VOA常速英语2018--美国指责阿萨德政权对平民使用化学武器

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Today in Syria, we are confronted once more with some of the worst atrocities¹ known to man, said National Security Council Advisor² Lieutenant³ General HR McMaster in a speech at the Holocaust⁴ Museum in Washington.

如今在叙利亚，我们再次面临着人类史上最为恶劣的一些暴行，国家安全委员会(NSC)顾问、中将麦克马斯特(HR McMaster)在华盛顿大屠杀纪念馆的一次演讲中如是说道。

For seven years now, the Bashar al-Assad regime has killed indiscriminately, tortured, starved, raped⁵, and used chemical weapons on its own people. It has attacked hospitals and schools, and countless⁶ Syrians have been arrested, abducted⁷, or have simply disappeared.

七年来，阿萨德政权肆意虐杀平民、不给饭吃、强暴民女，对自己的百姓使用化学武器。阿萨德政权还袭击了医院、学校。无数叙利亚人遭到逮捕、拐卖甚至干脆人间蒸发。

At the same time, ISIS has kidnapped, tortured, murdered, brutally⁸ persecuted⁹ religious minorities, and committed unspeakable horrors.

与此同时，IS还绑架、虐待、谋杀、残忍迫害宗教少数群体，犯下了难以启齿的恐怖行为。

It is estimated that nearly 500,000 people have perished since the war began. In February alone, nearly 1,400 civilians¹⁰ have died. The conflict has created over 5 million refugees and over 6 million displaced persons.

据估测，自战争开始以来，已有50万人因此死亡。仅2月一个月，就有近1400名死亡。冲突使500多万人成为难民，600多万人流离失所。

The United States is taking action to protect innocent Syrians, defeat ISIS, and hold the Assad regime accountable for its crimes.

美国正在采取行动保护无辜的叙利亚民众，打击IS，并让阿萨德为其罪行负责。

First of all the U.S. is helping¹¹ to fund the International, Impartial¹², and Independent Mechanism¹³ created by the United Nations General Assembly. It is tasked with collecting evidence of crimes committed in Syria – particulartly international humanitarian¹⁴ law violations¹⁵ and crimes against humanity and preparing this evidence for potential independent criminal proceedings¹⁶ on Syria.

首先，美国正在助力资助国际公正独立机制，这是联合国大会上创建的机制。该机制旨在收集叙利亚境内所发生罪行的证据——尤其是违反国际人道主义法的行为，以及反人道主义的罪行。然后将这些证据用于未来可能发生的、与叙利亚有关的独立刑事诉讼中。

Second, the U.S. is fighting alongside partners, such as the Syrian Democratic Forces, to defeat terrorist organizations. The Coalition¹⁷ to Defeat ISIS has now liberated¹⁸ almost 100 percent of territory previously¹⁹ held by these terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

其二，美国正与各个伙伴并肩战斗，比如叙利亚民主力量，以打击各个恐怖组织。反IS联盟现在已经解放了IS恐怖分子此前在伊拉克和叙利亚占领的几乎所有领土。

The United States will continue to pursue these murderers until ISIS is completely defeated.

美国将继续对IS穷追不舍，直到其被彻底击垮。

Third, the U.S. is providing humanitarian aid - over 7.6 billion dollars - to assist Syrians both in and outside of Syria.

其三，美国将提供76亿多美元的人道主义援助金——以在叙利亚境内外协助其平民。

Finally, the U.S. is working to protect innocent civilians from chemical attack and to hold Assad accountable for using these heinous²⁰ weapons. Following Assad's April 4, 2017, sarin attack on innocents, President Donald Trump²¹ launched a powerful missile strike on the Syrian air base from which the chemical attack originated, destroying twenty percent of the Syrian Air Force.

最后，美国正在努力保护无辜平民不受化学武器攻击，将使用邪恶化学武器的阿萨德政权绳之以法。自2017年4月4日阿萨德政权对无辜百姓使用沙林毒气攻击以来，特朗普总统化学武器攻击的发源地，也即叙利亚空军基地发动了一次有力的导弹攻击，摧毁了20%的叙利亚空军。

The U.S. along with its allies and partners will continue to expose atrocities, defeat ISIS, provide humanitarian assistance, and deter²² chemical weapons attacks. Assad must and will be held to account.

美国将与其盟友和伙伴一道，继续揭露暴行，打击IS，提供人道主义援助，阻止化学武器攻击。阿萨德政权必须也一定会受到应有的惩治。