
漫長而艱難
The process of creating peace in the Middle East, including dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, began in the late 1960s.
在中東創建和平的進程,包括解決巴以衝突,始於1960年代晚期。
deal with處理=cope with=handle
Many nations and international organizations have actively acted towards finding peaceful solutions for conflict between the two sides.
許多國家和國際組織積極參與,致力於尋求和平解決雙方衝突的辦法。
a large number of大量的~actively(adv.)積極地peaceful(adj.)和平的
One of the earliest peace efforts in the Middle East came after the Six-Day War, which was fought between Israel and some of its neighbors in 1967.
在1967年以色列與部分鄰國爆發「六日戰爭」後,中東地區展開了最早的和平努力。
hot on sb’s heels緊跟著~=hard on sb’s heelsNews of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.出口數字下降後,緊接著就是失業率上升的消息
After the war, the United Nations stepped in to help create peace between Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria.
戰後,聯合國介入,幫助在以色列、約旦、埃及、黎巴嫩和敘利亞之間建立和平。
step in 介入、插手管事情=interfere ininterfere with妨礙
Although it took several years, all of the countries finally agreed to a peaceful solution that the United Nations helped them reach.
儘管花了數年的時間,但所有國家最終都同意由聯合國協助達成的和平解決方案。
finally(adv.)最終地=eventuallysubscribe to sth.贊同某件事reach(v.)達成reach a goal達成目標reach the destination到達目的地
Since then, other Middle East peace agreements have been signed, including two between Israel and Palestinians in 1993 and 1995.
此後,其他中東和平協議也相繼簽署,包括1993年和1995年以色列與巴勒斯坦之間的兩項協議。
agreement(n.)協議
However, problems in the region, especially between Israelis and Palestinians, have continued.
然而,該地區的問題仍然存在,尤其是以色列和巴勒斯坦之間的問題。
continue(v.)繼續、持續
Since the 1970s, a peaceful end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become an international goal.
自1970年代以來,和平解決以巴衝突已成為國際社會的共同目標。
common(adj.)共同的
Two main solutions have been discussed: one would create a single nation for both groups to share, while the other would make separate nations for each group.
有兩個主要的解決方案被討論:一是建立一個單一國家,讓兩個群體共享,而另一個方案是為每個群體建立獨立的國家。
whereas(conj.)儘管、但是separate(adj.)分別的、各自的separate A from B把A跟B分開be separate from和~分開
The problem is that there are those among each group that dislike one or both of these solutions.
問題是,每個群體中都有人不喜歡其中一個或兩個解決方案。
be averse to sth.反對~
This, along with the recent Israel-Hamas war, has made creating peace in the Middle East such a long and difficult process.
這一點,再加上最近的以哈戰爭,使得在中東實現和平成為一個漫長而艱難的過程。
along with連同=together withlong-lasting(adj.)持久的