Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
Here is a word that is often used in stories about military or foreign policy: strategy.
这个词经常用于军事或外交政策方面：战略。
For days, U.S. officials have talked about expanding air-strikes – already happening in Iraq – to Syria.
美国官方连日来在讨论将现在对于伊拉克的空袭扩展到叙利亚。
It appears, however, that such action may be delayed, with President Obama on Thursday telling reporters he is still developing a strategy to deal with militants of the Islamic State, or ISIL.
然而这项行动似乎会被推迟，因为奥巴马总统在周四发言时说他仍在制定战略来对付伊斯兰国，也称伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯兰国。
A strategy is a plan to reach a major goal.
战略就是用来实现一个重大目标的计划。

It can relate to a military operation, a foreign policy, or even a business plan.
它可以指一项军事行动、外交政策，甚至是一项商业计划。
It takes time to complete. It is not about acting quickly.
战略需要花长时间来完成。而不是迅速行动。
So, the next time you hear the word, strategy, you will know what this News Word means!
那么，下次你听到“战略”这个单词时，你就会知道这个新闻词汇的意思了！