2006年VOA标准英语-Attack by Three Israelis at Nazareth Churc
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By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
04 March 2006
There's been trouble at one of the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land. At least eight people, including five police, were injured in the unrest.
Three Israelis disguised as Christian 1 pilgrims entered the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth and threw firecrackers.
The incident sparked a riot in the Israeli Arab town, as angry +residents clashed with police, who threw stun 2 grenades to disperse 3 the crowd.
The attackers barricaded 4 themselves in the building for several hours before police broke through the crowd of several thousand protesters to free them.
"The people are very angry," Jerayssi told Israeli television. "This is an extremely grave incident at one of the holiest places in Christianity, and they came here to defend the church," said Nazareth Mayor Ramez Jerayssi.
The Church of the Annunciation marks the site where, according to the Bible, the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin 5 Mary that she would give birth to Jesus.
Police say the three Israelis involved in the incident were not members of a militant 6 group and were apparently 7 not motivated by nationalism. They were identified as a Jerusalem couple known to authorities, who had been treated for psychiatric problems in the past. The third person was a woman.
The incident underscores the simmering religious tensions between Jews, Christians 8 and Muslims in the Holy Land. As Israel's public security minister put it: "It is very important to put out this small flame so that it won't become a huge fire."
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned.他们告诉我她不见了时，我当时完全惊呆了。
- Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him.萨姆站在原地，被一下打昏了。
- The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
- The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
- The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
- The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
- 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。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。