VOA常速英语:Israeli Soldier, 477 Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap

短语讲解：

1. In subsequent years, there were intensive diplomatic efforts to gain the soldier's release, along with flare-ups of fighting that inflicted considerable damage on Palestinian installations in Hamas-ruled Gaza.

inflict on (将…)强加于…
例句：The hurricane inflicted severe damage on the island.
飓风给这个岛造成了严重的损失。

2. Egyptian authorities quickly handed him over to the Israelis.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：They were handed over to a military tribunal for trial.
他们已被交给军事法庭审判。

3. Shalit told Egypt's Nile TV that he had been informed of his impending release about one week ago.

inform of将…告知(某人)
例句：We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.
我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

4. One of them, Halal Jarad, told al-Jazeera TV he is sad he will not see his family but that he would seek to live a normal life.

seek to企图，试图; 设法
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。

5. I plan to open a house and marry. And I look for peace.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

6. Other Israelis feared the prisoner release would lead to an increase in violence.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。.