VOA标准英语2010年-Hamas Claims Israel Assassinated Senio

The Palestinian militant¹ group Hamas claim Israeli intelligence agents have targeted a top Palestinian militant in the United Arab Emirates.

Hamas has accused Israel of assassinating² one of its senior commanders. Speaking in Damascus, Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk said the incident occurred last week in the Persian Gulf³ city state of Dubai.

He said agents of Israel's Mossad spy agency killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a founder⁴ of the Hamas military wing who played a leading role in the Palestinian uprising in the 1980s. Hamas gave no details of how he was killed, but Palestinian sources say he lived in Syria and was passing through Dubai, where he was found dead in his hotel room.

In Gaza, his brother Hussein gave this account.

He said his brother was neutralized⁵ with a taser gun and then strangled to death. Another report said he was poisoned.

Hamas official Izzat al-Rishq said al-Mabhouh masterminded the kidnapping and killing⁶ of two Israeli soldiers in 1989.

He said that from his base in Syria, al-Mabhouh assisted the Hamas military wing in Palestine.

On Friday, some 2,000 people attended the 50-year-old commander's funeral at a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus.

There was no comment on the alleged⁷ assassination⁸ from Israel, which typically refuses to discuss any operations attributed to the Mossad. Hamas promised revenge for what it described as a "Zionist crime," saying it would "retaliate⁹ at the appropriate time and place."

 

1 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。

2 assassinating   

v.暗杀( assassinate的现在分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• They struck a blow for freedom by assassinating the colonial governor. 他们为了自由而奋力一博，暗杀了那位殖民地总督。 来自互联网

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

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 neutralized   

v.使失效( neutralize的过去式和过去分词 )；抵消；中和；使（一个国家）中立化

参考例句：

• Acidity in soil can be neutralized by spreading lime on it. 土壤的酸性可以通过在它上面撒石灰来中和。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This strategy effectively neutralized what the Conservatives had hoped would be a vote-winner. 这一策略有效地冲淡了保守党希望在选举中获胜的心态。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• 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

8 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

9 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。