特朗普：不排除军事夺取

特朗普称不排除军事夺取巴拿马运河和格陵兰岛控制权

美国候任总统特朗普7日表示，他不会排除使用军事力量夺取巴拿马运河和格陵兰岛控制权的可能性。

US President-elect Donald Trump is refusing to rule out using American military force to retake control of the Panama Canal and seize Greenland, citing economic security as a driving factor.

rule out：排除，消除

图源：美联社

特朗普当天在佛罗里达州海湖庄园举行的新闻发布会上表示，出于对美国“经济安全需要”考虑，他不会排除通过“军事或经济胁迫”手段夺取巴拿马运河和格陵兰岛控制权的可能性。

Speaking at a Tuesday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, the incoming US president explicitly declined to give assurances against using military or economic coercion when pressed about his plans regarding Panama and Greenland.

incoming /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/ 新当选的；新任的

coercion /kəʊˈɜːʃ(ə)n/：胁迫

"I can't assure you on either of those two," Trump said in response to a reporter's question. "But I can say this, we need them for economic security."

来源：新华社 外媒