【20190829】-这是第45篇

United States Representative Rashida Tlaib has changed her plans to visit the West Bank, saying she would not enter Israel under "oppressive conditions."

美国众议员拉希达・特莱布改变了访问约旦河西岸的计划，

她说自己不会在"苛刻的条件"下进入以色列。

• 众议员Representative
• under oppressive conditions在"苛刻的条件"下[复数]
• oppressive/əˈprɛsɪv/压迫的 treat people cruelly and unfairly.
• appressive侵略性的
• saying=she said
• 条件conditions
• (尤指写进合同或法律中的某事发生的) 条件which must happen or be done in order for something else to be possible, especially when this is written into a contract or law

Tlaib wrote that accepting conditions placed on her "stands against" everything she believes in.

特莱布写道，接受给她设定的条件违背了她所信仰的一切。

• conditions placed on her 给她设定的条件
• 给……设定条件 place conditions on sb
• stands against违背
• believe in信仰

Her comments were published on the social networking service Twitter.

她的言论发布在了社交媒体推特上。

• the social networking service Twitter社交媒体推特
• 发布在……上be published on

Her tweet came hours after Israel's Interior Ministry approved Tlaib's request to travel to the West Bank on humanitarian grounds.

她发表该推文的数小时前，以色列内政部长批准允许她到访约旦河西岸，但必须是基于人道主义立场。

• A came hours after A事情数小时前，***
• Interior Ministry内政部长
• approved request to 批准……的需求
• on humanitarian grounds基于人道主义立场

On Thursday, Tlaib asked the interior minister for permission to go there so she could visit her grandmother.

周四，特莱布要求该内政部长批准她去约旦河西岸看望自己的祖母。

• permission to go批准

In her letter, she promised to respect any restrictions and will not promote boycotts against Israel.

在信中，她承诺会尊重所有限制条件，不会宣扬抵制以色列的内容。

• respect any restrictions尊重所有限制条件
• promote boycotts against不会宣扬抵制……的内容
• promote 宣扬；make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
• 注意any的用法
• respect any restrictions
• reach anywhere

Earlier Thursday, Israel said it would deny Tlaib and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar entry for an official visit.

周四早些时候，以色列表示其拒绝了特莱布和美国众议员伊尔汗・奥马尔的正式访问。

• 拒绝……正式进入访问deny ……entry for an official visit

Tlaib and Omar are strong critics of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians.

这2名议员都曾犀利批评以色列及其对巴勒斯坦的政策。

• strong critics of 犀利批评者【译为犀利批评……】
• policies toward对…… 的政策

The two are members of the Democratic Party and have expressed support for the BDS movement.

这2人都是民主党议员，都曾表达过对BDS运动的支持。

• express support for表达对……的支持
• movement运动

BDS is short for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions.

BDS是"抵制、撤资、制裁"的缩写。

• is short for的缩写
• Boycott抵制
• Divestment撤资；n. 转让部分投资
• divest动词使摆脱;使丢弃;使放弃
• Sanctions制裁

The group wants to pressure Israel economically into withdrawing from the West Bank and has other goals.

该组织想通过向以色列经济施压的方式来让以色列退出约旦河西岸，此外，他们还有其他目标。

• pressure sb economically into 通过向……经济施压的方式【通过……的方式增译】
• withdraw from退出