VOA常速英语2019--美国撒手不管叙利亚 将锅甩给土耳其

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欢迎收听VOA新闻，我是乔·帕克。

The Trump¹ administration is pressing Turkey to end its military action in Syria.

特朗普政府正在向土耳其施压以结束土耳其在叙利亚的军事行动。

AP correspondent Mike Gracia reports.

下面请听美联社记者迈克·格雷西亚发回的报道。

Facing mounting criticism for the pull-out of U.S. troops from Syria that preceded Turkey's ongoing² military assault, the Trump administration is on the defensive³.

特朗普政府备受各方谴责，因为美军从叙利亚撤军后，土耳其就对叙利亚发起了军事袭击。特朗普政府现在处于防御状态。

Speaking to reporters outside the White House late Monday, Vice⁴ President Mike Pence pushed back on the charge that President Trump gave Turkey the go-ahead for its offensive.

周一晚些时候，在白宫外接受记者采访时，副总统迈克·彭斯反击了一些人的说法——是特朗普政府允许土耳其发动进攻的。

The United States of America did not give a green light to Turkey to invade Syria. Pence added that in a call with Turkish leader Erdogan earlier Monday Trump called for an immediate⁵ end to Turkey's military action in Syria.

美国并没有给土耳其进攻叙利亚开绿灯。彭斯补充说，在与土耳其总统埃尔多安周一早些时候的通话中，特朗普呼吁土耳其立刻停止在叙利亚的军事行动。

Mike Gracia, Washington.

感谢收听迈克·格雷西亚从华盛顿发回的报道。

And the administration now puts the blame on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the resurgence⁶ of Islamic State, a growing humanitarian⁷ crisis and possible war crimes.

现在特朗普政府将IS卷土重来的罪责怪在了土耳其总统埃尔多安的身上。IS引发了愈发严重的人道主义危机，还可能导致更多的战争犯罪。