(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Rockets landed this week on a base used by American forces in Iraq. The rocket strikes killed a contractor and injured other people, including an American service member. U.S. forces remain in Iraq despite efforts in the past year to push them out. And now U.S. allies in NATO say they want to expand their presence. Here's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JENS STOLTENBERG: Today, we decided to expand NATO's training mission in Iraq to support the Iraqi forces as they fight terrorism and ensure that ISIS does not return.
INSKEEP: NPR's Alice Fordham has been reporting from Baghdad. Hey there, Alice.
ALICE FORDHAM, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve.
INSKEEP: So how is this NATO deployment supposed to work?
FORDHAM: Well, presently what we have is about 500 NATO forces at the Ministry of Defense, mainly doing institutional reform, trying to make the Ministry of Defense work better. That's going to go up to about 4,000 troops. Jens Stoltenberg says they'll expand out of Baghdad. They'll do more training. So it's a significant ramping up. And when I asked an Iraqi official, who wouldn't speak on the record, he said it's no coincidence the NATO mission is ramping up when the American one is dwindling after President Trump brought the numbers right down. He said it's politically more acceptable to have an international NATO force here because the U.S.-led coalition has become controversial and politically unpopular.
INSKEEP: In what way?
FORDHAM: Well, American forces had left Iraq, but they came back a few years ago under the Obama administration to help fight the war against ISIS at the request of the Iraqi government. But over the course of the Trump administration, Iraq increasingly became the place where tensions between Iran and the U.S. played out, with the climax being an American drone strike in Baghdad last January, which killed a powerful Iranian general. Now, not all Iraqis love Iran, but the two have very strong ties. They share a long border. There are huge trade interests, and Iran backs powerful militias here, too. So when I spoke with Iraqi analyst Sajad Jiyad, he said the U.S. has been effectively forcing Iraq to choose between Iran and America.
SAJAD JIYAD: The reality is we have to have good ties with Iran. It's something we cannot forgo. We may be, if push comes to shove, be able to forgo ties with the U.S. We don't want to, but there's nothing we can do with regards to Iran because it's our neighbor.
FORDHAM: So if that's how the Trump administration left things in Iraq, the Biden administration has some decisions to make about its relationship here.
INSKEEP: So is this — does this all make a serious challenge for the new Biden administration?
FORDHAM: Well, look, keeping American forces in Iraq is challenging for sure. There are good reasons to keep them here. They're helping Iraqi counterterror efforts against ISIS. But things happen like this attack on American forces on Monday, which officials here say was probably linked to Iran. So people are waiting to see what the administration's response is going to be to that.
INSKEEP: Yeah, absolutely. They're — of course, past strikes have brought the U.S. and Iran closer to direct conflict. Where does the expanded NATO presence fit into that?
FORDHAM: What Iraqi officials are hinting at is that an expanded NATO role could mean the American-led coalition is no longer necessary. But you have to remember, NATO isn't currently involved in combat operations, whereas the Americans are directly helping. So although the NATO force might provide a kind of extra option, as things stand, the dilemma will still exist for the U.S. about whether they should stay in Iraq and whether they can persuade Iraqi decision-makers and maybe Iran that they want them there.
INSKEEP: Alice, thanks for your reporting.
FORDHAM: Thanks for having me.
INSKEEP: NPR's Alice Fordham in Baghdad.
中文翻译
参考译文：
本周，火箭落在驻伊美军基地。火箭袭击造成一名承包商死亡，另有多人受伤，伤者包括一名美国军人。尽管过去一年来，伊拉克一直努力将美军赶出去，但美军仍驻守在伊拉克。现在，美国在北约的盟友表示，他们希望扩大自己的存在。以下是北约秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格。
（录音档案）
延斯·斯托尔滕贝格：今天，我们决定扩大北约在伊拉克的训练任务，以支持伊拉克部队打击恐怖主义，确保ISIS不会重返伊拉克。
因斯基普：NPR新闻的爱丽丝·福德汉姆从巴格达带来相关报道。你好，爱丽丝。
爱丽丝·福德汉姆连线：早上好，史蒂夫。
因斯基普：那北约的部署计划如何运作？
福德汉姆：目前北约在伊拉克的驻军约为500人，主要任务是进行机构改革，努力使国防部工作得更好。驻军人数将增加到4000人。延斯·斯托尔滕贝格表示，他们将向巴格达以外扩张。他们将增加训练。这是一个明显的增兵。我就此事采访了一名不愿公开讲话的伊拉克官员，他表示，在特朗普总统削减驻伊美军人数后，北约的任务增加，而美国的任务减少，这绝非巧合。他说，从政治上来说，北约国际部队驻扎在伊拉克更易接受，因为以美国为首的联盟军颇具争议且从政治角度来说并不受欢迎。
因斯基普：以何方式？
福德汉姆：美军本已离开伊拉克，但几年前在奥巴马政府执政时，美军应伊拉克政府的请求重返伊拉克，帮助打击ISIS。但在特朗普政府执政期间，伊拉克逐渐成为伊朗和美国之间紧张局势上演的舞台，美国去年1月在巴格达发动无人机袭击，致一名有影响力的伊朗将军死亡，这导致美国与伊朗的紧张局势达到顶点。现在，并不是所有伊拉克人都喜欢伊朗，但这两个国家有着非常牢固的联系。两国接壤的边境线非常长。其中还牵涉巨大的贸易利益，而且伊朗也支持伊拉克强大的民兵组织。伊拉克分析家萨贾德·吉亚德在接受我的采访时表示，美国实际上一直在迫使伊拉克在伊朗和美国之间做出选择。
萨贾德·吉亚德：现实是我们必须与伊朗保持良好关系。这是我们不能放弃的。如果情况危急，我们也许可以放弃与美国的关系。我们并不想这样，但我们对伊朗无能为力，因为伊朗是我们的邻国。
福德汉姆：如果这就是特朗普政府在伊拉克遗留的问题，那拜登政府在与伊拉克的关系上有一些决定要做。
因斯基普：这一切对拜登政府来说是不是严峻的挑战？
福德汉姆：让美军继续驻守伊拉克肯定很有挑战性。有充分的理由将美军留在这里。他们正在协助伊拉克的反恐行动，打击ISIS。但发生了周一美军遭袭这种事，伊拉克表示官员，这次袭击可能与伊朗有关。因此人们都在等着看政府对此会有何反应。
因斯基普：好。当然，过去的袭击使美国和伊朗更接近直接冲突。那扩大的北约存在如何适应？
福德汉姆：伊拉克官员暗示，北约作用的扩大可能意味着美国领导的联军不再必要。但你必须记住，北约目前没有参与作战行动，而美国则直接提供帮助。因此，尽管北约部队可能会提供额外的选择，但从目前的情况来看，对于美国来说难题依然存在，即他们是否应该留在伊拉克，以及他们是否能够说服伊拉克决策者，也许还要说服伊朗，让他们继续留在伊拉克。
因斯基普：爱丽丝，谢谢你带来的报道。
福德汉姆：谢谢你邀请我。
因斯基普：以上是NPR新闻的爱丽丝·福德汉姆从巴格达带来的报道。
译文属可可原创，仅供学习交流使用，未经许可请勿转载
重点讲解
重点讲解：
1. at the request of 应…的请求；按照…的要求；
The evacuation is being organised at the request of the United Nations Secretary General.
根据联合国秘书长的要求，正在组织撤退。
2. if push comes to shove 情况不妙时；别无选择时；形势十分糟糕时；
If push comes to shove, if you should lose your case in the court, what will you do?
如果情况不妙，法庭上败诉，你会怎么办？
3. for sure 无疑；肯定；
One thing's for sure, Astbury's vocal style hasn't changed much over the years.
有一点可以肯定，阿斯特伯里的演唱风格多年来没怎么改变。
4. hint at 暗示；示意；
She suggested a trip to the shops and hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort.
她建议去逛逛商店，并暗示可能要请客。
