2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Warns of Retaliation in Gaza as Security
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
Jerusalem
07 May 2007
Israel's Defense 1 Minister warned Monday that Israeli forces could retaliate 2 if Palestinian militants 4 do not stop rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, United Nations officials say they are reinforcing security at U.N. facilities in Gaza following an attack against a U.N. run school by extremists on Sunday that left a security guard dead.
Over the past few days there has been a spike 5 in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip against the Israeli town of Sderot, which is the nearest town in Israel to the Gaza border. One missile on Monday morning narrowly missed a kindergarten.
Amir Peretz (Jan 2007)
Speaking on Israeli radio, Defense Minister Amir Peretz warned that Israeli patience is running out.
Peretz, who also heads the Labor 6 Party, says Israelis will not hesitate to attack Palestinian militants in Gaza if the attacks do not stop. He says Israelis want peace but will not put peace before security.
The militant 3 group Islamic Jihad is claiming responsibility for most of the attacks over the past few days. Most Palestinian armed factions 7, except Islamic Jihad agreed to a truce 8 in Gaza with Israel late last year.
A Palestinian checks the damage in a U.N vehicle next to a U.N.-operated elementary school after an attack by Palestinian militants at Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, 06 Sun 2007
Meanwhile, U.N. officials on Monday say they are increasing security at U.N. facilities in Gaza. The move comes as violence sharply escalated 9 on Sunday when Islamic extremists attacked a U.N. run school. The group had called a sports festival at the school that involved both boys and girls unIslamic and warned of violence.
John Ging, the senior U.N. official in Gaza says the problems with security in Gaza can be tied to problems with money.
"The bottom line is that security forces that we all rely on to uphold law and order have been without their regular salaries for well over a year," he said. "They are demoralized, de-motivated and it's basically down to that."
"This was predicted, it is predictable, and until there is a solution to the funding crisis that faces the Palestinian Authority and all elements of the public sector 10, we can expect deterioration 11 in public services, including security services, to continue," he continued.
Most international funding to the Palestinian Authority was suspended last year following the Hamas victory in Palestinian legislative 12 elections. A new Palestinian unity 13 government has managed to get some funding restored, but mainly for humanitarian 14 assistance.
Ging says despite the deteriorating 15 security situation, the U.N. has no plans to curtail 16 its extensive operations in Gaza. Palestinian security officials say the same group that attacked the U.N. run school appears to be behind a string of attacks on internet cafes, video rental 17 stores and other recreational facilities in Gaza.
Monday also marked the eighth week of captivity 18 for the BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston. Johnston was the only western reporter permanently 19 based in Gaza. Despite global calls for his release there is no information about his condition or whereabouts.
- 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。
- He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
- It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
- 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。
- The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
- They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- 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
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
- The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- 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。
- 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。
- The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
- I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。
- The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
- The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。
- The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
- We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
- The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
- The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。