當年美軍倉皇離開越南的景象彷彿重現!8月31日美國結束在阿富汗20年的戰爭。隨著阿富汗政府軍的快速垮臺,首都喀布爾國際機場混亂的奔逃景象怵目驚心,又發生數起爆炸案;掌握局勢的塔利班政權,已承諾讓各國人員和平地撤離(evacuation)。
【淺談阿富汗】
evacuation 撤離
A:Those pictures of people at the airport, desperate to get out of Afghanistan, are shocking.
(人們在機場逃離阿富汗的畫面很震撼。)
B:Not only the U.S. but also other countries are pressing on with the evacuation of their nationals!
(不只美國,其他國家都在加緊撤離僑民!)
assurance 保證、擔保
A:The Taliban has promised that people would be allowed to leave Afghanistan safely.
(塔利班已承諾讓人們安全離開阿富汗。)
B:Should the Western world believe the assurance they're getting from the Taliban?
(西方國家應該相信塔利班的保證嗎?)
subdued 抑制住的
A:Maybe! The Taliban is attempting to present a more subdued image to the world.
(或許!塔利班正向世界呈現一個比較克制的形象。)
B:The West's relationship with the Taliban should depend on their actions and not their words.
(西方與塔利班的關係應是觀其行而非聽其言。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. evacuee:被撤離者
2. humanitarian:人道主義的、慈善的
3. consular:領事的
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