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Bush Says Middle East Has Become 'Cauldron of Violence'

Paula Wolfson

White House

15 Aug 2001 01:41 UTC

 

President Bush is issuing yet another appeal to Palestinian and Israeli leaders to bring violence to a halt. Mr. Bush is urging 1)restraint at a time when tensions are escalating1 on a daily basis.

President Bush says the Middle East has become "a 2)cauldron of violence." And he says the 3)bloodshed must come to an end.

During a visit to a park in the state of Colorado, Mr. Bush again called on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to clamp down on suicide bombers2. At the same time, he said the Israelis must show restraint.

The president spoke3 in response to a question about the nighttime Israeli military raid on the Palestinian-ruled city of Jenin in the West Bank. The Israeli army said the operation was in response to a series of bombings by Palestinian militants4. Tanks and 4)bulldozers were used in the Israeli 5)incursion, and they 6)demolished the Palestinian police 7)headquarters in the town.

 

 

(1)      restraint[rI5streInt]n.抑制, 制止, 克制

(2)      cauldron[5kC:ldrEn]n.(=caldron)大锅炉

(3)      bloodshed[5blQdFed]n.流血

(4)      bulldozer[5bJldEJzE(r)]n.推土机

(5)      incursion[In5k:F(E)n]n.袭击, 侵入

(6)      demolish[dI5mRlIF]vt.毁坏, 破坏, 推翻, 粉碎

(7)      headquarters[hed5kwB:tEz]n.司令部, 指挥部, 总部

 

 


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1 escalating 1b4e810e65548c7656e9ea468e403ca1     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
2 bombers 38202cf84a1722d1f7273ea32117f60d     
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟
参考例句：
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • 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。

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