英语新闻听写 特朗普在推特上威胁土耳其

 

On Sunday President Trump¹ came after Turkey via Twitter, threatening to "devastate² Turkey economically."

周日，特朗普总统通过推特对土耳其进行了攻击，他威胁要在经济上摧毁土耳其。

The president's threat appears among growing concerns over the fate of US-backed Kurdish fighters, an organization that Turkey has long deemed a terrorist group.

特朗普总统对土耳其的威胁似乎是对美国支持的库尔德武装的命运日益担忧的一个表现。长期以来，土耳其一直将该组织视为一个恐怖组织。

Business Insider reports Kurdish forces have been important partners in the campaign against ISIS.

据商业内幕网报道，库尔德武装一直是打击伊斯兰国行动的重要合作伙伴。

They fear that without US protection, Turkey will launch an assault against them.

他们担心如果没有美国的保护，土耳其将对他们发动袭击。

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been instrumental in the fight against the Islamic State, and currently hold hundreds of IS prisoners.

叙利亚民主力量(SDF)在打击伊斯兰国的战斗中发挥了重要作用，目前他们关押着数百名伊斯兰国囚犯。

President Trump's threat against Turkey, which is a NATO member, is extremely out of the ordinary for the US.

对于美国来说，特朗普总统对北约成员国土耳其的威胁是极其不寻常的。

However, it is common for Trump, who repeatedly transitioned intimidation³ tactics from behind closed doors to Twitter.

然而，这对特朗普来说很常见，他曾多次将恐吓战术从关门转移到推特上。

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 devastate   

v.使荒芜，破坏，压倒

参考例句：

• A few days before,a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
• Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis,which devastate coastal regions.地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区。

3 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。