美国有线新闻 CNN 美国和伊朗军队互相“拉黑”中东局势或再度升级

 

AZUZ: For the first time the United States says part of another nation's government is a foreign terrorist organization. That other nation is Iran and a part of its government that received the designation is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps¹ or IRGC. According to Encyclopedia² Britannica, this is the second largest part of Iran's military behind its Army. The IRGC leads or supports Iranian forces in both internal conflicts and international war. And U.S. government officials cited several examples of how the Iranian unit has participated in violence world wide.

MIKE POMPEO: For 40 years, the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard has actively³ engaged in terrorism and created, supported and directed other terrorist groups. The IRGC masquerades as a legitimate⁴ military organization, but none of us should be fooled. It regularly violates the laws of armed conflict. It plans, organizes and executes terror campaigns all around the world.

AZUZ: The IRGC is also highly influential⁵ in Iranian life. The U.S. government says it controls up to half of Iran's economy by allegedly stealing from the people. In designating it a terrorist group, the U.S. is pressuring Iran by telling international banks and businesses to stop any dealings with this part of Iran's government.

NICK PATON WALSH: It means that there is significantly more measures the U.S. can take against anybody considered to have given tangible⁶, intangible assistance to the IRGC anywhere in the world. They can be prosecuted⁷ on U.S. soil or have proceedings⁸ brought against them. So it enormously increasing the toolbox for U.S. prosecutors⁹ or defense¹⁰ officials potentially, if they choose to make moves against the IRGC. But I have to say because this never happened before, we don't really quite know how practically it will be applied¹¹. The point is though it's very hard to talk, we're hearing from the Trump¹² Administration, against Iran.

AZUZ: The U.S. says it's been preparing to do this for months, and Iran retaliated¹³ yesterday by declaring the United States a state sponsor of terrorism. The Middle Eastern country says it considers American troops operating in the region to be terrorist groups, and that the U.S. government would be responsible for what Iran called the dangerous consequences. This is all according to Iran's government controlled news agency. We're not sure how any of this will play out. The U.S. government says its IRGC designation will take effect on Monday.

1 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 encyclopedia   

n.百科全书

参考例句：

• The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。
• Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书，他什么都懂。

3 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

4 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

6 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

7 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

8 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

9 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

10 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。

11 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

12 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。

13 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句