美国有线新闻 CNN 美国向中东部署航母打击群和轰炸机队 意在震慑伊朗

 

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 HOST: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. Today's edition of CNN 10 begins in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water between the Persian Gulf¹ and Gulf of Oman. This Middle Eastern Strait which his 21 miles wide, is important to the global economy. About 30 percent of the world's crude oil passes through it.

Now, a United States carrier strike group has been deployed² the strait. It includes an aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, a?s well as destroyers, a guided missile cruiser and a group of bomber³ aircraft. Why are they all headed to the Middle East? It's to send a message to the nation of Iran.

It forms the northern border of the Strait of Hormuz. And American officials say they have specific incredible intelligence that the Iranian military and groups that operate beneath it are planning to target U.S. forces in Syria, Iraq and at sea.

Tensions between Iran and the U.S. are soaring. Last month, America declared that part of Iran's military is a foreign terrorist organization, and Iran responded by declaring the U.S. is a state sponsor of terrorism. Because America accuses Iran of participating in terrorist attacks around the world, it's trying to pressure Iran to change its behavior. And one way it's doing that is by blocking Iran's revenues from oil sales, which are the main source of the country's foreign income.

Iran has said it would continue finding buyers for its oil and using the Strait of Hormuz to ship it. It also directly warned America not to block or interfere⁴ with the strait. But while American officials say the U.S. isn't seeking war with Iran, it is prepared to respond with, quote, "unrelenting force to any Iranian attacks on American interests or allies."

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 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

3 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

4 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。