VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马在联合国与伊斯兰国家讨论埃博拉防治

 

Obama Goes to UN With Islamic State, Ebola on Agenda 奥巴马在联合国与伊斯兰国家讨论埃博拉防治

WHITE HOUSE—

President Barack Obama will head to the United Nations General Assembly this coming week with two missions: to rally international support for a coalition¹ against Islamic State militants³ in Iraq and Syria and to back his plan to fight the Ebola virus in West Africa.

The efforts by Obama, who was elected on promises to end U.S. involvement in Iraq and reduce America's footprint in the world, reflect new moves by the U.S. administration to take a leading role in addressing world crises.

“America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy,” Obama said. The president was using a term used to describe the Islamic State group.

His strategy against the Islamist militant² group has put more than 1,000 U.S. troops in Iraq - though not in a combat role - reflecting what analysts⁵ say is the president's continuing reluctance⁶ to get involved.

Withdrawal⁷ from Iraq

In 2011, Obama oversaw⁸ the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq as polls showed war-weary Americans had no appetite for continued U.S. participation⁹ in foreign conflicts.

But the pressure is building on Obama now to show American strength.

Videos of Islamic State militants killing¹⁰ U.S. journalists have helped turn polls around, with more Americans now favoring stronger U.S. action in the region.

For Obama, it has created a dilemma¹¹. 

Analyst⁴ Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute said, “President Obama is absolutely correct to say that he has a mandate¹² to keep the United States out of Iraq. President Obama is, however, ideologically¹³ opposed to this sort of military action and so this is one of the reasons why he is showing such great reluctance.”

Adding to the international crises facing Obama is the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa, where the president announced last week that he would deploy¹⁴ 3,000 U.S. troops in response to calls for help from Liberia and other countries.

“Faced with this outbreak, the world is looking to us, the United States, and it’s a responsibility that we embrace," Obama said.

"We’re prepared to take leadership on this to provide the kinds of capabilities¹⁵ that only America has, and to mobilize the world in ways that only America can do," he told a group of military service members at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, last week.

US aid sought

Larry Korb, who served as a foreign policy adviser¹⁶ to the Obama campaign, noted¹⁷ that this time it is the governments of Iraq and Liberia calling on the U.S. to step in.

“I think we need to recognize that when we’re invited in like the president of Liberia, where Iraq has invited us back in now - then it’s much different,” Korb said.

At the United Nations, Obama will attend a climate summit and chair a Security Council meeting on foreign fighters.

The rest of the time he will work to shore up commitments by other member states to help deal with both the Islamic State militants and the Ebola outbreak.

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 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 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。

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。

7 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

9 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

10 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

11 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

12 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

13 ideologically   

adv. 意识形态上地，思想上地

参考例句：

• Ideologically, they have many differences. 在思想意识上，他们之间有许多不同之处。
• He has slipped back ideologically. 他思想退步了。

14 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

15 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

16 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

17 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。