Welcome to Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音新闻词汇。
Listen to U.S.Senator John McCain speaking about the Middle East crisis:
请听美国参议员约翰·麦凯恩谈及中东危机:
They will pose a direct threat to the security of the United States.
他们会给美国安全带来直接威胁。
I say to the critics who say do nothing and let them fight it out, you cannot confine this conflict to Iraq and Syria.
一些评论家说,什么也不要做,让他们自己打出一个结果来。我对这些评论家说,你难以把这种冲突限制在伊拉克和叙利亚。
Here, the word, confine, means to keep inside, to keep from spreading.
在这里,“限制”这个词的意思是控制在什么之内,防止什么蔓延。
Senator McCain was speaking in favor of the United States doing more to fight terrorism in the Middle East.
参议员麦凯恩的讲话是支持美国在抗击中东恐怖主义中采取更多行动。
He said the conflict cannot be contained to just two countries.
他表示,这种冲突难以仅仅控制在两国之内。
Now, when you hear the word confine, you will know what it means!
现在,当你听到限制这个词的时候,你就会知道这是什么意思啦!
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