VOA常速英语:回应卡塔尔断交风波，特朗普与国务卿各说各话

Recently back from his first trip abroad to Saudi Arabia last month, President Donald Trump weighed in on the Qatar crisis.“The nation of Qatar unfortunately has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.And in the wake of that conference, nations came together and spoke to me about confronting Qatar over its behavior.”
唐纳德·特朗普上个月开始其首次国外访问，出访沙特阿拉伯，在一次讲话中，他首次表态，提及卡塔尔危机。“不幸的是，长期以来，卡塔尔对于恐怖主义的资金支持，达到了一个非常高的程度。会议一结束，很多与会国家代表就聚在一起，跟我说，他们对卡塔尔的行为表示反对。”

On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and others, sever diplomatic ties,and instituted a land, air and sea blockade of Qatar. Among their complaints, Qatar’s close ties to Iran which promises to help weather the blockade.
6月5日，沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国、巴林、埃及等多个国家宣布与卡塔尔断交，并关闭与该国的陆地边境，中断海上和空中交通。令这些国家不满的是，卡塔尔同伊朗关系密切，且伊朗方面承诺将与其共同渡过此次封锁危机。

The U.S. has an air base in Qatar, using it for missions against Islamic State and Iraq and Syria.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement it would be very difficult for Qatar to meet a list of 13 demands from the Saudi-led group, but there is room for dialogue.
美国在卡塔尔有一个空军基地，其职责是开展针对“伊斯兰国”、伊朗和叙利亚的军事行动。国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森在一份声明中表示，卡塔尔很难满足沙特阿拉伯及其盟国向其提出的13项“和好要求”，但仍有对话空间。

“Our role has been to encourage the parties to get their issues on the table, clearly articulated,so that those issues can be addressed and some resolution process can get under way to bring this to a conclusion.”
“我们所扮演的角色是，鼓励各方将问题摆到台面上来，明确这些问题，以便解决，并且可以实施某种解决方案来结束这一危机。”

Mandarin U.S. diplomat Allen Keiswetter told VOA Tillerson and Trump have a different emphasis in this conflict.The Secretary’s stand has been one of a diplomat, of a negotiator.He’s known the Qataris for decades, he’s known the other players for decades.And he thinks there is possibility of working with that.”
美国外交官艾伦·凯斯韦特在接受美国之音采访时表示，特朗普和蒂勒森在这场冲突中侧重点有所不同。国务卿是站在外交官、磋商者的立场。几十年来，他对卡塔尔人有很深的了解。对其他的政治参与者有很深的了解。他认为，有可能通过和平方式解决这一问题。”

State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said the U.S. will try to facilitate talks but it is up to the Gulf countries themselves to work out their disagreements.
美国国务院发言人希瑟·诺尔特表示，美国将尽力促成谈判，但争议的最终解决还是要靠海湾国家自身的努力。

Cindy Saine, VOA News, the State Department.
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