美国有线新闻 CNN 也门内战演变为国际争斗 多国牵涉其中

 

International relations are the key factor in today's first story. It concerns the civil war in Yemen that ramped¹ up four years ago. It's torn apart the Middle Eastern country. This isn't a simple battle between Yemeni government forces and a rebel group that wants a new government. That might have been how it started, but terrorists groups like ISIS and Al-Qaida are believed to be operating in Yemen. A famine has struck the country, civilians² are starving and the war has become international.

Saudi Arabia is leading a group of nations that are attacking the rebels in Yemen. And Iran is believed to be supporting those rebels. The United States is not directly involved in Yemen, but it has given military support to Saudi Arabia and its allies. A recent CNN investigation³ accused Saudi Arabia of providing some American weapons and equipment to militias⁴ in Yemen. This would break the rules of America's arm sales to Saudi Arabia, according to the U.S. Department of Defense⁵. But the top U.S. commander in the Middle East says it wouldn't be a good idea for America to stop supporting the Saudi-led group. There's a close relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and it goes back more than half a century.

1 ramped   

土堤斜坡( ramp的过去式和过去分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• With the arrival of George Lucas, the pace has ramped up. 随着乔治·卢卡斯的到来，速度大大加快。
• They also sold corporate bonds as the global financial crisis ramped up. 在全球金融危机加剧之际，他们还抛售了公司债券。

2 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。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

5 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。