking a brief gun battle. Policemen loyal to Fatah returned fire.
Palestinian police officers stand near burning tires blocking a road during a protest against the shooting deaths of three young sons of a senior intelligence office, in Gaza City early Monday, 12 Dec. 2006
The incident occurred as Fatah supporters marched in the streets to protest the killing 4 of three children in a drive-by shooting on Monday. The children's father is a senior intelligence officer who is considered an enemy of Hamas. Fatah blames Hamas for the shooting and is promising 5 revenge.
Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered thousands of armed police to deploy 6 in Gaza in a show of force. He said the killing of children is intolerable.
"This is an ugly and inhuman 7 crime perpetrated by lawless gangs," he said.
The violence is part of a deepening power struggle between the moderate President Abbas and Hamas, which has raised fears of a Palestinian civil war. Tensions increased nearly two weeks ago, when talks between the two sides on forming a national unity 8 government acceptable to the international community collapsed 9.
The Hamas-led government has been crippled by international sanctions, imposed because of its refusal to renounce 10 violence and recognize Israel.
The dire 11 economic situation is adding fuel to the fire. Hamas has been unable to pay the full salaries of 165,000 government employees since it took power in March. Palestinian analyst 12 Wadia Abu Nasser says most of the unpaid 13 workers, including 80,000 policemen, are aligned 14 with Fatah.
"This current boycott 15 on the Palestinian government is hurting mainly Fatah employees because Hamas is paying its own employees through different channels," he said. "[Those] who are not paid nowadays are mainly Fatah-affiliated activists 16."
In a move that could further aggravate 17 tensions, Mr. Abbas plans to give a speech on Saturday calling for early elections. Hamas says that amounts to a coup 18 d'état.
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- 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。
- 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 results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
- The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
- The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
- We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件。
- It was inhuman to refuse him permission to see his wife.不容许他去看自己的妻子是太不近人情了。
- 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。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
- It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
- There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
- We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
- He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- 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》
- Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
- He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。