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On Sunday President Trump came after Turkey via Twitter, threatening to "devastate Turkey economically."

周日，特朗普总统通过推特对土耳其进行了攻击，他威胁要在经济上摧毁土耳其。

The president's threat appears among growing concerns over the fate of US-backed Kurdish fighters, an organization that Turkey has long deemed a terrorist group.

特朗普总统对土耳其的威胁似乎是对美国支持的库尔德武装的命运日益担忧的一个表现。长期以来，土耳其一直将该组织视为一个恐怖组织。

Business Insider reports Kurdish forces have been important partners in the campaign against ISIS.

据商业内幕网报道，库尔德武装一直是打击伊斯兰国行动的重要合作伙伴。

They fear that without US protection, Turkey will launch an assault against them.

他们担心如果没有美国的保护，土耳其将对他们发动袭击。



The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been instrumental in the fight against the Islamic State, and currently hold hundreds of IS prisoners.

叙利亚民主力量(SDF)在打击伊斯兰国的战斗中发挥了重要作用，目前他们关押着数百名伊斯兰国囚犯。

President Trump's threat against Turkey, which is a NATO member, is extremely out of the ordinary for the US.

对于美国来说，特朗普总统对北约成员国土耳其的威胁是极其不寻常的。

However, it is common for Trump, who repeatedly transitioned intimidation tactics from behind closed doors to Twitter.

然而，这对特朗普来说很常见，他曾多次将恐吓战术从关门转移到推特上。

词汇解析

1、be instrumental in在…方面起重要作用；

Nokia Siemens said the sale would be instrumental in helping it improve its position in the United States and Japan, as well as bolster diminishing profits.

诺基亚—西门子说，交易将有助于提升它们在美国和日本市场中的位置，也会支撑它们正在逐渐减少的利润。

2、fight against与…作斗争；

"China is a vital ally in the fight against global warming, " he said.

他说：“在对抗全球变暖的斗争中，中国是一个重要的盟友。”