VOA常速英语2017--古巴必须保护外交官（在线收听）

The United States has ordered 15 Cuban officials to leave the Cuban embassy in Washington. The move came just days after the United States announced it would significantly reduce its embassy staff in Havana, leaving only emergency personnel to carry out core diplomatic and consular functions. As a result, the United States issued a Travel Warning for U.S. citizens not to travel to Cuba.

美国已下令15名古巴官员离开古巴驻华盛顿大使馆。政府宣布该举动几天之前，美国宣布将大幅减少驻哈瓦那大使馆职员人数，仅留应急人员执行核心的外交和领事功能。美国发布了旅行警告令，让美国公民不要前往古巴。

The U.S. actions were in response to mysterious attacks which targeted numerous U.S. embassy employees over a ten-month period. The attacks began last year and continued into August. Twenty-two persons have been medically confirmed to have experienced physical harm from the attacks; their symptoms include hearing loss, dizziness, balance problems, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues and difficulty sleeping.

美国的措施是为了回应美国大使馆职员连续十个月内遭遇的多次神秘袭击。袭击从去年开始，一直持续到今年八月份。已有22人经过医疗鉴定在袭击中遭遇了伤害。他们的症状包括听力丧失，头昏眼花，平衡问题，头痛，疲劳，认知问题和睡眠障碍。

The Cuban government has denied any involvement. It has been investigating the attacks and has been cooperating with the United States in its own investigation. Both investigations continue. However, the source, methods and means of the attacks remain unknown. The United States decided to draw down the U.S. embassy personnel in Havana to limit the number of diplomats who could be exposed to harm.

古巴政府否认参与了该事件。他们一直在对袭击展开调查，并积极配合美国进行独立调查。目前双方的调查仍在继续。然而，袭击的来源、方法和途径仍然未知。美国决定减少驻哈瓦那大使馆人数，限制可能遭遇陷害的外交官人数。

Referring to the expulsion of the Cuban officials from the United States, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a press statement, “The decision was made due to Cuba's failure to take appropriate steps to protect our diplomats in accordance with its obligations under the Vienna Convention.” In addition, he said, “This order will ensure equity in our respective diplomatic operations.”

提到从美国驱逐古巴官员的做法，国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森(Rex Tillerson)在新闻发布会中表示：“他们做出该决定是因为古巴未能采取恰当举措，按照维也纳公约的规定来保护我们的外交官。”此外，他还表示：“该命令将确保我们相关的外交行动的公平。

But the safety, well-being and security of its diplomatic personnel are the most important considerations of the U.S. government. Until the government of Cuba can assure that it can and will protect our diplomats, as it is required to do under the Vienna Convention, U.S. non-emergency embassy personnel will not return to Havana.

但是外交人员的安全，福利和保障是美国政府最重要的考虑事项。在古巴政府确保他们能够按照维也纳公约的要求保护我们的外交官之前，美国非紧急大使馆工作人员都不会返回哈瓦那。