美国有线新闻 CNN 美国伊朗舰船危险相遇 伊朗可能成为特朗普的难题

 

Unsafe encounters, that's how a U.S. military official describe some recent incidents in the Persian Gulf¹ involving Iranian boats. Last month, seven Iranian fast attack boats reportedly harassed² an American ship. The month beforehand, the U.S. Navy fired three warning shots after an Iranian boat came to close.

The U.S. called the Iranian maneuvers³ concerning, unsafe, and unprofessional. But they're just part of the reason why the Middle Eastern country could pose a significant challenge for the next U.S. president.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The U.S. may have struck a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, but things are still tense.

Iran may be the biggest international headache for the next U.S. president for the following reasons. Iran will become much stronger militarily now that some sanctions are ended. And the stronger Iran still has a largely anti-American agenda. It's already causing military problems for the U.S. in places like Syria, Iraq and Yemen and diplomatic problems with Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Some hardliners in the U.S. and in Iran want to roll back the nuclear deal, which could destroy the improving relations between the two long-time rivals. Iran has also hinted that it could ramp⁴ up its uranium enrichment at any time and some experts fear the country may secretly be developing nuclear weapons regardless of the agreement.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

3 maneuvers   

n.策略，谋略，花招( maneuver的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到，她已经侦察到他的行动。 来自辞典例句
• Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。 来自辞典例句

4 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。