VOA慢速英语:Iraq's Prime Minister Pressed to Seek Sunni Support in Fight Against Militants

1. "The U.S. has made very clear that it views this problem, the problem of ISIS, as centrally a problem of the central government in Iraq and not as a problem that the U.S. can solve."

make clear 解释
例句：You must make clear to him that he should never be rude again. 
你必须向他说明，他不应再这样无礼。 

2. American University professor Guy Ziv says greater cooperation between the U.S. and Iran may change Iran's support of the Syrian government and Hezbollah.

between ... and 在两者之间
例句：As are tensions between china and japan.
中日紧张关系也在加剧。

3. Former U.S. Ambassador Adam Ereli says Iran continues to support groups in Iraq and the Middle East that put it in opposition to the U.S. and its allies.

in opposition to 反对
例句：Privacy is not in opposition to speaking in public.
隐私保护并不是反对公开的言论表达。

4. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi probably will need both Iran and the U.S. to effectively fight the Islamic State.

both ... and 两个都; 既…又…
例句：Mutual exclusion is the rule in both discrete and contiguous selection. 
互斥对离散选择和连续选择都适用。