新奇事件簿 美国和土耳其关系恶化

Relations between the USA and Turkey have soured following the purchase by Turkey of a Russian missile defense¹ system. Turkey received the first deliveries of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system on Friday. The USA had warned Turkey not to buy defense equipment from Russia. The USA and Turkey are both allies in NATO - a defense organization created in 1949 to counter any possible military aggression² by Russia. NATO consists of 29 North American and European nations. The USA has the biggest military among the member states. In recent years, Turkey has been establishing closer ties with Russia. This has caused security concerns for the USA and other NATO member countries.

土耳其购买了俄罗斯导弹防御系统后，美国和土耳其的关系恶化。周五，土耳其收到了首批俄制S-400导弹防御系统。美国警告土耳其不要从俄罗斯购买防御设备。美国和土耳其同属北大西洋公约组织（NATO）盟国—NATO是于1949年建设的一个防御组织为的是反击俄罗斯任何可能的军事侵略。NATO由29个北美和欧洲国家组成。在成员国中，美国拥有最大的军事力量。在近些年，土耳其一直在与俄罗斯建立更紧密的关系。这引起了美国和其他北约成员国的安全担忧。

The U.S. has warned Turkey it will face economic sanctions if it goes ahead and installs the S-400 defense system. It also said Turkey would not be allowed to play any part in a program to manufacture the USA's high-tech³ F-35 fighter jets. The U.S. wants Turkey to buy its Patriot⁴ missile defense system instead. U.S. officials argue the Russian system would be incompatible⁵ with NATO systems and would expose F-35 fighter jets to possible Russian subterfuge⁶. Turkey said the S-400 would not be integrated into NATO systems and would not pose a threat to the NATO alliance. Turkey's president said the decision to purchase the S-400 system did not mean it is seeking "alternatives" in its relations with the West.

美国警告土耳其称，如果继续安装S-400防御系统，将面临经济制裁。其还表示将不允许土耳其参与制造美国高科技F-35喷气式战斗机的项目。美国希望土耳其购买自己的爱国者导弹防御系统。美国官员辩称俄罗斯系统不符合NATO体系并会让F-35战斗机暴露在潜在的俄罗斯诡计之下。土耳其表示S-400将不会被纳入NATO体系并且也不会对NATO盟国造成威胁。土耳其总统表示购买S-400系统的决定并不意味着它正在与西方的关系中寻求“替代品”。

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 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

3 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

4 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

5 incompatible   

adj.不相容的，不协调的，不相配的

参考例句：

• His plan is incompatible with my intent.他的计划与我的意图不相符。
• Speed and safety are not necessarily incompatible.速度和安全未必不相容。

6 subterfuge   

n.诡计；藉口

参考例句：

• European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.欧洲在措词上找岔子的做法既虚伪又狡诈。
• The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.独立党的党员们硬着头皮想把这一拙劣的托词信以为真。