VOA常速英语2017--美国再次指定2人为恐怖组织领导人（在线收听）

From time to time, the United States identifies certain individuals as crucial to the operation of terrorist organizations. In all cases, these are people who have committed, or are deemed to pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism.

美国会不时地确定一些个人为恐怖组织行动的关键人物。这些人无一例外的都曾参与过恐怖主义活动，或是美国眼中有极大可能参与恐怖主义活动的人。

When such an individual is identified, the U.S. government places that person's name on the Specially Designated Nationals List. His assets within U.S. reach are immediately frozen, and he is locked out of the global financial network. No U.S. citizen or company may conduct business with a designated individual.

当美国确认某个人是这样的人之后，美国政府就会将这个人的名字列在《特别指定国民》的名单中。其资产，只要在美国管辖范围内，都会立刻被冻结。此人也会被排除在全球金融系统之外。这样就不会有任何一个美国公民或企业与受到指定的人做生意。

On May 19th, Hashem Safieddine and Muhammad al-Isawi were named as Specially Designated Global Terrorists by the U.S. Department of State, under Executive Order 13224. Concurrently, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia designated Safieddine under its Law of Terrorism Crimes and Financing, and Royal Decree A/44.

5月19日，哈希姆(Hashem Safieddine)和穆罕默德(Muhammad al-Isawi)被美国国务院指定为特定全球恐怖分子(Specially Designated Global Terrorists)，根据是13224号总统令。与此同时，沙特阿拉伯也指定哈希姆为恐怖分子，根据是《恐怖主义犯罪融资法》以及《皇家法令A/44》。

Hashem Safieddine is a top leader of Hezbollah, an Iran-supported Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity that has been responsible for dozens of major terror attacks over the past four decades. Saffieddine is a key member of Hezbollah's executive council, which oversees Hezbollah's political, organizational, social, and educational activities.
哈希姆是真主党的最高领导人，真主党是由伊朗支持的国外恐怖组织，也是特定全球恐怖分子。在过去的40年间，真主党曾发动过多次重大恐袭。哈希姆是真主党执行委员会的主要成员，该委员会负责监督真主党的政治、组织、社会、教育活动。

Muhammad al-Isawi is a leader of the Sinai affiliate of ISIS. Better known as Abu Usama al-Masri, he was this terrorist group's media spokesman and assumed the leadership position after the August 2016 death of Abu Du'a al-Ansari. The group he leads today, once known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, was designated as a foreign terrorist group in 2014. This designation was updated a year later, to reflect the group's affiliation with ISIS.

穆罕默德是IS下属组织西奈的领导人。他还有一个更广为人知的名字是阿布 乌斯马 艾尔(Abu Usama al-Masri)，他是该组织的媒体发言人。2016年8月，该组织时任领导人阿布(Abu Du'a al-Ansari)死后，由艾尔接替。时至今日，依然由艾尔领导的该组织有一个曾用名是耶路撒冷支持者(Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis)。2014年，该组织被指定为国外恐怖组织。一年后，该指定又再次更新，以体现该组织与IS之间的隶属关系。

The designations of Hashem Safieddine and Muhammad al-Isawi serve to notify the U.S. public, as well as the international community, that these two men pose a serious risk of committing acts of terrorism. At the same time, the action against Safieddine is the latest example of the strong partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia in combatting the financing of terrorism.

对这两人的指定是为了告诉美国民众以及整个国际社会，这两个人有极有可能发动恐怖主义袭击，构成严重威胁。同时，对哈希姆的指定是美国与沙特联手打击恐怖主义融资的最新例证。

The Safieddine designation is also consistent with the U.S. government's ongoing effort to expose and apply pressure against the actions of Hezbollah.

对哈希姆的指定也与美国政府目前的一项工作不谋而合，那就是，对真主党施压。