Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”, where we explain words you hear in the news.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会解释您在新闻中听到的词汇。
Here is phrase about something that is very dangerous.
这个词组和危险的东西有关。
The story is about how Americans were preparing to get rid of dangerous weapons in Syria.
这篇报道是关于美国人如何为消除叙利亚危险武器做准备的。
What we'll do is convert materials that are chemical weapons themselves or precursors for chemical weapons.
我们要做的就是，把化学武器本身或它前身的材料加以转化。
We'll change them chemically into compounds that are no longer usable for that.
我们会用化学的方法，把它们转化成无法再用作武器的化合物。

Chemical weapons. These are weapons that produce poisonous smoke or gas, or liquids that can burn the skin.
化学武器。这是会产生有毒烟雾，气体或液体的武器，这些生成物会灼伤皮肤。
Chemical weapons can hurt or kill the people who come in contact with them.
化学武器会伤害或杀死接触他们的人。
Now, the next time you hear the phrase “chemical weapons”, you will know what these News Words mean.
好了，你下次再听到“化学武器”这个词组的时候，你就知道这个新闻词汇是什么意思了。