2006年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Fears Grow as Fighting Continues i
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Sonja Pace
Jerusalem
19 July 2006
Israeli warplanes destroyed the center of the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, Wednesday July 19, 2006
Israel carried out more air strikes in Lebanon, killing 1 dozens of civilians 2 while Hezbollah rockets hit the northern Israel. Militants 3 also clashed with Israeli soldiers just inside the Lebanese border and violence continued in Gaza and the West Bank. There are now growing concerns about an imminent 4 humanitarian 5 crisis in Lebanon.
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Israeli warplanes struck areas around Beirut and in southern and eastern Lebanon, targeting what the military says are suspected Hezbollah strongholds.
An Israeli general from the northern command, told Israel radio the offensive is in its "advanced stages," but not over yet.
The general confirmed that limited land operations inside the Lebanese border had begun and he said clashes took place with Hezbollah fighters in the area. The general also said while Hezbollah has been hit, he could not say just how much its strength has been depleted 6.
More than 250 Lebanese have been reported killed, mostly civilians.
The United Nations estimates up to half a million people have fled their homes and aid agencies warn of an imminent humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, thousands of foreigners are fleeing the country.
Hezbollah militants fired more rockets into northern Israel.
More than two dozen Israelis have so far been killed since the violence began July 12 when Hezbollah launched a cross border raid, killed eight Israeli soldiers and kidnapped two others. The State Department and Britain have designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
While the international focus remains 7 on Lebanon, Israeli military operations also continued in Gaza.
Palestinian security sources say six people were killed Wednesday.
Palestinian government spokesman, Ghazi Hamad accused Arab countries and the international community of standing 8 by and watching what he called "unprecedented 9 crimes" committed by Israel.
Speaking on Palestinian radio, Hamad also accused the United States and some European countries of clearly having given Israel a green light to continue killing and destroying infrastructure 10, not only in Lebanon but also in Palestinian areas.
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its offensive into Gaza several weeks ago in an effort to stop rocket attacks and to secure the release of an Israeli soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants. Israeli forces have also carried out operations in the West Bank.
- 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 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。
- 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。
- The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
- The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- 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。