初步调查认定美方应对伊朗小学遭袭担责

据美国媒体报道，一项仍在进行中的军事调查已认定，美国应对“战斧”巡航导弹袭击伊朗小学并造成大量伤亡的事件负责。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Why was the United States widely expected to be identified as responsible for the strike?

A. It was the only country participating in the conflict with Iran.

B. The missile type used in the attack is primarily associated with the U.S. military.

C. Iran publicly accused the United States immediately after the incident.

D. U.S. military bases were located closest to the school.

无注释原文：

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

From: The New York Times

An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.

The Feb. 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the U.S. military, which was conducting strikes on an adjacent Iranian base of which the school building was formerly a part, the preliminary investigation found. Officers at U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, people briefed on the investigation said.

Officials emphasized that the findings are preliminary and that there are important unanswered questions about why the outdated information had not been double checked.

Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children.

While the overall finding was largely expected — the United States is the only country involved in the conflict that uses Tomahawk missiles — it has already cast a shadow on the U.S. military operation in Iran.

President Trump's attempts to sidestep the blame for the strike have also already complicated the inquiry, leaving officials who have reviewed the findings showing U.S. culpability expressing unease. The people interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the sensitive nature of the ongoing investigation and Mr. Trump's assertion at one point that Iran, not the United States, was responsible.

“As The New York Times acknowledges in its own reporting, the investigation is still ongoing,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement.

Asked about this article as he left the White House on Wednesday for a trip to promote his economic agenda in Ohio and Kentucky, Mr. Trump replied, “I don't know about that.”

People briefed on the investigation said many questions were yet to be answered around why outdated information was used and who failed to verify the data.

Still, the error has not surprised current and former officials.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

From: The New York Times

An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.

一项仍在进行中的军事调查已经认定，美国应对一次致命的“战斧”巡航导弹袭击伊朗一所小学并造成大量伤亡的事件负责。多名美国官员以及了解初步调查结果的人士透露了这一结论。

elementary school /el.ɪˈmen.tər.i ˌskuːl/ 表示“小学”，英文解释为“a school that provides the first part of a child's education, usually for children between five and eleven years old”

preliminary表示“预备性的；初步的；开始的”，英文解释为“happening before a more important action or event”如：preliminary results / findings / enquiries 初步结果 / 发现 / 调查，举个🌰：After a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners. 说了几句开场白之后，他即宣布优胜者名单。

The Feb. 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the U.S. military, which was conducting strikes on an adjacent Iranian base of which the school building was formerly a part, the preliminary investigation found. Officers at U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency, people briefed on the investigation said.

初步调查发现，2月28日对沙贾拉·塔耶贝小学建筑的袭击是美军目标定位错误所致。当时美军正在对相邻的一处伊朗军事基地实施打击，而该小学建筑原为该基地的一部分。了解调查情况的人士称，美国中央司令部的军官使用了国防情报局提供的过时数据，制定了打击坐标。

adjacent /əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/ 表示“邻近的；毗连的”，英文解释为“very near, next to, or touching”举个🌰：They work in adjacent buildings. 他们在相邻的两座楼里工作。

coordinate /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/ 表示“协调；使相配合”，英文解释为“to make many different things work effectively as a whole”举个🌰：We need someone to coordinate the whole campaign. 我们需要有个人来协调整个活动。

Officials emphasized that the findings are preliminary and that there are important unanswered questions about why the outdated information had not been double checked.

官员们强调，这些结论仍属初步调查结果，目前仍有重要问题没有得到解答，例如为什么这些过时信息没有经过复核。

double-check /ˌdʌb.əlˈtʃek/ 表示“复核，复查”，英文解释为“If you double-check something, you make certain it is correct or safe, usually by examining it again.”

Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children.

对一所满是儿童的学校发动打击无疑将被记录为近几十年来最严重的单次军事失误之一。伊朗官员称，死亡人数至少为175人，其中大多数是儿童。

devastating /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/ 1）表示“破坏性极强的”，英文解释为“If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.”

2）表示“令人震惊的”，英文解释为“You can use devastating to emphasize that something is very shocking, upsetting, or terrible.”举个🌰：The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer. 诊断结果令人震惊。她得了癌症。

death toll /ˈdeθ ˌtəʊl/ 表示“死亡人数”，英文解释为“the number of people who die because of an event such as a war or an accident”举个🌰：The day after the explosion the death toll had risen to 90. 爆炸后的第二天死亡人数已上升到了90人。

While the overall finding was largely expected — the United States is the only country involved in the conflict that uses Tomahawk missiles — it has already cast a shadow on the U.S. military operation in Iran.

尽管总体调查结果基本在意料之中——美国是参与冲突中唯一使用“战斧”导弹的国家——但这一事件已经给美国在伊朗的军事行动蒙上阴影。

cast /kɑːst/ 作名词，表示“（一部电影、戏剧或演出的）全体演员”，英文解释为“the actors in a film, play, or show”举个🌰：After the final performance the director threw a party for the cast. 最后一场演出过后，导演为全体演员举办了一场聚会。

作动词，1）表示“分配角色；选派角色”，英文解释为“to choose actors to play the different parts in a film/movie, play, etc.; to choose an actor to play a particular role”举个🌰：He has cast her as an ambitious lawyer in his latest movie. 他选定她在他最近的一部影片里扮演一名雄心勃勃的律师。

2）表示“把（光或阴影）投向；投射”，英文解释为“to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film, or show”举个🌰：The tree cast a shadow over/on his face. 树影投在他的脸上。

📍cast a shadow/cloud over/on something 表示“给…蒙上阴影”，英文解释为“to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant”举个🌰：Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby. 她父亲的病给她孩子的出生蒙上了一层阴影。

President Trump's attempts to sidestep the blame for the strike have also already complicated the inquiry, leaving officials who have reviewed the findings showing U.S. culpability expressing unease. The people interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the sensitive nature of the ongoing investigation and Mr. Trump's assertion at one point that Iran, not the United States, was responsible.

特朗普总统试图回避此次袭击责任的做法也已使调查变得棘手，让那些审阅了调查结果，看到美国负有责任的官员们感到不安。接受本文采访的人士均要求匿名，理由是调查仍在进行且情况敏感，而且特朗普一度声称应对此事负责的是伊朗，而非美国。

sidestep /ˈsaɪd.step/ 1）表示“横跨一步躲开；侧步避让”，英文解释为“to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit”举个🌰：He sidestepped the blow/the tackle. 他侧步避开了攻击/阻截。

2）表示“（尤指通过开始谈论别的事情）回避（某个话题）”，英文解释为“to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else”举个🌰：The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it. 演讲者借口说回答要很长时间而回避了这个问题。

complicate /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪt/ 表示“使复杂化；使更难懂；使更麻烦”，英文解释为“to make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand”举个🌰：It will only complicate the situation if we invite his old girlfriend as well. 如果我们同时也邀请他以前的女友，只会使事情更加复杂。

culpability /ˌkʌl.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 表示“罪责，罪咎，（因过错而需承担的）责任”，英文解释为“the fact that someone deserves to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad”举个🌰：After the accident, the company refused to accept culpability. 事故发生后，该公司拒绝为此承担责任。

anonymity /ˌæn.ɒnˈɪm.ə.ti/ 表示“匿名；无名；不公开姓名”，英文解释为“the situation in which someone's name is not given or known”举个🌰：The police have reassured witnesses that they will be guaranteed anonymity. 警方让目击证人放心，保证不公开他们的姓名。

assertion /əˈsɜː.ʃən/ 表示“断言；明确肯定”，英文解释为“a statement that you strongly believe is true”

“As The New York Times acknowledges in its own reporting, the investigation is still ongoing,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement.

“正如《纽约时报》在自己的报道中所承认的那样，调查仍在进行中，”白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特在一份声明中表示。

Asked about this article as he left the White House on Wednesday for a trip to promote his economic agenda in Ohio and Kentucky, Mr. Trump replied, “I don't know about that.”

周三，特朗普在离开白宫前往俄亥俄州和肯塔基州宣传其经济议程时被问及这篇报道，他回答说：“我对此并不了解。”

People briefed on the investigation said many questions were yet to be answered around why outdated information was used and who failed to verify the data.

知情人士表示，调查人员仍在试图弄清许多问题，例如为什么会使用过时的信息，以及是谁未能核实这些数据。

verify /ˈver.ɪ.faɪ/ 表示“核实；查对；核准；证明；证实”，英文解释为“to check that sth is true or accurate；to show or say that sth is true or accurate”举个🌰：We have no way of verifying his story. 我们无法核实他所说的情况。Her version of events was verified by neighbours. 她对这些事件的说法已得到邻居的证实。

Still, the error has not surprised current and former officials.

不过，这一失误并没有让现任和前任官员感到意外。

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