US, Germany Urge Russia Not to Send Missiles to Syria

　　The United States and Germany are urging Russia not to provide Syria with an advanced air defense¹ system that they believe could prolong Syria's civil war.

 

　　US Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia's transfer of the S-300 missiles would be "not helpful" while efforts are made to find a peaceful solution to the Syria conflict.

 

　　"In Geneva we will test who is serious. Are the Russians serious about pushing for that? I believe they are. Now, it is not helpful to have the S-300 transferred to region while you are trying to organize this peace and create peace. It is not helpful to have a lot of other ammunition² and other supplies overtly³ going in, not just from the Russians, but also from the Iranians and Hezbollah."

 

　　Kerry made the comments in Washington after meeting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.

 

　　Westerwelle said Russia must not "endanger" peace talks, which were planned for Geneva next month, but have been delayed until July at the earliest.

 

　　The German foreign minister called weapons deliveries to the Syrian government "totally wrong."

 

　　The US and German responses came a day after Syrian president Bashar Assad suggested his government received a first shipment of the S-300 missiles from Russia.

 

　　Russian officials have said they will supply the S-300s to Syria under an existing contract.

 

　　They have also said that they will try to convince the Assad government to participate in the Geneva peace talks.

 

　　But the Syrian opposition⁴ has said it will not attend the conference while massacres⁵ are continuing.

1 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。

2 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

3 overtly   

ad.公开地

参考例句：

• There were some overtly erotic scenes in the film. 影片中有一些公开色情场面。
• Nietzsche rejected God's law and wrote some overtly blasphemous things. 尼采拒绝上帝的律法，并且写了一些渎神的作品。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。