英语新闻听写 俄方曾私下警告美国国防部长

 

At some point during the Trump¹ administration, Russia told Defense² Secretary James Mattis that it could use nuclear weapons as eventful war in Europe.

在特朗普执政期间，俄罗斯曾对国防部长詹姆斯·马蒂斯说，它可能会在欧洲的重大战争中使用核武器。

It's a warning that Mattis to regard Moscow as a major threat to the U.S..

这是一个警告，马蒂斯认为莫斯科是美国的主要威胁。

Business Insider reports that according to Fear, Bob Woodward's recently released book about turmoil³ in the White House,

据《商业内幕》报道，鲍勃·伍德沃德最近出版了一本关于白宫动乱的书——《恐惧》，

Moscow's warning was in regard to a potential conflict in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

莫斯科的警告是关于爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛等波罗的海国家可能发生的冲突。

The Baltics were part of the Soviet⁴ Union have deep ties to Russia.

波罗的海国家是苏联的一部分，与俄罗斯有着深厚的联系。

The country is sought to reassert influence there since the end of the Cold War.

自冷战结束以来，俄罗斯一直试图恢复在那里的影响力。

Those countries have tried to move closer to the West, including NATO membership.

这些国家试图向西方靠拢，包括加入北大西洋公约组织。

According to Woodward's account, the warning from Russia came some time during or before summer 2017.

据伍德沃德称，俄罗斯发是在2017年夏季前后对美方发出上述威胁的。

This is when the Trump administration was haggling⁵ over the future of the Iran nuclear deal.

当时特朗普政府还在对伊朗核协议的未来争论不休。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

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 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

4 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

5 haggling   

v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
• Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句