新闻周刊:特朗普政府要求国会赔偿塔利班(1)

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来源于《美国》版块

TRUMP¹ ADMINISTRATION ASKS CONGRESS TO REIMBURSE² THE TALIBAN

特朗普政府要求国会赔偿塔利班

BY NICOLE GOODKIND

作者：尼克·古肯德

President Donald Trump asked Congress to pay the Afghanistan Taliban for the costs associated with attending peace conferences, according to a new report.

据一份新报告显示，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普要求国会为参加和平会议向阿富汗塔利班支付费用。

The Department of Defense³ asked Congress to reimburse members of the Taliban earlier this year for expenses incurred⁴ while attending a number of negotiations⁵, according to House Appropriations⁶ Subcommittee on Defense Chair, Pete Visclosky.

据众议院国防拨款小组委员会主席皮特·维斯克洛斯基说，今年早些时候，国防部要求国会偿还塔利班成员参加一系列谈判时的开支。

The money would be used to cover transportation, lodging⁷, food and miscellaneous supplies, Kevin Spicer, spokesman for Indiana Democrat⁸ Visclosky, told CQ Roll Call.

印第安纳州民主党人维斯克洛斯基的发言人凯文·斯派塞在接受《CQ点名》采访时说，这笔钱将用于交通、住宿、食品和杂项用品。

But, said Spicer, this request to pay the Taliban with U.S. money "would implicate⁹ provisions of law concerning material support to terrorists, the Taliban's ongoing¹⁰ offensive operations against U.S. service members, and their continuing lack of acknowledgement of the government of Afghanistan or the rights of women in Afghan society."

Spicer说,但是这个用美国的钱给塔利班支付”牵涉到关于支持恐怖分子、塔利班对美国军人正在进行的进攻行动、和他们持续缺乏承认阿富汗政府或在阿富汗社会妇女的权利的法律规定,”

Instead, the subcommittee approved a $690.2 billion defense spending bill for fiscal¹¹ year 2020 that explicitly¹² prohibits the government from reimbursing¹³ the Taliban for attending any meeting "that does not include the participation¹⁴ of members of the government of Afghanistan or that restricts the participation of women."

相反，该小组委员会批准了一项6902亿美元的2020财年国防开支法案，明确禁止政府为塔利班出席任何“不包括阿富汗政府成员参加或限制妇女参加”的会议提供报销。n

1 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。

2 reimburse   

v.补偿，付还

参考例句：

• We'll reimburse you for your travelling expenses.我们将付还你旅费。
• The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。

3 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。

4 incurred   

[医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式

参考例句：

• She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
• We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。

5 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 appropriations   

n.挪用（appropriation的复数形式）

参考例句：

• More commonly, funding controls are imposed in the annual appropriations process. 更普遍的作法是，拨款控制被规定在年度拨款手续中。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• Should the president veto the appropriations bill, it goes back to Congress. 假如总统否决了这项拨款提案，就把它退还给国会。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

7 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

8 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

9 implicate   

vt.使牵连其中，涉嫌

参考例句：

• He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Stu.他在笔记本中没发现任何涉及斯图的东西。
• I do not want to implicate you in my problem of the job.我工作上的问题不想把你也牵扯进来。

10 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

11 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

12 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

13 reimbursing   

v.偿还，付还( reimburse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• All banking charges outside Korea and reimbursing are for account of beneficiary. 所有韩国以外的用度及偿付行用度由受益人承担。 来自互联网
• A reimbursing bank's charges are for the account of the issuing bank. 然而，如果费用系由受益人承担，则开证行有责任在信用证和偿付授权书中予以注明。 来自互联网

14 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。