纽约时报 以色列选举投票结束 内塔尼亚胡险胜(3)

And it could be difficult for him to remain in office

而且，一旦有人对他提出正式的刑事指控，

once formal criminal charges are lodged¹ against him, possibly as soon as late summer.

他可能就很难继续执政了，而这种局面今年夏末就可能出现。

Mr. Netanyahu spent much of the past year

去年，内塔尼亚胡花了很多时间

undermining law enforcement officials and the gatekeepers of Israel’s liberal democracy,

削弱执法官员和以色列自由民主的守护人的权利，

railing against the police, the attorney general and what he called the “leftist” mainstream² media,

抨击警察、司法部长和他所谓的“左派”主流媒体，

trying to delegitimize his critics and organizations working for Palestinian rights.

试图取消批评人士和为巴勒斯坦权利工作的组织的合法性。

His government has also worked to curb³ the powers of the Supreme⁴ Court.

他的政府还曾设法限制最高法院的权力。

Even as Mr. Netanyahu forged diplomatic ties and trading partnerships⁵ with new countries,

即便是在与新国家建立外交关系和贸易伙伴关系之际，

he stymied⁶ any prospect⁷ of a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,

内塔尼亚胡也还阻碍了任何形式解决巴以冲突的方案的可能性，

aided by a weak, divided and at times recalcitrant⁸ Palestinian leadership.

其中也有巴勒斯坦领导层软弱、分裂，有时还很桀骜不驯这一点在推波助澜的关系。

Veering⁹ farther to the right in the final days of the election campaign,

在竞选活动的最后几天，内塔尼亚胡进一步转向了右翼，

he pledged to start annexing¹⁰ parts of the occupied West Bank if re-elected, a move he had long resisted.

他承诺，如果再次当选，他将开始吞并约旦河西岸被占领地区的部分地方，而此前他对此一直是抵制的。

He was widely expected in his coalition¹¹ negotiations¹²

人们普遍猜测，他会在联合谈判期间，

to try to trade passage of annexation¹³ laws for retroactive immunity¹⁴ to prosecution¹⁵ in the corruption¹⁶ cases against him.

以通过兼并法换取对腐败案件的追诉豁免权。

But Israelis as a whole have lost faith in a two-state solution, polls show,

但民意调查显示，以色列人整体上已经对“两国方案”失去信心了，

and the election seemed to bear that out.

而选举似乎就已证明了这一点。

For many Palestinians, the distinctions between Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gantz were inconsequential.

对许多巴勒斯坦人来说，内塔尼亚胡和甘茨两人的不同并不紧要。

Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, pointed¹⁷ to one exit poll

巴勒斯坦首席谈判代表埃雷卡特提到了某投票后民调，

showing that only 18 of the Parliament’s members still supported a two-state solution,

该民调显示，只有18名议会成员继续支持“两国方案”，

calling this “a consequence of the culture of impunity¹⁸ granted to Israel.”

他称，这是“以色列有罪不罚文化的后果”。

“What the exit polls suggest is that Israelis have voted to preserve the status quo,” he said.

“投票后民调显示，以色列人投票支持的是维持现状，”他说。

“They have said ‘no’ to peace and ‘yes’ to the occupation.”

“他们已经对和平说‘不’，对占领说‘好’了。”

Early analysis showed a historically low turnout among Arab citizens of Israel,

早期分析显示，以色列阿拉伯公民这次的投票率陷入了历史新低，

many of whom boycotted¹⁹ the vote out of disillusionment with Israeli politics and with their own politicians.

出于对以色列政治以及对他们自己的政客的幻灭，他们中的许多人都选择了抵制这次选举。

By nightfall, Arab leaders were frantically²⁰ trying to rally their supporters,

夜幕时分，以色列的阿拉伯领导人拼尽全力为自己拉票之际，

mosques²¹ were broadcasting appeals from minaret²² loudspeakers,

各大清真寺也忙着通过宣礼塔的广播呼告，

and a last-minute surge of participation²³ seemed to materialize in some predominantly Arab towns,

一些以阿拉伯人为主的城镇的投票人数在最后一刻出现了激增，

though that was not captured in exit polls.

尽管选举后民调并没有反映出这一点。

1 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

6 stymied   

n.被侵袭的v.妨碍，阻挠( stymie的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。 来自辞典例句
• I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助， 我完全陷入了困境。 来自互联网

7 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

8 recalcitrant   

adj.倔强的

参考例句：

• The University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters.这所大学把几个反抗性最强的示威者开除了。
• Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant animals.驴被认为是最倔强的牲畜。

9 veering   

n.改变的；犹豫的；顺时针方向转向；特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风） （在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转

参考例句：

• Anyone veering too close to the convoys risks being shot. 任何人改变方向，过于接近车队就有遭枪击的风险。 来自互联网
• The little boat kept veering from its course in such a turbulent river. 小船在这湍急的河中总是改变方向。 来自互联网

10 annexing   

并吞( annex的现在分词 )； 兼并； 强占； 并吞（国家、地区等）

参考例句：

• In addition to annexing territory, they exacted huge indemnities. 割地之外，又索去了巨大的赔款。
• He succeeded in annexing all the property of Hindley's and the Linton's. 他成功的占有了亨得利和林顿的所有财产。

11 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

12 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

13 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

14 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

15 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

16 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

17 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

18 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。

19 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

20 frantically   

ad.发狂地, 发疯地

参考例句：

• He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
• She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。

21 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

22 minaret   

n.（回教寺院的）尖塔

参考例句：

• The minaret is 65 meters high,the second highest in the world.光塔高65米，高度位居世界第二。
• It stands on a high marble plinth with a minaret at each corner.整个建筑建立在一个高大的大理石底座上，每个角上都有一个尖塔。

23 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。