2014年ESL之日常生活 06 Diplomatic and Economic Sanctions
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之日常生活
Diplomatic and Economic Sanctions
Andy: Well, it’s happened.
Marjorie: What’s happened?
Andy: The U.S. has placed diplomatic and economic sanctions on McQuillanland. It’s about time! The McQuillanland government has violated international law for the last time!
Marjorie: That’s great, but what does it really mean?
Andy: Well, it means that all high-level talks between the U.S. and McQuillanland have been called off, and the U.S. embassy is closing.
Marjorie: That sounds serious.
Andy: You bet it is, and that’s just the beginning. With economic sanctions, there’ll be serious consequences for business and trade. There’ll be an embargo 1 on U.S. companies doing business there, and there’ll be a naval 2 blockade to enforce it.
Marjorie: Wow, the McQuillanlanders have really done it this time.
Andy: They have. What made them think they could thumb their noses at us and get away with it?
Marjorie: I have no idea, but they’re about to find out what the repercussions 3 are when they flout 4 international law!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
- During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- 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》