VOA慢速英語：奧巴馬向敘利亞派遣更多的美國軍隊
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Obama Sending More US Forces to Syria
奧巴馬向敘利亞派遣更多的美國軍隊
President Barack Obama said on Monday he would send 250 soldiers to Syria to help local forces fight against the Islamic State.
美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬周一表示，他將派遣250名美國軍人到敘利亞，幫助當?shù)剀姺酱驌鬒S恐怖組織。
The deployment will increase American forces in Syria to around 300. Most of the new 250 U.S. forces will be U.S. Army Green Berets. About 50 American forces are already in Syria since 2015.
此次部署將把駐扎在敘利亞的美國軍人增加至約300人。新派遣的250名美國軍人多來自美國陸軍特種部隊。自2015年，已有約50名美國士兵駐扎在敘利亞。
Obama told an audience at a trade fair in Hannover, Germany, the forces will “not be leading the fight on the ground.” The president said the forces will provide training and will assist local troops to “keep up this momentum” in the fight against IS.
奧巴馬對德國漢諾威莫以展銷會的一名參展者表示，派遣部隊將不會作為路上戰(zhàn)場的主力。他表示派遣部隊將協(xié)助當?shù)剀姺剑趯笽S時作為增援部隊保持戰(zhàn)斗力。
Obama also urged Europe and NATO allies to do more in the fight against Islamic State.
奧巴馬同時要求歐洲和北約為打擊IS恐怖勢力貢獻更多力量。
“This remains a difficult fight and none of us can solve this problem by ourselves,” he said.
“這將是一場艱巨的戰(zhàn)斗，我們單憑自己是無法戰(zhàn)勝恐怖勢力的。”他說。
Stephen Zunes is a regional expert from the University of San Francisco. He told VOA the deployment could be viewed as mission creep in both Syria and Iraq.
舊金山大學的教授朱恩斯對美國之音表示，此次派遣對敘利亞和伊拉克來說是使命偏離。
"At the same time, given that Obama has had a pretty cautious approach in terms of U.S. military involvement in Syria, it could be an indicator that the initial troop deployment has been successful, and that it is an indication, in his mind at least, that additional U.S. forces could actually advance the cause of defeating ISIS and strengthening local forces that are fighting them.
與此同時，奧巴馬向敘利亞派遣部隊若已是十分謹慎的決定的話，這就意味著之前測部隊部署取得了成效，也意味著，至少在他看來，向敘利亞派遣更多士兵確實可幫助其抗擊IS恐怖勢力，并能加強當?shù)匚溲b的戰(zhàn)斗力。
Obama Sending More US Forces to Syria
President Barack Obama said on Monday he would send 250 soldiers to Syria to help local forces fight against the Islamic State.
The deployment will increase American forces in Syria to around 300. Most of the new 250 U.S. forces will be U.S. ArmyGreen Berets. About 50 American forces are already in Syria since 2015.
Obama told an audience at a trade fair in Hannover, Germany, the forces will “not be leading the fight on the ground.” The president said the forces will provide training and will assist local troops to “keep up this momentum” in the fight against IS.
Obama also urged Europe and NATO allies to do more in the fight against Islamic State.
“This remains a difficult fight and none of us can solve this problem by ourselves,” he said.
Stephen Zunes is a regional expert from the University of San Francisco. He told VOA the deployment could be viewed as mission creep in both Syria and Iraq.
"At the same time, given that Obama has had a pretty cautious approachin terms of U.S. military involvement in Syria, it could be an indicator that the initial troop deployment has been successful, and that it is an indication, in his mind at least, that additional U.S. forces could actually advance the cause of defeating ISIS and strengthening local forces that are fighting them.
I’m Jim Dresbach.
Words in This Story
momentum – n. the strength or force that allows something to continue or to grow stronger or faster as time passes
Green Berets – n. U.S. Army personnel trained to organize, instruct, supply, and supervise indigenous forces engaged in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations, and to themselves conduct unconventional warfare
logistics – n. the things that must be done to plan and organize a complicated activity or event that involves many people
NATO – n. also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it is an organization of countries that have agreed to provide military support to each other. It includes many European countries as well as the U.S. and Canada.
cautious– adj. careful about avoiding danger or risk
approach– n. a way of dealing with something or a way of doing or thinking about something
indicator– n. a sign that shows the condition or existence of something
ISIS– n. stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and is an extremist militant group. Also known as ISIL and Islamic State
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