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原文：

 Israeli spy chief David Barnea headed to Washington late Saturday on a previously unannounced trip and Defense Minister Benny Gantz leaves Wednesday for meetings with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid was in London and Paris last week to discuss the talks with Israel's European allies.

 Bennett said Israel was using the time between rounds to convince the Americans to "use a different toolkit" against Iran's nuclear program, without elaborating. Israel and the U.S. are widely believed to have carried out covert operations against Iranian nuclear personnel and infrastructure in a bid to sabotage the program.

 A senior State Department official said negotiators expected Iran to "show seriousness" at the talks. He said that even Russia and China, important trading outlets for Iran which have traditionally taken a softer line in their relations with the country, left the talks last week concerned about the prospects for a deal.

中譯：

 以色列情報首長巴尼亞週六晚間前往華府，進行一項未先行公開的行程，而國防部長甘茨則於週三赴會美國防部長奧斯丁及國務卿布林肯。以色列外交部長拉皮德上週則在倫敦及巴黎，與以色列的歐洲盟邦研議此次會談。

 班奈特表示，以色列運用各場次間的時間，說服美國人「採用一種有別尋常的法寶箱」，以對抗伊朗的核計畫，惟未詳細說明。人們普遍認為，以色列及美國會針對伊朗涉核人員及基礎設採取秘密行動，藉以破壞其核計畫。

 一名國務院高階官員表示，協商代表期待伊朗能在會談中「嚴肅以對」；他指出，俄「中」為伊朗重要的貿易經銷通路，即便向來都以較溫和的立場處理與伊朗的關係，卻也對上週會談能否達成協議之前景，心存擔憂。（第5篇／共12篇）

—關鍵軍語—

 ※toolkit:

 A set of tools designed to be used together or for a particular purpose.

 ※covert:

 Not openly acknowledged or displayed.

例句：

 Covert operation a military operation intended to conceal the identity of the party that instigated the operation.

 秘密行動是企圖隱匿該行動唆使方身分的一種軍事行動。