Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收听美国之声“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会教您新闻中的词汇。
You might have heard this word in a story about international trade:
你也许在有关国际贸易的新闻报道中听过这个词：
Burmese officials say new investments help support political reforms.
缅甸官员表示，新增投资会帮助政治改革。
But U.S. officials could tighten sanctions again, if those reforms do not continue.
但是如果改革措施没有继续，美国官员可能再次加紧制裁。
Sanctions. This means one or more countries have stopped or limited trade with another nation.
制裁。这个词的意思是，一个或多个国家中止或限制同另一个国家的贸易。

It often is because the country being sanctioned is not obeying international law.
这通常是因为受到制裁的国家不遵循国际法。
Sanctions also can include limiting economic aid to a country.
制裁同样包括限制对一个国家的经济援助。
Now when you hear the word “sanctions,” your English will be good enough to know what it means.
现在当你听到“制裁”这个词的时候，你的英文程度就足以听懂它是什么意思了。
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