PETS-2每日對(duì)話練習(xí)23

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Two neighboring office workers are looking at pictures on the internet
     Ajie:Look at these pictures. These soldiers are peeing on this prisoner.
     Beth:That's disgusting. How could they do such a thing?
     Ajie: This is even worse.They've beating him with the butts of their guns.
     Beth: I thought thosesoldiers were supposed to be liberating Iraq, not destroying it.
     Ajie: As anAmerican, how does it make you feel to see your country's troops acting thisway?
     Beth: Well, when you give people the power over life and death, you'vebound to create a lot of problems.
     Ajie: No offense, but it sure makes theAmerican and British armies look bad.
     Beth: None taken. Things will get alot tougher for Bush and Blair now.
     兩個(gè)坐隔壁的同事在看網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的照片
     阿杰:看看這些照片。這些士兵在這個(gè)犯人身上尿尿。
     貝絲:那真惡心。他們?cè)趺纯梢宰鲞@種事?
     阿杰:這張更糟哩。他們?cè)谟脴尡蛩?BR>     貝絲:我還以為這些軍人是要去解放伊拉克,而非摧毀它。
     阿杰:身為一個(gè)美國(guó)人,看到貴國(guó)軍隊(duì)這種行徑,你做何感想?
     貝絲:這個(gè)嘛,當(dāng)你賦予人生殺大權(quán)時(shí),你就一定會(huì)制造出很多問(wèn)題。
     阿杰:無(wú)意冒犯,但這件事實(shí)在讓美國(guó)和英國(guó)軍隊(duì)尊嚴(yán)掃地。
     貝絲:我不在意。這下情況對(duì)布什和布萊爾會(huì)越來(lái)越棘手了。
     重點(diǎn)解說(shuō):
     ★ pee (v.) 尿尿,小便
     ★ liberate (v.) 解放,使獲自由
     ★ troop (n.)軍隊(duì)
     ★ the power over... 支配……的權(quán)力