VOA常速英语2019--美国撒手不管叙利亚 将锅甩给土耳其

This is VOA news. I'm Joe Parker.

欢迎收听VOA新闻，我是乔·帕克。

The Trump¹ administration is pressing Turkey to end its military action in Syria.

特朗普政府正在向土耳其施压以结束土耳其在叙利亚的军事行动。

AP correspondent Mike Gracia reports.

下面请听美联社记者迈克·格雷西亚发回的报道。

Facing mounting criticism for the pull-out of U.S. troops from Syria that preceded Turkey's ongoing² military assault, the Trump administration is on the defensive³.

特朗普政府备受各方谴责，因为美军从叙利亚撤军后，土耳其就对叙利亚发起了军事袭击。特朗普政府现在处于防御状态。

Speaking to reporters outside the White House late Monday, Vice⁴ President Mike Pence pushed back on the charge that President Trump gave Turkey the go-ahead for its offensive.

周一晚些时候，在白宫外接受记者采访时，副总统迈克·彭斯反击了一些人的说法——是特朗普政府允许土耳其发动进攻的。

The United States of America did not give a green light to Turkey to invade Syria. Pence added that in a call with Turkish leader Erdogan earlier Monday Trump called for an immediate⁵ end to Turkey's military action in Syria.

美国并没有给土耳其进攻叙利亚开绿灯。彭斯补充说，在与土耳其总统埃尔多安周一早些时候的通话中，特朗普呼吁土耳其立刻停止在叙利亚的军事行动。

Mike Gracia, Washington.

感谢收听迈克·格雷西亚从华盛顿发回的报道。

And the administration now puts the blame on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the resurgence⁶ of Islamic State, a growing humanitarian⁷ crisis and possible war crimes.

现在特朗普政府将IS卷土重来的罪责怪在了土耳其总统埃尔多安的身上。IS引发了愈发严重的人道主义危机，还可能导致更多的战争犯罪。

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 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。

3 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

6 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。

7 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。