VOA常速英语2015--奥巴马赞扬对付叙利亚的美军联盟

 

Obama Praises US-led Coalition¹, Syrian Training to Defeat IS 奥巴马赞扬对付叙利亚的美军联盟

PENTAGON—

In his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, President Barack Obama described U.S. efforts to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria, including the training of Syrian moderates to lead the battle.  

Obama praised America’s effort to build a broad coalition of Western and Arab nations to fight terrorists in the Middle East.

总统巴拉克·奥巴马赞扬了为打击中东恐怖分子美国与西方和阿拉伯国家建立广泛联盟的努力。

"We are also supporting a moderate opposition² in Syria that can help us in this effort, and assisting people everywhere who stand up to the bankrupt ideology³ of violent extremism," he said.

“我们也支持了能帮助我们的叙利亚温和反对派，帮助各地能瓦解暴力极端主义思想意识的人们。”

However, "this effort will take time. It will require focus. But we will succeed," Obama said.

“但这一努力需要花费时日，需要得到关注，但我们会成功的。”

Airstrike campaign

The U.S. military has continued airstrikes against Islamic State militants⁴ in Syria, and said within the next four to six weeks, it will send troops into the region to train Syrian moderates on how to better fight the terrorists.

美军仍在对叙利亚的IS武装分子进行空袭，称在未来4到6周，将派遣部队到该地区来培训叙利亚温和派更好地与恐怖分子作战。

But Johnathan Schanzer, vice⁵ president for research at the Foundation for Defense⁶ of Democracies, said success against the Islamic State group in Syria will require a lot more.

但保卫民主基金会研究副主席乔纳森·尚泽尔称，要取得针对叙利亚IS组织的成功还需要更多努力。

"We are looking at a problem of a pretty significant duration, and I do not believe that just simply vetting⁷ and training a small handful of fighters is going to truly help this problem," Schanzer said.

“我们看到会持续相当久的问题，我认为只是审查和培训少数武装人员并不足以真正解决这个问题。”

The Pentagon said Syrian rebels will use their combat training first to defend their towns, then to go on the offensive against Islamic State militants, and finally to contribute to a political solution to the Syrian war.

五角大楼称叙利亚叛军将使用作战培训来保护自己的城镇，然后来与IS武装分子作战，最后促成叙利亚内战的政治解决途径。

Schanzer said the U.S. can teach moderates how to fight, but it cannot guarantee whom they will target.

尚泽尔称美国能培训温和派如何作战，但无法确保他们的打击目标。

"They want to fight [Syrian President Bashar al-Assad]. They want to fight Hezbollah. They want to get Iran out of Syria. That is a significant reason why they are there, and we cannot lose sight of that," he said.

“他们希望与叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德作战，希望与真主党作战，希望将伊朗赶出叙利亚，这就是让他们来这里的重大原因，我们不能对此视而不见。”

But when it comes to Iran, the president and other Western leaders are looking for changes outside Syria.

但在伊朗问题上，总统和其他西方领导人都希望叙利亚国外能发生变数。

Nuclear negotiations⁸

In making his annual address, Obama said, "Between now and this spring, we have a chance to negotiate a comprehensive agreement that prevents a nuclear-armed Iran; secures America and our allies, including Israel, while avoiding yet another Middle East conflict."

“从现在到春天，我们有机会达成预防伊朗具备核武器的综合性协议，确保美国及其盟友的安全，包括以色列，同时避免中东再次发生冲突。”

The United States, France, Germany and others have spent years trying to limit Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for easing of economic sanctions. A fight with Assad, one of Iran’s closest allies, could jeopardize⁹ nuclear talks.

美国、法国、德国等国多年来一直希望限制德黑兰的核项目，交换条件是缓解经济制裁。而与伊朗最亲密盟友阿萨德的战斗可能会破坏核谈判。

"All of them are skittish¹⁰ about upsetting the Iranians at this sensitive place in negotiations, and as a result have been fighting with one hand tied behind their back in dealing¹¹ with Syria," Schanzer said.

“大家都担心协商的这个敏感地点会令伊朗不安，否则可以轻而易举地用战争来解决叙利亚问题。”

Training of Syrian rebels can only begin after U.S. troops complete a vetting process to determine which moderates they can trust. The training will take several months to take effect, and Syrians are already approaching their fourth year of war.

只有在美军完成判断哪些温和派可以信任的审查程序后才能开始对叙利亚派军的培训，培训将花费数月时间才能见效，而叙利亚内战已经进入了第四个年头。

1 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。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 vetting   

n.数据检查[核对，核实]v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的现在分词 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• Scripts had to be submitted to Ministry of Information officials for vetting. 必须把脚本提交给信息部官员审查。 来自互联网
• Their purpose in clicking deeper into a site is one of vetting. 他们深入点击网站的目的是一种诊疗。 来自互联网

8 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

9 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

10 skittish   

adj.易激动的，轻佻的

参考例句：

• She gets very skittish when her boy-friend is around.她男朋友在场时，她就显得格外轻佻。
• I won't have my son associating with skittish girls.我不准我的儿子与轻佻的女孩交往。

11 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。