Welcome to Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This story is about U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. Listen for this word: scope.
这个故事是关于美国空袭伊拉克的。请听这个单词：范围。
The U.S. military has conducted more than 150 airstrikes in support of forces fighting against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
美国军方已经针对伊拉克的伊斯兰国极端分子实施了超过150次空袭。
But the scope has been limited.
但是范围很有限。
The military says President Obama has not instructed them to target Islamic State leaders, as it has targeted leaders of al-Qaida and al-Shabab.
军方说奥巴马总统没有指示他们像瞄准基地组织和青年党的头目一样瞄准伊斯兰国的头目。
Scope means the area that is included in something.
范围的意思是在某事中所包括的区域。

The airstrike area, or scope, in our story, was not a big one.
空袭的区域，或者是我们故事中所称的范围并不大。
There is also another meaning. To scope something out means to find out about something.
这个单词还有另外一个意思。审视某物意思是发现某物。
Now, when you hear the word scope, you will know what it means!
现在，当你听到单词“范围”，你就知道它的意思了！