PBS高端访谈:在发射导弹之后 美国针对叙利亚的下一举措是什么?

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we return to the U.S. missile strikes on Syria and what the Trump¹ administration's options for dealing² with that now-six-year-old civil war.

　　Our chief foreign affairs correspondent, Margaret Warner, begins our coverage³.

　　REX TILLERSON, U.S. Secretary of State: We rededicate ourselves to holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocents anywhere in the world.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made that vow⁴ today at a memorial ceremony for victims of a Nazi⁵ massacre⁶. He spoke⁷ ahead of a G7 meeting in Italy. His message came just days after dozens of U.S. cruise missiles struck a Syrian air base in response to another massacre, a chemical attack that killed more than 80 people in rebel-held Idlib province.

　　Syria dominated today's summit, and all eyes were on Tillerson for clues as to what the U.S. plans to do next.

　　QUESTION: Mr. Foreign Minister, are you looking for clarification from the U.S. on its position on Assad?

　　在发射导弹之后 美国针对叙利亚的下一举措是什么?

　　MARGARET WARNER: Those questions came after Tillerson and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley appeared to send mixed messages yesterday about U.S. policy on Syria going forward, most notably⁸ on the future of Syrian President Bashar al- Assad.

　　Tillerson told CBS' Face the Nation that defeating the Islamic State, not removing Assad, remained the top priority.

　　REX TILLERSON: Once the ISIS threat has been reduced or eliminated, I think we can turn our attention directly to stabilizing⁹ the situation in Syria. We are hopeful that we can prevent a continuation of the civil war, and that we can bring the parties to the table to begin the process of political discussions. Clearly, that requires the participation¹⁰ of the regime, with the support of their allies.

　　MARGARET WARNER: But Haley seemed to suggest otherwise on CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION."

　　NIKKI HALEY, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: There's not any sort of option where a political solution is going to happen with Assad at the head of the regime. Well, regime change is something that we think is going to happen, because all of the parties are going to see that Assad is not the leader that needs to be taking place for Syria.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Today in Washington, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to square the two statements.

　　SEAN SPICER, White House Press Secretary: I can't imagine a stable and peaceful Syria where Bashar al-Assad is in power. And there can be a multipronged approach. We are ensuring that ISIS is contained and there is a de-escalation of the proliferation of chemical weapons at the same time creating the environment for a change in leadership.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Spicer also raised the possibility of U.S. military action against Assad for use of conventional weapons.

　　SEAN SPICER: If you gas a baby, if you put a barrel bomb into innocent people, I think you can — you will see a response from this president.

　　MARGARET WARNER: Tillerson, who has charged that Syria's principal backer, Russia, was either — quote — "complicit or simply incompetent¹¹" in Syria's use of chemical weapons, heads to Moscow for meetings Wednesday. He will meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, but not, the Kremlin announced today, with President Vladimir Putin.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Margaret Warner.

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 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

4 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

5 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

6 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 notably   

adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地

参考例句：

• Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
• A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

9 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

10 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。

11 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。