地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客747: 外交和經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁（雙語(yǔ)）

Andy: Well, it’s happened. 
安迪：呃，發(fā)生事情了。
Marjorie: What’s happened? 
馬喬莉：什么發(fā)生了？
Andy: The U.S. has placed diplomatic and economic sanctions on McQuillanland. It’s about time! The McQuillanland government has violated international law for the last time! 
安迪：美國(guó)對(duì)麥克奎藍(lán)進(jìn)行外交和經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁。是時(shí)候了，麥克奎藍(lán)政府最后一次違反國(guó)際法律。
Marjorie: That’s great, but what does it really mean? 
馬喬莉：那很了不得，但是真正的意圖是？
Andy: Well, it means that all high-level talks between the U.S. and McQuillanland have been called off, and the U.S. embassy is closing. 
安迪：呃，意味著美國(guó)與麥克奎藍(lán)的高層的對(duì)話(huà)取消，而且美國(guó)的大使館關(guān)閉。
Marjorie: That sounds serious. 
馬喬莉：聽(tīng)起來(lái)還挺嚴(yán)重。
Andy: You bet it is, and that’s just the beginning. With economic sanctions, there’ll be serious consequences for business and trade. There’ll be an embargo on U.S. companies doing business there, and there’ll be a naval blockade to enforce it. 
安迪：那當(dāng)然，這才只是開(kāi)始呢，伴隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁，經(jīng)濟(jì)和貿(mào)易會(huì)遭受?chē)?yán)重影響。美國(guó)公司在麥克奎藍(lán)的生意也會(huì)受到限制，海上封鎖也會(huì)加強(qiáng)。
Marjorie: Wow, the McQuillanlanders have really done it this time. 
馬喬莉：哇，麥克奎藍(lán)的人這次卻是遭殃了。
Andy: They have. What made them think they could thumb their noses at us and get away with it? 
安迪：他們確實(shí)，什么東西讓他們藐視我們，僥幸做成這件事？
Marjorie: I have no idea, but they’re about to find out what the repercussions are when they flout international law! 
馬喬莉：我不知道，但是他們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)他們輕視國(guó)際法時(shí)會(huì)有什么影響！