VOA标准英语2012--Film Protests Show New Challenges for US in Middle East
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
Film Protests Show New Challenges for US in Middle East
The release of a video that many consider insulting to Islam has sent thousands of people to the streets to protest in countries such as Yemen and Sudan. Some protests became violent attacks on Western embassies...... including the assault on the U.S. consulate 1 in Benghazi, Libya, that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other American embassy staff dead.
Amid the turmoil 2, U.S. officials and foreign policy experts have struggled to find ways Washington can best work with Middle Eastern countries that are working to establish democracies.
Many say the overthrow 3 of authoritarian 4 governments in the Middle East will present new challenges for the United States that will continue for years.
“If you think this week was difficult, expect more of this for the rest of this decade,” saud Brian Katulis, a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress.
Foreign policy experts say one challenge for U.S. officials is to hold to a consistent message.
Hisham Melhem, the Washington bureau chief for the Al-Arabiya News Channel says the administration should emphasize the criminal nature of the attacks on U.S. diplomats 5, and avoid being forced to defend religious freedom.
“Every time an idiot in the United States uses his camera, or tells me he wants to burn a copy of the Quran, that this becomes an international issue that forces the president of the United States, the secretary of state of the United States, to give you a lecture about Islam, or to give you a lecture about religion, and to give you a lecture about the American political system and how much it tolerates religion," Melhem said.
Katulis says the U.S. should reject calls to withdraw from the Middle East or cut aid because of the protests.
He says Washington has the unique ability to help Middle Eastern countries build their democracies.
“It is essential that the U.S. is the undisputed leader in the region. Nobody has the will or the capability 6 to do what we can do in the Gulf 7 region. China is not going to do it. Russia certainly is not going to do it,” he said.
Katulis advocates investing more heavily in what he calls smart power -- building U.S. power and influence in the Middle East by understanding its politics, economy and social dynamics 8 .just as Christopher Stevens did as ambassador to Libya.
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
- 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。
- Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
- The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。