BBC在线收听下载:前美国官员谈论以色列同哈马斯的走向

短语讲解：

1. Clearly, today Israel focused on the funeral.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句：That's all you want to focus on.
你只需将你的注意力集中于此。

2. But even today is the Cabinet gathering to talk about what the military response should be.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：We talk about global warming.
我们谈到了全球变暖。

3. Are we talking about air strikes against the militants or militant positions in Gaza, or would you think it could actually be a significant ground operation for example?

for example 例如
例句：For example, this year we did something different.
比方说，我们今年采取了一些与众不同的方式。

4. Absolutely. I think the first casualty of this in a longer term is going to be the national unity government that Mahmoud Abbas is overseeing.

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：I'll be going to school there for the next two-and-a-half years.
接下来的两年半里我都要去那个学校的。

5. And if we don't have elections that means there is no real legitimacy for the leadership, it means that the ongoing political stagnation that's taking place in Palestinian institutions will continue.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Elections take place every four years.
选举四年举行一次。