NBC晚间新闻 总统计划参与调查叙利亚化学战证据

Amid evidence of Syrian chemical warfare¹, president plans

总统计划参与调查叙利亚化学战证据

Protestors gathered outside the White House to urge the Obama administration to intervene in Syria. President Obama has asked the Department of Defense² to “prepare options for all contingencies” according to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

抗议者聚集在白宫外面敦促奥巴马政府干涉叙利亚。国防部的Chuck Hagel表示，奥巴马总统已经要求国防部准备应对可能发生的紧急情况。NBC的Richard Engel报道。

To the continuing crisis in Syria and the problems it it's creating for the president and his national security team. The White House now says it has little doubt the Syrian Army use chemical gas on its own people. Based on witness accounts, the number of victims, their smyptoms and other facts gather by U.S. intelligence. And that Syria promise to allow UN inspectors³ to investigate too late, we have two reports beginning with NBC's chief foreign coresponsdent Richard Engel who is on the Syrian border with turkey.

Good evening, Carl. Syria says it will allow UN inspectors to visit sites that were allegedly attacked by chemical weapons those UN teams could begin their work tomorrow. But Carl, it's important to know that these UN teams aren't tasked with trying to figure out who may have used chemical weapons, only if chemical weapons were in fact used. There is is big distinction. The head of the Syrian rebel movement general Salim Idris has told us that he believes that president Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader, personally ordered chemical attacks against civilians⁵. Why? For two reasons. One a failed assassination⁶ attempt earlier this month and two, the areas where these alleged⁴ chemical attacks took place are right on the edge of Damascus and that rebels in that area were making progress, they have acquired some new weapons. And when you combine these two together, a failed assassination attempt on the president in Damascus and rebels very close to his own presidential palace, with new weapons and one thing that according to general Idris these two things led the Syrian president to take this very drastic decision.

Richard, this weekend we heard from Iraqi official that tonight from Iran warning the U.S. against crossing a red line saying that taking military action against Syria will have severe consequences. How credible⁷ are those threats?

reporter: Well, Iran, of course, is backing the regime of president Bashar. Bashar's regime denies that it ever used chemical weapons and now we're hearing these veiled military threats from Iran that if the U.S. crosses a red line, i.e. takes any kind of military action, that there will be serious consequences. The real question is what kind of capability⁸ does Iran have. It could attack U.S. interest, it could attack Israel or it could try carry out some asymmetrical⁹ attack that is a terrorist attack some kind.

1 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

2 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。

3 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》

4 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

5 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。

6 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

7 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

8 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

9 asymmetrical   

adj.不均匀的，不对称的

参考例句：

• Most people's faces are asymmetrical.多数人的脸并不对称。
• Folds may be gentle and symmetrical,or sharp and asymmetrical.褶皱可以是平缓而对称的，也可以是陡峭而非对称的。