美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-02

 Action tonight by American key ally Great Britain slamming the brake on any immediate¹ military action against Syria unless President Obama wants to go alone which the White House is signaling he might. Parliament in England this evening win a resolution that would vacate the use of force. Win it, and finding it was enough.

Here is the key moment as the measure failed loudly in the House of Commons:

You are like an exploded volcano, erupted. calm yourself man, SINGING...the ayes to the right 272 the nos to the left 285, So the nos have it, the nos have it.

 

A moment after the vote, Prime Minister David Cameron assured the members that he would not exercise what is known as royal prerogative² to go to war without parliamentary approval. 

I strongly believe in the need for tough response to the  use of chemical weapons, but I also believe in respecting  the will of the House of Commons. It is very clear tonight that the house has not passed the motion. It's clear to me that the British Parliament reflecting the views of the British people does not want to see British military action.I get that and the government will act accordingly. 

MPs voted down the measures. by the way despite the report from British joining Intelligence committee calling i quote 'highly likely the Syrian regime used chemical weapons last week outside the Damascus'.. The US Intelligence committee is expected to release its own report to the public sometime tomorrow. 

Now we got a hint tonight what the administration knows senior US officials telling CNN's XX that intelligence reveals senior members of the Alsa regime preparing for a massive chemical attack and discussed it afterwards. Those intercept³ conversations included the regime members acknowledging the attack was getting a great deal of attention discussing the wisdom of lying low for a while and for going such mass chemical attacks in the near future. 

On the ground meantime UN inspectors⁴ kept their work today the boss Sectary General Ban Ki-moon saying he expects them to leave Syria by Saturday morning.In New York, members of the UN Security Council gathered behind closed doors the meeting called by Syria's close ally and arms supplier Russia which is expected to veto any resolution approving the use of force which leaves the White House in a lonely place. Top administration officials working in the phone again today talking to key lawmakers. A senior official tells CNN that unilateral action may be necessary. 

Just yesterday the President made the case that curbing⁵ Syria using chemical weapons is America's national interest. 

What's happened had been heartbreaking. But when you start talking about chemical weapons in a country that has the largest stock of chemical weapons in the world, where over time their control over chemical weapons may erode⁶, whether allied⁷ to known terrorist organizations that in the past had targeted the United States.Then there is a prospect⁸, a possibility in which chemical weapons, they can have devastating⁹ effects, could be directed at us. We want to make sure that does not happen.

1 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。

2 prerogative   

n.特权

参考例句：

• It is within his prerogative to do so.他是有权这样做的。
• Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers.作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。

3 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

4 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 curbing   

n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
• A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。

6 erode   

v.侵蚀，腐蚀，使...减少、减弱或消失

参考例句：

• Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
• Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。

7 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

8 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

9 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。