VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 美國(guó)及同盟國(guó)會(huì)摧毀伊斯蘭國(guó)家組織嗎？

Will US, Allies Destroy Islamic State Group?

美國(guó)及同盟國(guó)會(huì)摧毀伊斯蘭國(guó)組織嗎?

From VOA Learning English, this is In The News.

這就是本期的美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)時(shí)事新聞。

This week, Islamic State militants released a video showing the execution of an American journalist. Steven Sotloff was captured in Syria in August of last year. He worked for Time and Foreign Policy magazines.

本周，伊斯蘭國(guó)武裝分子發(fā)布的一段視頻中顯示了一位美國(guó)記者被處決的畫面。美國(guó)記者史蒂芬·斯特洛夫去年8月在敘利亞被抓，他為《時(shí)代》以及《外交政策》雜志工作。

His death and the earlier execution of another American journalist, James Foley, have angered many people in the United States. President Barack Obama says the “horrific” killing of Steven Sotloff will unite the country and strengthen its resolve in dealing with terrorists. The president spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Estonia. He said the United States plans to build a coalition to, in his words, “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State militants.

他和早前的美國(guó)記者詹姆斯·福利的死亡，已經(jīng)激怒了許多美國(guó)人。美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬稱，史蒂芬·斯特洛夫的可怕遇難將會(huì)使整個(gè)美國(guó)團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)，并增強(qiáng)了人們對(duì)抗恐怖分子的決心。周三訪問(wèn)愛沙尼亞時(shí)，奧巴馬稱，美國(guó)計(jì)劃建立一個(gè)聯(lián)盟，用他的話來(lái)說(shuō)，就是用來(lái)“削弱和消滅”伊斯蘭國(guó)武裝分子。

“We will not be intimidated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists.”

奧巴馬說(shuō)：“我們不會(huì)被嚇到，他們的恐怖行為只會(huì)讓我們的國(guó)家更為團(tuán)結(jié)一致，并堅(jiān)定我們要努力打擊這些恐怖分子的決心。”

Steven Sotloff was from the state of Florida. The state’s governor, Rick Scott, halted a political campaign event to announce the reporter’s death and condemn those responsible.

史蒂芬·斯特洛夫來(lái)自于美國(guó)佛羅里達(dá)州，該州州長(zhǎng)里克·斯科特在一場(chǎng)政治競(jìng)選活動(dòng)中途，宣布了該記者的死訊，并譴責(zé)肇事者。

“The people who did this are evil. They are not merely wrong. They are not adversaries. They are evil.”

州長(zhǎng)斯科特說(shuō)：“做出這樣事情的人是魔鬼，他們不只是犯了錯(cuò)，他們也不只是敵人，他們就是惡魔。”

Members of the U.S. Congress have expressed concern about the threat from Islamic State militants. Some members are demanding intensive air attacks. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is likely to seek the presidential nomination of the Republican Party in 2016. Senator Cruz spoke to apolitical gathering a few days ago. He denounced the group known as the Islamic State, also called ISIS.

美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)議員對(duì)來(lái)自伊斯蘭國(guó)家武裝分子的威脅表示關(guān)注，一些議員要求進(jìn)行大規(guī)模的空襲。德克薩斯州參議員特德·克魯斯可能會(huì)去爭(zhēng)取2016年的共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人提名。幾天前，克魯斯參議員在一個(gè)政治集會(huì)上發(fā)表講話，公開譴責(zé)了被稱為伊斯蘭國(guó)(ISIS)的這個(gè)恐怖組織

“Well, ISIS says they want to go back and reject modernity. Well, I think we should help them. We ought to bomb them back to the Stone Age.”

“伊斯蘭國(guó)稱，他們想要回到過(guò)去，拒絕現(xiàn)代化。嗯，我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該幫助他們，我們應(yīng)該吧他們轟炸回石器時(shí)代。”

But other lawmakers appear willing to give the Obama administration more time to develop a plan for dealing with the Islamic State. Washington Congressman Adam Smith is a member of Mr. Obama’s Democratic Party. He appeared on the CBS television program “Face the Nation.”

但是其他議員似乎愿意給奧巴馬政府更多的時(shí)間來(lái)指定反抗伊斯蘭國(guó)的計(jì)劃。華盛頓的國(guó)會(huì)議員亞當(dāng)·斯密是奧巴馬所在的民主黨的成員，他參加了哥倫比亞廣播公司的一個(gè)電視節(jié)目——“面對(duì)全國(guó)”。

“It takes time to build a coalition. We can’t simply bomb first and ask questions later. We have to have the right targets and the right support in order to be effective in stopping ISIS.”

斯密先生說(shuō)：“建立一個(gè)聯(lián)盟是需要時(shí)間的，我們不能簡(jiǎn)單的一時(shí)沖動(dòng)就先炸完，然后再提出問(wèn)題。為了能夠有效的阻止伊斯蘭國(guó)組織的惡行，我們必須要有正確的目標(biāo)和支持。”

There have been few public opinion surveys about the threat from the militants and what the United States should do about it. One recent poll taken before the murder of Steven Sotloff found Americans divided on the question of whether to intervene in Iraq.

很少有關(guān)于美國(guó)應(yīng)對(duì)激進(jìn)分子該怎么做的民意調(diào)查，最近在斯特洛夫被殺后，所進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)民意調(diào)查中發(fā)現(xiàn)，美國(guó)人民對(duì)是否對(duì)伊拉克進(jìn)行干涉的問(wèn)題上存在分歧。

Karlyn Bowman studies U.S. public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. She says many Americans are likely to see the Islamic State as a threat worthy of some form of military action.

在華盛頓美國(guó)企業(yè)研究所研究民意的卡琳·鮑曼稱，許多美國(guó)人可能將伊斯蘭國(guó)組織視為一種值得美國(guó)采取某種軍事行動(dòng)的威脅。

However, public support is not likely to extend to the use of U.S. ground troops, says John Mueller of Ohio State University.

但是，美國(guó)俄亥俄州立大學(xué)的約翰·穆勒稱，公眾不太可能會(huì)支持美國(guó)的地面部隊(duì)。

The American public will have many chances to express itself in the weeks to come. Congress returns to Washington next week. How the United States should react to the Islamic State is likely to be a major issue. Some lawmakers are already urging the president to seek congressional approval before launching a wider military campaign against the group.

在未來(lái)數(shù)周內(nèi)，美國(guó)人民將會(huì)有很多次機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)表達(dá)自己的意見看法。美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)將于下周結(jié)束休假而回到華盛頓。到那時(shí)，美國(guó)該如何應(yīng)對(duì)伊斯蘭國(guó)組織這個(gè)問(wèn)題，可能會(huì)成為國(guó)會(huì)的一個(gè)重要議題。一些國(guó)會(huì)議員已經(jīng)敦促奧巴馬總統(tǒng)在對(duì)該組織發(fā)動(dòng)更大規(guī)模的軍事行動(dòng)之前，先要得到國(guó)會(huì)的批準(zhǔn)。

And that’s In The News from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise.

這就是本期的美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)時(shí)事新聞，我是克里斯多夫·克魯斯。

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Words in the News

militants – n. people active in trying to cause political change, often buy theuse of force or violence

coalition – n. forces, groups, nations or people joined together

campaign – n. competition by opposing political candidates seekingsupport from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war

party – n. a group of people working together for a political purpose