VOA慢速英语: 美国及同盟国会摧毁伊斯兰国家组织吗？

Will US, Allies Destroy Islamic State Group?

美国及同盟国会摧毁伊斯兰国组织吗?

From VOA Learning English, this is In The News.

这就是本期的美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。

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，伊斯兰国武装分子发布的一段视频中显示了一位美国记者被处决的画面。美国记者史蒂芬·斯特洛夫去年8月在叙利亚被抓，他为《时代》以及《外交政策》杂志工作。

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.

他和早前的美国记者詹姆斯·福利的死亡，已经激怒了许多美国人。美国总统奥巴马称，史蒂芬·斯特洛夫的可怕遇难将会使整个美国团结起来，并增强了人们对抗恐怖分子的决心。周三访问爱沙尼亚时，奥巴马称，美国计划建立一个联盟，用他的话来说，就是用来“削弱和消灭”伊斯兰国武装分子。

“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.”

奥巴马说：“我们不会被吓到，他们的恐怖行为只会让我们的国家更为团结一致，并坚定我们要努力打击这些恐怖分子的决心。”

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·斯特洛夫来自于美国佛罗里达州，该州州长里克·斯科特在一场政治竞选活动中途，宣布了该记者的死讯，并谴责肇事者。

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

州长斯科特说：“做出这样事情的人是魔鬼，他们不只是犯了错，他们也不只是敌人，他们就是恶魔。”

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.

美国国会议员对来自伊斯兰国家武装分子的威胁表示关注，一些议员要求进行大规模的空袭。德克萨斯州参议员特德·克鲁斯可能会去争取2016年的共和党总统候选人提名。几天前，克鲁斯参议员在一个政治集会上发表讲话，公开谴责了被称为伊斯兰国(ISIS)的这个恐怖组织

“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.”

“伊斯兰国称，他们想要回到过去，拒绝现代化。嗯，我认为我们应该帮助他们，我们应该吧他们轰炸回石器时代。”

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.”

但是其他议员似乎愿意给奥巴马政府更多的时间来指定反抗伊斯兰国的计划。华盛顿的国会议员亚当·斯密是奥巴马所在的民主党的成员，他参加了哥伦比亚广播公司的一个电视节目——“面对全国”。

“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.”

斯密先生说：“建立一个联盟是需要时间的，我们不能简单的一时冲动就先炸完，然后再提出问题。为了能够有效的阻止伊斯兰国组织的恶行，我们必须要有正确的目标和支持。”

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.

很少有关于美国应对激进分子该怎么做的民意调查，最近在斯特洛夫被杀后，所进行的一项民意调查中发现，美国人民对是否对伊拉克进行干涉的问题上存在分歧。

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.

在华盛顿美国企业研究所研究民意的卡琳·鲍曼称，许多美国人可能将伊斯兰国组织视为一种值得美国采取某种军事行动的威胁。

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，美国俄亥俄州立大学的约翰·穆勒称，公众不太可能会支持美国的地面部队。

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.

在未来数周内，美国人民将会有很多次机会来表达自己的意见看法。美国国会将于下周结束休假而回到华盛顿。到那时，美国该如何应对伊斯兰国组织这个问题，可能会成为国会的一个重要议题。一些国会议员已经敦促奥巴马总统在对该组织发动更大规模的军事行动之前，先要得到国会的批准。

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

这就是本期的美国之音慢速英语时事新闻，我是克里斯多夫·克鲁斯。

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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