美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-04

 In our last show of August, we are talking economics, science and a couple of legal cases. We are starting with the possibility of countries taking action against Syria. Rather than acting¹ on their own, nations are more likely to try to form a coalition² and work together. Several governments are building a case for a possible strike on Syria. And in United Kingdom, British prime minister David Cameron says it is highly likely that Syrian government uses chemical weapons. Some members of parliament are unsure about approving military action.

 

The question before the house today is how to respond to one of the most horrid³ uses of chemical weapons in the century, slaughtering⁴ innocent men, women and children in Syria. It is not about taking sides in the Syrian conflict. It is not about invading. It is not about regime change or even working more closely with the opposition⁵. It is about the large-scale use of chemical weapons and our response to a war crime and nothing else. 

 

The weapons inspectors⁶ are amid their work and will be reporting in the coming days. That's why today could not have been the day when the house was asked to decide on military action. For this, it is surely a basic point: evidence should precede decision, not decision precede evidence. 

 

President Obama was planning to bring some members of US congress yesterday on his plan regarding Syria.  Other lawmakers have signed a letter, urging the president to lay out his case to the entire congress and the American people about whether the US should get involved. 

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1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

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 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

4 slaughtering   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The Revolutionary Tribunal went to work, and a steady slaughtering began. 革命法庭投入工作，持续不断的大屠杀开始了。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• \"Isn't it terrific slaughtering pigs? “宰猪的！ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

5 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。

6 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》