VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Intercepts Arab Boat Trying to Break Gaz
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
In a continuation of recent tensions, Israeli gunboats intercepted 1 a Lebanese ship trying to break the blockade on Gaza.
Speaking by cell phone from the boat, a reporter for the Arab TV station Al Jazeera said Israeli troops stormed on board and threatened the crew. She said some passengers were beaten.
Israeli navy vessels 2 escort a Lebanese boat (top) carrying aid supplies for the Gaza Strip near the port of the coastal 3 Israeli city of Ashdod, 05 Feb 2009
The ship set sail from the Lebanese port of Tripoli carrying activists 4 and 60 tons of humanitarian 5 supplies. Passengers included a Syrian-born Catholic priest, a Muslim cleric, a lawyer and several Arab journalists.
Israeli Defense 6 Minister Ehud Barak said the boat was first diverted to the Egyptian port of El Arish.
Barak said the boat turned around and tried to "sneak 7" into Gaza. He said the navy intercepted the boat and towed it to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Israel says its crippling naval 8 blockade on Gaza is aimed at preventing weapons smuggling 9 to the ruling Islamic militant 10 group Hamas.
In recent months, Israel has allowed several boats with pro-Palestinian activists to sail into Gaza in defiance 11 of the blockade, saying it wanted to avoid negative publicity 12. But Israel has tightened 13 the blockade since its 22-day offensive in Gaza ended two weeks ago.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said the boat had nothing to do with weapons smuggling.
Siniora said the same Israel that "commits massacres 14 against innocent civilians 15 in Lebanon and Gaza" is not ashamed to assault a ship carrying humanitarian supplies.
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- 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》
- 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 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 raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
- I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
- 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。
- 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。
- The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
- The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
- His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
- The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
- Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。