英国军方正在制定应对叙利亚危机应急方案

 　　LONDON, Aug. 27, (Xinhua) -- Britain's armed forces are working on contingency¹ plans for military action as a response to "the chemical weapons attack" in Syria, media quoted Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman as saying Tuesday.

　　Claiming "unacceptable" of "any use of chemical weapons" in Syria, the spokesman urged the international community to respond to that.

　　British Prime Minister David Cameron will continue talks with international leaders to agree a "proportionate response" that will "deter²" Bashar Assad's regime from using toxic³ agents on the Syrian population, Downing Street said.

　　Number 10 indicated that a decision could be taken before the results of a report by UN weapons inspectors⁴ into the attack, Sky News reported.

　　Foreign Secretary William Hague has already said the West could act on Syria even without full UN Security Council backing.

　　Cameron said he has recalled lawmakers from their summer break to debate the response to an alleged⁵ chemical weapons attack in Syria

　　The parliament would vote on Thursday on a government motion on how to respond to last Wednesday's suspected gas attack near Damascus, Cameron was quoted as saying.

　　In a phone call with Russian President Putin on Monday, Cameron said "there was little doubt that this was an attack carried out by the Syrian regime." But Putin said that they did not have evidence of whether a chemical weapons attack had taken place or who was responsible.

1 contingency   

n.意外事件，可能性

参考例句：

• We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
• A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。

2 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

4 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为