VOA慢速英语:美国将在欧洲七个国家部署军事设备

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday the U.S. will position about 250 tanks and other equipment in eastern and central Europe. The move is meant to reassure NATO allies after threats from Russia and terrorist groups.

美国国防部长Ash Carter周二时候表示美国将会在欧洲东部和中部部署250辆坦克和其他军事设备。此举意味着在受到俄罗斯和恐怖组织威胁之后能确保北约盟友安全。

Mr. Carter said the Baltic states – Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia – as well as Bulgaria, Romania and Poland agreed to store some of the military equipment. Some of the equipment would also be placed in Germany.

Carter说波罗的海国家，包括爱沙尼亚，立陶宛，拉脱维亚，还有保加利亚，罗马尼亚和波兰都同意部署一些军事设备。还有一些军事设备将部署在德国地区。

The amount of equipment to be stored in each country would be enough to supply between 150 and 750 soldiers.

大批军事设备在各个国家的部署将会需要150到750名士兵。

Kurdish fighters seize Syrian town held by IS

Kurdish-led forces in Syria have captured a town once held by the Islamic State group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Tuesday that Islamic State fighters have completely withdrawn from Ain Issa.

叙利亚库尔德领导部队重新占领了曾被IS组织攻占的城镇。叙利亚人权观察员周二报道称IS武装分子现在已经完全撤离了Ain Issa。

Kurdish fighters seized the town hours after the Kurds captured an important military base in northern Syria from Islamic State militants.

库尔德士兵在从IS手中占领了一座重要军事基地之后的几个小时里攻占了该城镇。

Senate vote renews Obama’s trade policy

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to once again advance legislation permitting the approval of two trade agreements involving the Atlantic and the Pacific.

美国参议院周二的时候再次就大西洋和太平洋贸易协议举行投票。

The 60-37 vote renews President Barack Obama’s trade policy. Thirteen pro-trade Democrats joined with Republicans to support the bill.

最后投票结果以60:37的票数重新更新了奥巴马贸易政策投票结果。13名亲贸易民主党人参与了投票支持贸易法案。

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted against Trade Promotion Authority, which would permit the president to “fast track” trade legislation.

本月早些时候美国众议院投票反对贸易促进法案，这一结果将通过快审通道贸易立法。

UN opens office in S. Korea to document human rights abuses in the North

The United Nations officially opened a new office in Seoul Tuesday to document human rights abuses in North Korea. The U.N. has been trying to increase pressure on Kim Jong Un to end ongoing human rights violations that it calls “without parallel in the contemporary world."

联合国周二时候正式在首尔开设新办公室来研究朝鲜滥用人权事件。联合国一直尝试向金正恩施压望其结束不应该在当今时代存在的违反人权行为。

Investigators working in the U.N. human rights field office in Seoul will document cases of abuse inside the North for possible legal action in the future.

联合国人权调查人员首尔办公室将会在不就的将来用证据证明朝鲜滥用人权的事实。

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Words in the News

reassure – v. to make (someone) feel less afraid, upset, or doubtful

advance – v. to move forward

parallel – n. something that is equal or similar — usually used in negative statements (such as “without parallel”)