VOA慢速英语2014 美国及其盟友想办法帮助伊拉克难民

 

US and Allies Consider Ways to Help Iraqi Refugees 美国及其盟友想办法帮助伊拉克难民

The U.S. and its allies are discussing ways to rescue thousands of Iraqi civilians¹ trapped on a mountaintop in northern Iraq. They are mostly members of religious minorities. They are fleeing attacks by Islamic State militants².

美国及其盟友在协商援救被困在伊拉克北部数千名平民的办法，他们多数是宗教少数派成员，因逃避“伊斯兰国”武装分子的袭击而逃难至此。

Ben Rhodes is a national security adviser³ for President Barack Obama. He said the president would decide within days whether to send American military troops to help. He said the administration does not believe American troops will return to a combat role in Iraq.

本·罗德是巴拉克·奥巴马总统的国家安全顾问，他说总统将在几天内决定是否派出美国军队提供帮助，他说政府认为美军不会回到伊拉克扮演作战角色。

Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. deployed⁴ more than a hundred military advisers⁵ to northern Iraq to help find ways to help the trapped civilians. They include members of the Yazidi and Christian⁶ minority groups.

周二早些时候，美国派遣100多名军事顾问到伊拉克北部，想办法帮助被困平民，其中包括雅兹迪和基督徒少数群体。

France said it is sending weapons to Kurdish forces in Iraq to help them fight Islamic State militants who have taken control of the area.  The French government said the weapons would be sent within hours.

法国称将给伊拉克的库尔德武装提供武器，帮助他们打击占领了该地区的“伊斯兰国”武装，法国政府称将在几小时内送出这些武器。

British Prime Minister David Cameron said an international plan is being developed to rescue the refugees.

英国首相戴维·卡梅伦称正制定营救这些难民的国际计划。

Russian Trucks Head to Ukraine

Almost 300 trucks left Moscow Tuesday loaded with aid for civilians in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia reportedly reached an agreement to permit the trucks to enter Kharkiv province.  

周二有近300辆卡车离开莫斯科，上面装载着给乌克兰东部讲俄罗斯语的平民提供的援助物资。据悉乌克兰和俄罗斯达成协议，允许这些卡车进入哈尔科夫省。

But on Wednesday, Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov called the transport a provocation⁷. He said the trucks would not be permitted to enter Ukraine.

但在周三，乌克兰内政部长阿瓦科夫称这次运输是在挑衅，他说将不允许这些卡车进入乌克兰东部。

A spokesman for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned that the country faced the possibility of, in his words, a "direct invasion of the Ukrainian territory under the pretense⁸ of humanitarian⁹ cargo¹⁰ delivery."

乌克兰总统波罗申科的发言人警告说，本国将可能面临“在运输人道主义物资借口下对乌克兰领土的直接入侵”。

Rockets Land in Israel

At least two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed inside southern Israel late Wednesday. The attack came moments before Palestinian negotiators said they had agreed to extend a cease-fire with Israel for five days. Hamas militants denied firing the rockets. Israel says no damage resulted.

上周三至少有两枚火箭从加沙地带降落在以色列南部，不久巴勒斯坦协商者就称已达成协议，将和以色列延长5天的停火时间。哈马斯武装组织否认发射这些火箭，以色列称火箭没有造成破坏。

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 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。

5 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

8 pretense   

n.矫饰，做作，借口

参考例句：

• You can't keep up the pretense any longer.你无法继续伪装下去了。
• Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。

9 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

10 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。