Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
Here is Ambassador Ryan Crocker speaking about Iraq:
这是大使莱安·克罗克在讨论伊拉克的局势：
We're at an extremely delicate time throughout the region certainly in Iraq as the Iraqis struggle to form a government that needs to be inclusive enough that it will bring Sunnis back into the process.
在伊拉克地区，我们正处于一个极其微妙的时间段，因为伊拉克人正努力组建一个足够包容，可以在这一过程中将逊尼派收回的政府。
Delicate. Something that is delicate can break easily.
易碎的。易碎的东西很容易被打破。
The ambassador says that the situation in the region must be handled very carefully.
大使说必须小心处理伊拉克地区的局势。

Delicate also can mean pretty.
这个词还可以表示精美的。
A delicate object is pleasing to look at and carefully made.
一个精美的物品看起来赏心悦目，而且是小心制作而成的。
Now, the next time you hear the word delicate.
现在，下次你听到“易碎的”这个单词。
Delicate. You will know what this News Word means, and you can use it in a conversation.
易碎的。你就会知道这个新闻词汇的意思了，你也可以在对话中使用它。