福克斯新闻 美国海军查获成千上万武器 声称来自伊朗

For the third time in recent weeks, a shipment of illicit¹ arms that originated in Iran has been seized at sea.

在最近几周内, 伊朗的非法军火已经第三次被美国海军查获。

The Pentagon confirms the cargo² included 1,500 AK-47s, 200 Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers, and 21 50 caliber³ machine guns.

五角大楼证实这批非法军火包括1500支AK-47步枪，200具RPG-7火箭筒，21挺12.7mm机枪。

A U.S. Navy official says the shipment of weapons was likely bound for Houthi insurgents⁴ in Yemen.

美国方面认为这些武器来自伊朗，此行是前往也门交给胡塞武装。

Friday, President Obama said Iran was obeying the “letter” of the landmark⁵ nuclear agreement, but not the “spirit” of it.

周五,奥巴马总统表示伊朗遵守的是这项具有里程碑意义核协议的“表面”,但并没有遵守其“内在”。

At the White House, Jon Decker, FOX News.

福克斯新闻，乔恩·德克尔，白宫报道。

1 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

2 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

3 caliber   

n.能力；水准

参考例句：

• They ought to win with players of such high caliber.他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。
• We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平。

4 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

5 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。