1、There has been a break in the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians.以色列和巴勒斯坦之间的战争已经停止。A ceasefire started to take hold last week.停火于上周开始。And the two sides are scheduled to meet today in Egypt where theyll discuss what they want as part of a longer term peace deal.而双方定于今天在埃及会面讨论他们想要的一项长期的和平协议。Th
2、e most recent conflict last 8 days in mid November and led dozens Palestinians and 6 Israelis dead.最近在11月中旬的冲突持续8天,造成数名巴勒斯坦人，6名以色列人死亡。Palestinians fired rockets from the region of Gaza that exploded in Israeli communities.从巴勒斯坦从加沙地区发射的火箭在以色列社区爆炸。And Israel launched airstrikes targeting Palestinian m
3、ilitants that also cause civilian casualties.而以色列针对巴勒斯坦武装分子发动空中打击造成平民伤亡。Israeli forces had been preparing for a possible invasion of Gaza last week thats when the U.S., the U.N. and Egypt got involved helping get the two sides to agree to a ceasefire.以色列军队已经准备对加沙入侵的可能,而上周美国，联合国及埃及的介入促进了双方同意停火。That h
4、appened last Wednesday and though there has been some limited fighting since then.这发生在上周三,虽然之后已经有一些有些战斗。The ceasefire appears to be holding.而停火似乎已经势在必行。Egypt meanwhile is having some trouble of its own in the capital city of Cairo where massive protests led to the ouster of its former leader in 2011
5、.同时埃及在其首都开罗也遇到一些麻烦, 2011年前任领导人领导了大规模抗议活动。There were clashes yesterday. They were between protesters and government forces.昨天抗议者们和政府部队爆发了冲突。Many Egyptians are angry with their new President Mohamed Morsi.许多埃及人对他们的新总统穆罕默德?莫里斯感到愤怒。Last Thursday, Morsi issued this edict that basically says any decree or
6、 law that he has made since he took office can not be overturned by the Egyptian courts until the new constitution is finished.上周四, 莫里斯颁布了一项法令,称他执政以来的基本上任何法令或法律都不能被埃及法院推翻,直到新宪法完成。That can happen in six month and that along with some of other actions has some Egyptians calling him a dictator.这可能发生在6个月以内而且埃及人称他为独裁者。Morsi is promising his new powers are only temporary.莫里斯承诺他的新权力只是暂时的。
