VOA标准英语2009年-UN Takes Up Report on Israeli Palestinian
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)
By Margaret Besheer
United Nations
04 November 2009
An Israeli army artillery 1 battery fires a smoke bomb into the Gaza Strip from the border, 06 Jan 2009
The U.N. General Assembly began discussion Wednesday of a U.N. report on war crimes allegedly committed by Palestinian militants 3 and the Israeli army during Israel's offensive last December in the Gaza Strip. Arab and non-aligned nations introduced a resolution calling on the two parties to launch credible 4 investigations 6 of alleged 2 war crimes within three months.
The report commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council found that both sides committed serious human rights violations 7 and violations of international humanitarian 8 law. But the council reserved its harshest criticism for Israeli actions, saying Israel used disproportionate force and failed to take adequate measures to protect civilians 9 during its campaign to silence Hamas rocket attacks.
Israel has dismissed the report and did not cooperate with the U.N. fact-finding mission, led by South African jurist Richard Goldstone. Addressing the General Assembly, Israel's Ambassador Gabriela Shalev repeated her government's position that Israel was acting 10 in self-defense. She called the commission's mandate 11 "one-sided" and characterized the Human Rights Council as obsessed 12 with Israel. She said the report was conceived in "hate" and its conclusions "predetermined."
"Today's debate is anything but genuine and candid 13. Rather than discuss how to better stop terrorist groups who deliberately 14 target civilians, this body launches yet another campaign against the victims of terrorism - the people of Israel," said Shalev.
Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said the Palestinian authorities take very seriously the allegations in the Goldstone report regarding possible violations by Hamas. But he said there is no comparison between their actions and those of Israel.
"While you get ready to vote, I appeal to you to remember our children who are still suffering the devastating 15 injuries and the destruction inflicted 16 upon them by the occupying power," he said.
"They still live in fear due to the bombardment of their homes. They, and other victims, continue to suffer from the devastating injuries inflicted upon them by the use of lethal 17 weaponry, including white phosphorous, that has physically 18 and psychologically maimed or traumatized them," he added.
He added that the Palestinian side is committed to carrying out a domestic investigation 5 of the allegations as called for in the report's recommendations. But he did not say how the Palestinian authorities planned to do that, since the Gaza Strip is under the control of Hamas and not the Palestinian Authority.
Israel launched its military campaign on December 27, 2008. During three weeks of conflict, at least 1300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed.
Arab states, non-aligned countries and the European Union expressed support for the report's recommendation calling for speedy and credible investigations at the domestic level. Barring that, the report recommends further action, possibly in the Security Council.
Diplomats 19 say the draft resolution endorsing 20 the Goldstone report is likely to be approved by the 192-member body. But more than 40 speakers have asked to address the assembly, which could push a vote into Thursday.
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- 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 news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
- Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- 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 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。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
- He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
- The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。
- I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
- He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。
- The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
- They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
- Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
- Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网