以色列埃拉特遭城火箭弹袭击_时事要闻

以色列埃拉特遭城火箭弹袭击

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-04-17 08:23 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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At least two rockets have hit the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

以色列南部城市埃拉特至少遭到两枚火箭弹袭击。

Police said the rockets landed in open areas, without causing damage or injury.

Warning sirens went off just before the rockets hit. The city's airport has been closed and security has been tightened¹.

The city, a popular tourist destination on the Red Sea, has previously² been hit by rockets fired by militants⁴ in neighbouring Egypt and Jordan.

It is not yet known where Wednesday's rockets were fired from or who was behind the attack.

Earlier this month, an Iron Dome⁵ anti-rocket battery - designed to intercept⁶ short-range missiles - was positioned near the city.

About 50,000 people live in Eilat, and tens of thousands of holidaymakers visit there every year.

There were several rocket attacks on the city last year, though without causing any injuries.

Most of the rockets were fired from the Sinai in Egypt, which has become increasingly lawless since the revolution which toppled former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

Islamic militant³ groups have grown in strength there and have used it as a base from which to target Israel across the lengthy⁷ shared border.

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1 tightened
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）变紧；（使）绷紧；加紧
参考例句：
The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。 His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

2 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 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。

4 militants
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。

5 dome
n.圆屋顶，拱顶
参考例句：
The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。 They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

6 intercept
vt.拦截，截住，截击
参考例句：
His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。 Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

7 lengthy
adj.漫长的，冗长的
参考例句：
We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。 The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

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