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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Great to have you kicking off the week. In the month of February with CNN STUDENT NEWS. My name is Carl Azuz. We`ve got ten minutes of current events lined up for you, but no commercials. Our show starts in the Middle East with a bit of history.
真高兴这周又和大家见面了。这里是二月份的CNN学生新闻，我是Carl Azuz。我们为大家准备了十分钟不含商业广告的时事新闻。今天新闻的开始说一些中东地区的历史。
Israel is an ally of the United States. The mostly Jewish country was founded in 1948, many Arabs in the region opposed Israel. In the wars that followed, Israel defeated the Arabs. The tensions between Israel and its neighbors, which include the country of Lebanon have been simmering ever since.
以色列是美国的盟友。也是1948年世界上犹太人最多的国家。许多当地阿拉伯人反对以色列，战争就这样开始了。以色列击退了阿拉伯，而以色列与周边国家的关系日趋紧张，包括黎巴嫩。
All right, present day. There is a militant Islamic group in Lebanon named Hezbollah. It opposes Israel and the West. Israel and the U.S. consider Hezbollah a terrorist group. A recent flare up between Israel and Hezbollah made headlines around the world.
现在，黎巴嫩境内有一支名为真主党的伊斯兰激进组织。其目标为反对以色列和西方国家。以色列和美国把真主党列入恐怖组织名单。在最近以色列与真主党之间的冲突不断升级，成为了世界各地的头条新闻。
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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Great to have you kicking off the week. In the month of February with CNN STUDENT NEWS. My name is Carl Azuz. We`ve got ten minutes of current events lined up for you, but no commercials. Our show starts in the Middle East with a bit of history.
Israel is an ally of the United States. The mostly Jewish country was founded in 1948, many Arabs in the region opposed Israel. In the wars that followed, Israel defeated the Arabs. The tensions between Israel and its neighbors, which include the country of Lebanon have been simmering ever since.
All right, present day. There is a militant Islamic group in Lebanon named Hezbollah. It opposes Israel and the West. Israel and the U.S. consider Hezbollah a terrorist group. A recent flare up between Israel and Hezbollah made headlines around the world.
