Hamas Vows Revenge after Israel Assassinates Group's Founder

Hamas Vows¹ Revenge after Israel Assassinates³ Group's Founder⁴

 

Ross Dunn

 

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have marched in a funeral procession in Gaza for the founder and spiritual leader of the militant⁵ Hamas movement, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. An Israeli air strike killed the sheikh early Monday morning.

 

The crowd was angry as the funeral procession wove its way through Gaza City, carrying Sheikh Yassin's body and those of other people killed in the Israeli attack.

 

Sheikh Yassin was killed by a missile fired from an Israeli military helicopter, as he left a mosque⁶ near his home shortly before daybreak.

 

Seven other Palestinians, including two of his bodyguards⁷, were also killed.

 

Hamas vowed⁸ to launch revenge attacks against Israel. Senior Hamas official Abdul Aziz Rantisi said his organization, which has carried out dozens of deadly attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians⁹, will now attempt to assassinate² Israeli political and military leaders.

 

The Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, warned that the killing¹⁰ of Sheikh Yassin is likely to intensify¹¹ Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "I believe that by this way [the Israelis] opened the road to action and reactions and escalating¹² the situation."

 

But such warnings were met with defiance¹³ by Israeli officials.

 

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Sheikh Yassin the mastermind of Palestinian "terror" and a "mass-murderer who was among Israel's greatest enemies." Mr. Sharon also said Israel's fight against terrorism will continue.

 

Israeli Government spokesman Avi Pazner says the killing of Sheikh Yassin was completely justified¹⁴. "Israel has eliminated the biggest threat to peace and stability in the region. Sheikh Yassin was personally responsible for the deaths of hundreds and hundreds of Israelis. Justice has been done."

 

Following the attack on Sheikh Yassin, Palestinian witnesses say that Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, one carrying explosives and two others taking part in demonstrations¹⁵.

 

Local residents in a West Bank refugee camp say a Palestinian radio journalist covering clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian stone throwers was also killed by Israeli army gunfire.

 

注释：

Palestinian [7pAlis5tiniEn] n. 巴勒斯坦人

march [mB:tF] vi. 游行，示威

funeral [5fju:nErEl] n. 葬礼，出殡

Sheikh Ahmed Yassin  亚森，哈马斯精神领袖

wove one’s way  迂回前进

helicopter [5helikCptE] n. 直升机

mosque [mCsk] n. 清真寺

daybreak [5deIbreIk] n. 黎明，拂晓

revenge [ri5vendV] n. 报仇，复仇

escalate¹⁶ [5eskEleit] vt. 使逐步升级

defiance [di5faiEns] n. 挑战，挑衅

mastermind [5mB:stEmaind] n. 策划

mass-murderer  大屠杀

explosive [iks5plEusiv] n. 爆炸物，炸药

clash [klAF] n. 冲突

 

1 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

2 assassinate   

vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤

参考例句：

• The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
• A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。

3 assassinates   

v.暗杀( assassinate的第三人称单数 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan have more encounters with Xanatos, who, in The Uncertain Path, nearly assassinates Yoda. 魁刚和欧比又和萨那托斯有过多次相遇。 来自互联网

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• 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。

6 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

7 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

8 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

9 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• 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。

10 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

11 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

12 escalating   

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

13 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• 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。

14 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

15 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

16 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。