VOA慢速英语2011--What Next With the Military Campaign in

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这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻报道。
The conflict in Libya and the nuclear crisis in Japan were the two big stories this week.
利比亚冲突和日本核危机是本周全球两大事件。
President Obama discussed the situation in Libya with congressional leaders again Friday. Some in Congress say he should have sought congressional approval for American military action. Critics include members of his own Democratic Party.
周五奥巴马再次与国会领导人讨论了利比亚局势。国会中部分人称，奥巴马采取军事行动前应该寻求国会批准。批评者中包括奥巴马所属党派民主党成员。
But a spokesman says the president was "well within" his constitutional rights to order missile attacks on Libyan military bases. The strikes began last Saturday.
但一位发言人表示，总统下令对利比亚军事基地进行导弹袭击符合美国宪法。这次对利比亚的军事打击始于上周六。
On Thursday, NATO -- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- agreed to take command of a "no-fly zone" over Libya. A Canadian general will head the alliance's operation there.
周四，北约（北大西洋公约组织）同意接管利比亚禁飞区。一位加拿大将军将（出任指挥官）负责此次联军行动。
The United Nations Security Council approved the flight ban last week to protect civilians¹, including those in Benghazi. That eastern city is the center of a rebellion against Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi.
联合国安理会上周通过了利比亚禁飞令，以保护包括班加西在内的平民。班加西是反对利比亚领导人卡扎菲的叛乱中心。
Planes from an international coalition² carried out new strikes Friday against Libyan military targets south of Benghazi. Earlier, the United Arab Emirates agreed to send twelve planes to help enforce the no-fly zone.
周五，国际联军的飞机再次对班加西以南的利比亚军事目标实施新一轮袭击。早些时候，阿联酋同意派遣12架飞机协助执行禁飞区。
Many experts say air power alone will not protect civilians. Some wonder whether the objective should be to oust³ Colonel Gadhafi. But the United States says "regime change" is not the goal of the coalition.
许多专家表示，仅仅是空中力量并不足以保护平民。也有人质疑，目标是否应该是推翻卡扎菲上校。但美国表示“政权更替”不是联军的目的。
There are diplomatic efforts to settle the crisis. Colonel Gadhafi sent a delegation⁴ to meet with African officials in Ethiopia on Friday. But the rebels did not send a representative.
当前存在试图解决这场危机的外交努力。周五，卡扎菲上校派出了一个代表团前往非盟总部埃塞俄比亚与非盟官员会面。但叛军未派代表前往。
Anti-government protests continued in other Arab countries, including Syria, Yemen and Jordan.
其他阿拉伯国家的反政府示威活动也在继续，这些国家包括叙利亚，也门和约旦。
There were reports from southern Syria on Friday that security forces killed fifteen or more protesters. The protesters were trying to reach Daraa, near the Jordanian border. Similar violence was reported there earlier in the week.
上周五有报道称，叙利亚南部安全部队打死了至少15名示威者。示威者试图抵达靠近约旦边境的德拉（Daraa）。本周早些时候，该地区也报道了类似暴力事件。
Protesters demanding freedom held demonstrations⁵ Friday in several locations across Syria, including the capital. In Damascus, after Friday prayers, at least two hundred people demonstrated in support of the people of Daraa. Reuters news agency reported large numbers of arrests.
示威者周五在包括叙利亚首都大马士革在内的数个地区举行了要求自由的示威活动。周五祈祷之后，在大马士革至少有200人参加示威活动支持德拉的示威者。路透社报道称，大量示威者被捕。
The United States has condemned⁶ what it called "brutal⁷ repression⁸ of demonstrations" in Syria. On Thursday the Syrian government said it will consider reforms including an end to years of emergency law.
美国谴责叙利亚“残酷镇压示威”。周四，叙利亚政府表示将考虑改革，包括结束持续了数年的紧急状态法。
In Japan, the nuclear emergency continued. The nation is dealing⁹ with new concerns that damage to the Fukushima nuclear power station could release more radiation.
在日本，核危机仍在继续。日本正在处理福岛核电站可能释放更多辐射这一新问题。
On Friday Prime Minister Naoto Kan described the situation as "very grave and serious." People living between twenty and thirty kilometers of Fukushima have now been advised to leave the area.
周五，日本首相菅直人形容目前状况“非常严重”。福岛核电站周边20~30公里范围内的居民已被要求撤离。
Police in Japan say more than ten thousand people are now known to have died in the March eleventh quake and tsunami¹⁰. More than seventeen thousand are still missing. And about three hundred thousand are living in temporary shelters.
日本警方称，目前已有超过1万人在3月11日的地震和海啸中死亡，超过1.7万人仍下落不明。同时约有30万人居住在临时避难所。

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

4 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

5 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

6 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

7 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

8 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

9 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

10 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。