In RECENT months the poor Palestinians have, not for the first time, found themselves used as the rope in the tug-of-war between the Middle East's "accommodationist" and "rejectionist" governments.
近几个月来，可怜的巴勒斯坦人发现，他们成了中东地区“妥协派”和“强硬派”(拒绝承认以色列)之间拔河比赛的拉绳。这也并非第一次如此了。
The 200-meter and 45-ton rope used in the tug-of-war competition has been given a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
拔河所用绳子长约200米、重约45吨，被载入吉尼斯世界纪录。
A rope used in the recent Giant Tug-of-War in Okinawa, Japan, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest rope made from natural material.
近日在日本冲绳举行的拔河大赛中使用的一条绳子打破了吉尼斯世界纪录，成为世界上用天然材料制成的最大绳子。
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