时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2013年(九)月


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 A red line. What is it? Has it been crossed? And what might that mean as far as the US government is concerned? The red line we are talking about today involves Syria.


 
A red line for us is we start saying a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized 1. President Obama said that last August. A recent attack that reportedly killed more than 1300 people is suspected of having crossed the President's red line. Many governments and organizations consider chemical weapons worse than conventional weapons like bombs or guns. The United Nations describes chemical weapons as a crime against humanity, although some analysts 2 say the impact of conventional weapons are just as awful for victims. The idea of a red line is that once it has been crossed, the person or country that set it could take action. Chris Lawrence examines what steps the US could take next.
 
 
Within days, President Obama's national security team will present him with its final detailed 3 options and the Administration is already making the case for taking action against Syria. President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous 4 weapons against the world's most vulnerable people.
 
 
Secretary of State John Kerry accused the Assad Regime of gassing its own people. If the President gives the order, a senior defense 5 official says, four navy destroyers in the Mediterranean 6 sea could execute the mission within hours. US and British submarines are also likely nearby, all armed with cruise missiles. The extremely-accurate Tomahawks can be fired from 500 miles away, with an ability to change course in mid-flight. The potential targets include: the delivery systems that can be used to launch weapons, militia 7 training camps being run by Bashar Al-Assad, and most importantly, the Syrian government's command and control centers. The options are not designed to overthrow 8 Assad's government but send a message in deterring 9 further use of chemical weapons, President Obama's red line. 
 
 
And anytime you throw down a diplomatic goblet 10, your words have repercussions 11
 
 
The President is under some pressure to back up his own ultimatum 12. And while the US is consulting with allies, officials say, it may not need a formal coalition 13 to execute the response.
 

1 utilized
v.利用,使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )
  • In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 analysts
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
3 detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
4 heinous
adj.可憎的,十恶不赦的
  • They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
  • I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。
5 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
6 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
7 militia
n.民兵,民兵组织
  • First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面,其次是民兵。
  • There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
8 overthrow
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
  • After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
  • The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
9 deterring
v.阻止,制止( deter的现在分词 )
  • However, investors say are a number of issues deterring business. 然而,投资者表示,有很多问题让他们却步。 来自互联网
  • It's an effective way of deterring potential does online, the logic goes. 逻辑上这是抑制潜在线上威胁的有效方法。 来自互联网
10 goblet
n.高脚酒杯
  • He poured some wine into the goblet.他向高脚酒杯里倒了一些葡萄酒。
  • He swirled the brandy around in the huge goblet.他摇晃着高脚大玻璃杯使里面的白兰地酒旋动起来。
11 repercussions
n.后果,反响( repercussion的名词复数 );余波
  • The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
  • Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 ultimatum
n.最后通牒
  • This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
  • The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。
13 coalition
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
  • 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。
学英语单词
-ap
actual liabilities
additional lending
after acquired property clause
anisodont
antimitotic drug
apriums
articulationes radioulnaris proximalis
Barratt method
between-the-lines entry
bit hydraulic horsepower
blow-down stack
bodiness
calciprivic hemophilia
castellatus
civil tongue
coconut oil products
diastin
digital sum
dinkie
direct discrimination
do sb's dirty work
dormitory town
double-layer belt
duplex roller chain
earned income on leases
echmata
economics of human capital
ethylene glycol monophenyl ether
financing of the matketing program
flugel
gloria in excelsis
gowe
guided vehicle
hillo
house position
ignition-switch
indenturing
Invergarry
jure civili
lineage segment zone
Longbridge Deverill
McRaven
medical accident
mepicycline
milker's nodule
multiple lifting
Mus. D.
named departure point
nano-grams
nanon
neckmolds
nonselective root application
nontree
nso
one piece runner
parasol
paroecious
part brass rags
Patton Seamount
photoconductor
photon transition
phyllosticta broussonetiae hori
pole drain
polybathic
profits policy
prying ness
pure logic
pussy bandit
reformator
repair probability
rough-spoken
sail curve
salmas (shahpur)
salogen
scale or draugh
scrap of bread
selected response
septitis
series-seriation
serve one's purpose
shill bidders
SIRF
smoothness check
take the knocks
tangential noise measurement
thermal analyser
to overtrump
transistor parameter measurement
transition facies
traveling valve
trilobous
turbine self-regulation factor
ulstermen
unflaky
ureche
us -ify
variable-inductance transducer
vintages
washer thermistor
waste gas treatment
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