VOA常速英语2018--叙利亚或全面脱离IS控制

The United States, the Global Coalition¹, and local partners, including the Syrian Democratic Forces, are launching operations to liberate² the final ISIS strongholds in Syria. The fighting will be difficult, said State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, but we and our partners will prevail. We will defend United States, Coalition, and partner forces if attacked. The days of ISIS controlling territory and terrorizing the people of Syria are coming to an end, she declared.

美国、全球反IS联盟、当地伙伴，比如叙利亚民主力量，正在采取新勾当，解放IS在叙利亚最后的据点。国务院发言人希瑟 诺尔特(Heather Nauert)表示，恶战连连是肯定的，但我们和我们的伙伴将战胜所有困难。我们将捍卫美国、全球反IS联盟以及伙伴的军队，不惧任何攻击。IS控制叙利亚领土并向叙利亚人民发动恐怖主义袭击的日子已经到头了，她如是说道。

The United States will work with its NATO Ally Turkey and partners Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon to secure their borders from ISIS. The U.S. will seek to share in a fair manner contributions in forces, material, and resources from regional partners and allies to stabilize³ liberated⁴ territories.

美国将与其北约盟友土耳其合作，还将与伙伴以色列、约旦、伊拉克、黎巴嫩合作，以确保边境不受IS侵犯。美国将寻求公平的分担方式，领域有来自伙伴和盟友的军队、物资，以实现解放地区的稳定。

As President Donald Trump⁵ said in remarks with President Emmanuel Macron of France, we will ensure that there is a strong and lasting⁶ footprint in Syria such that ISIS cannot return and populations liberated from ISIS are not exploited by the regime of Bashar al-Assad or its Iranian supporters.

正如特朗普总统在与法国总统马克龙沟通时所提到的那样，我们将确保在叙利亚采取强劲持久的动作，从而让IS无法回归这里，确保摆脱IS魔爪的人口不会受到阿萨德政权或者伊朗支持者的剥削。

The U.S. will seek to reinvigorate the Geneva process under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254, and mobilize international resources to address Syria's urgent humanitarian⁷ and stabilization⁸ needs. Syria's civil war is in its eighth year. The carnage has been unspeakable: hundreds of thousands dead; millions displaced; untold⁹ thousands disappeared into prisons.

美国将寻求重启日内瓦进程，根据是联合国安理会的2254号决议，并将动用国际上的资源来解决叙利亚紧迫的人道主义需求和稳定化需求。叙利亚内战已经进入第八个年头。惨绝人寰的景象难以言表：无数人死亡、流离失所、锒铛入狱。

The United States is committed to ensuring a future political settlement in Syria that honors the will of all Syrians, including Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Christians¹⁰, Turkmen, and other minorities.

美国致力于确保未来的叙利亚能够找到政治解决方案，能够尊重叙利亚百姓的意愿，包括逊尼派阿拉伯人、库尔德人、基督徒、土库曼人等少数族裔。

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

3 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

4 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

5 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。

6 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

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。

8 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

9 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

10 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。