Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words, where we talk about words you hear in the news.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会谈谈你在新闻中会听到的词汇。
This word is about a soccer game, and war, in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma: sporadic.
这个词跟一场足球赛以及战争有关，发生在缅甸（缅甸现称Myanmar，一度称为Burma)：偶尔的。
In the weeks since the game was played, reports of sporadic fighting in Karen state and other parts of the country have marred the peace-building process.
比赛开始后的几周内，关于克伦邦及该国其他地区零星战斗的报道不断，阻碍了和平进程。
The word sporadic means something is happening every now and then.
偶尔的这个词的意思是某事偶尔会发生。
One cannot predict when it will happen.
人们不能预测事件何时会发生。

It also does not happen in an orderly way.
它也不会有规律的发生。
In stories about war, like this one, sporadic may describe weapons fire.
在关于战争的报道中，正如这个报道一样，“偶尔”可以形容武器开火。
Now, the next time you hear sporadic, you will know what this News Word means! And you can use it in a conversation.
下次你听到偶尔这个词的时候，你就知道这个新闻词汇是什么意思了！你也可以把它用在对话当中。