Fragile peace returns to Gaza

Learning English - Words in the News



heading
tomoving towards
head (GO) verb [I + adverb or preposition] to go in a particular direction

.....I was heading out of the room when she called me back.
.....We were heading towards Kumasi when our truck broke down.
.....He headed straight for (= went towards) the fridge.
.......I think we ought to head back/home (= return to where we started) now, before it gets too dark.


makeshift
temporary
makeshift adjective
temporary and of low quality, but used because of a sudden need:

.....Thousands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.
........We pulled into a makeshift parking area.


pitted with
with many small holes caused by ----- menyebabkan berlekok2, melubangkan- bom telah melubangkan landasan itu- penyakit campak menyebabka mukanya berlekok2

pitted adjective
marked with holes or low areas:
.....He'd had bad acne as a youth and his face was pitted (= marked) with pockmarks.


snipers
people whose task it is to shoot other people from a hidden location - penembak hendap
sniper noun
[C]someone who shoots at people from a place where they cannot be seen:

......He was shot and fatally injured by a sniper.
.......Sniper fire has claimed countless lives these past few weeks



slung lazily around
not being used but hanging over
sling (HANG) verb
[T usually + adverb or preposition] slung, slung to hang something over something, especially in a careless way: - mengantung, menyangkutkan-----dia menyangkutkan 2 buain kanvas kepada 2 pokok------wesil tergantung dilehernya ------ dia menyangkut bajunya di kerusi-----menyandangkan [ senapang] - dia menyangkutkan senapangnya di bahunya-

.........I usually sling my jacket over the back of my chair.
......She came in and slung her coat over a chair.



inflicted on
caused/done to
inflict verb
[T] to force someone to experience something very unpleasant: -------mengakibatkan,menyebabkan------ peperangan mengakibatkan penduduk kampung itu megalami penderitaan yg dahsyat.- pukulan itu menyebabkan dia cedera parah-----disebabkan-diakibatkan-

....The suffering inflicted on these children was unimaginable.

destruction noun [U]
when something is destroyed: - kemusnahan-pembinasaan-----dia yg bertanggungjawab di atas pembinasaan jambatan itu--pemusnahan akibat silikon

.......Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.
.....Unusually high winds left a trail of destruction over southern Britain.
......weapons of mass destruction (= those which kill or hurt large numbers of people)


military outposts
small military bases in remote areas or different country
the military group noun
[S]the armed forces: - tentera - pasukan bersenjata-angkatan berenjata
........The military has opposed any cuts in defence spending


military adjective

1- relating to or belonging to the armed forces: ------ tentera - latihan tentera- semua lelai dalam keluarga itu adalah anggota tentera-------angkatan bersenjata- angkatan bersenjata dipanggil utk meredakan keadaan rusuhan.

.......foreign military intervention
.......military targets/forces
......military uniform

2 -describes a characteristic that is typical of the armed forces:......military precision


outpost noun
1- a place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, which maintains the authority or business interests of a distant government or company: -------koTAtara- penempatan kecil dinegara asing atau jauh pendalaman utk tujuan ketenteraan-----kota kara, pengkalan tentara------england adalah ialah kota kara empayer romawi-

a police/military/colonial outpost



nothing was spared
everything was severely damaged


spare (EXTRA)
spare (THIN)
spare (NOT DECORATED)
spare (SAVE)
spare (AVOID)
spare (TRY HARD)
spare (GIVE)
spare (ANNOYED)
spare (part


to spare
left over or more than you need: ----berbaki,tinggal-------ada cukup kain utk membuat pakain dengan berbaki lebih kurang satu ela.---- kami sempat naik keretapi itu dengan hanya tinggal 10 minit..

......If you've got any wool to spare when you've finished the pullover, can you make me some gloves?
........I caught the plane with only two minutes to spare.
........There's no time/We've got no time to spare if we want to get the article written by tomorrow.
......What do you like to do in your spare time?
......I caught the plane with only five minutes to spare.


to verify
to check -----menentusahkan-cerita itu boleh ditentusahkan-akauntan itu telah menentusahkan angka2 itu-----------sahkan,confirmkan-ini hanya mengesahkan teori saya bahawa- perangainya mengesahkan pendapat saya bahawa.

verify verb
[T] to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct: ------- mengesahkan,membuktikan kebenaran atau ketepatan sesuatu-- apabila disiasat, dia tidak dapat membuktikan kebenaran

........Are you able to verify your account/allegation/report/theory?
........These figures are surprisingly high and they'll have to be verified.
........[+ (that)] Under interrogation, she verified (that) the tapes were authentic.
........The complaint of police brutality could not be verified.
.......Tests verified (that) Beck had torn a shoulder muscle
.......Throughout the trial, he didn't produce a single verifiable fact. - benar2,betul,----bapa dia benar bertindak orang zalim----dia betul2 pembohong- dapat disahkan-dapat dibuktikan kebenaran dan ketepatan sesuatu.

determined
very firm in their desire to do something and not letting anyone or any difficulties stop them
determined adjective
wanting to do something very much and not letting anyone or any difficulties stop you: ----- berazam, bertekad------ kuat azamnya,tekadnya-------dia berazam utk jumpa keluarga------ wanita yang kuat azamnya dan tidak mudah mengaku kalah----gigi,cekal------usaha yg gigih utk capai kejayaan.

.......[+ to infinitive] I'm determined to get this piece of work finished today.
.......She's sure to get the job she wants - she's a very determined person.


Fragile peace returns to Gaza


There were traffic jams on the road north, families heading to Gaza City to reunite with friends and relatives. Long lines of cars backed up at the makeshift roadblocks the Israelis have left behind. But the tanks are gone, only the deep tracks remain.


There were buildings pitted with Israeli tank rounds; from the holes that have been punched in the walls it was clear there had also been snipers waiting for them. North of Khan Younis we saw some of the Qassam fighters returning home, their rifles slung lazily around their shoulders.


The destruction we've seen has largely been inflicted on the Hamas infrastructure: police stations, military outposts, government buildings, so far the most extensive damage - that at the border in Rafah where nothing was spared.


For three weeks the Israelis pounded the tunnels that run beneath the perimeter wall but last night we met people who insist that some of these tunnels are still open and still some fuel is being pumped from the Egyptian side; impossible for us to verify independently, but they say they are determined to reopen them and to dig them deeper. If the border crossings remain close, say the Palestinians, these tunnels are their only link to the outside world.


insist verb
[I] to state or demand forcefully, especially despite opposition: ------mendesak-kamu tidak mahu buat kerja itu,saya tidak akan mendesak--------berkeras mengatakan,menegaskan- saya berkeras mengatakan bahawa ada orang menganiayanya--------mendesak,hendakkan,mahukan- dia mendesak supaya lelaki itu pergi pada masa itu juga

.......[+ (that)] Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong.
........Please go first - I insist!
.......She insisted on seeing her lawyer.


pound (HIT) verb
[I or T] to hit or beat repeatedly with a lot of force, or to crush something by hitting it repeatedly: - membedil,menumbuk,----dia menumbuk bijirin------mengetuk2- dia mengetuk2 mesin kerana geram.


..........I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.
...........Nearly 50 people are still missing after the storm pounded the coast.
............The city was pounded to rubble during the war.
...........He pounded on the door demanding to be let in.
..........She was pounding away on her typewriter until four in the morning.