Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had paid little attention to Israel’s looming(逼近的) elections until it found itself suddenly in the midst of(在……之中) them, a proving ground(试验场) for Benjamin Netanyahu’s security credentials(安全资历) in the run-up to(在……前夕) Tuesday’s vote.
希伯伦是约旦河西岸最大的城市，此前对以色列即将举行的选举几乎毫不关注，直到它突然发现自己身处选举风暴的中心——在周二投票前的竞选活动中，这里成了本雅明·内塔尼亚胡展示其安全资历的试验场。
A gun attack on an Israeli military checkpoint on Friday in which two soldiers were killed brought immediate televised visits from Netanyahu and his finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, whose ruling coalition is narrowly trailing with two days of campaigning left.(周五，一个以色列军事检查站遭到枪击，两名士兵丧生。此事立即引来内塔尼亚胡及其财政部长贝扎莱尔·斯莫特里赫的电视访问。他们领导的执政联盟在竞选只剩两天时以微弱劣势落后。)
周五，一个以色列军事检查站遭到枪击，两名士兵丧生。此事立即引来内塔尼亚胡及其财政部长贝扎莱尔·斯莫特里赫的电视访问。他们领导的执政联盟在竞选只剩两天时以微弱劣势落后。
They vowed abrupt(突然的) and sweeping(全面的) retribution(报复), and the prime minister warned of imminent(即将发生的) military operations on a scale(在规模上) the West Bank has not seen in nearly 60 years of occupation(占领).
他们誓言要进行突然而全面的报复，总理警告称即将展开的军事行动规模将是约旦河西岸近60年占领史上前所未有的。