1-push ahead with 大力推进

2-cut sb/sth off from 切断联系

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he was pushing ahead with the construction of 5,000 new Jewish homes in key areas of East Jerusalem, where critics say additional building could cut Palestinian off from the rest of the West Bank.

3-deal a blow to sb/sth 给……造成破坏

Netanyahu pledged to turn Har Homa into a mid-sized city, expanding a presence that many believe has already dealt a devastating blow to the Palestinian dream of independence.

4-outcry 强烈抗议

5-rein in 严格控制

6-spree 大肆

Building in the areas has previously sparked international outcry, which has at times reined in Netanyahu's settlement building sprees.

7-embolden 使有勇气/信心

8-charge ahead with 迅速推进

But emboldened with US president Donald Trump's support and his favourable Mideast plan, Netanyahu appears to be charging ahead with construction there.

9-denounce 公开地谴责

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, denounced the move as another of Netanyahu's attempt to destroy the two-state solution and any possibility of peace.

10-grave 重大的，严重的

This is a grave violation of the international law which says that settlements in all Palestinian territories including the East Jerusalem, is illegal.