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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
Here is a story about U.S.Vice President Joe Biden's recent trip.
这个报道和美国副总统乔.拜登最近的行程有关。
He was meeting with the president of Turkey. Facilitate.
他将与土耳其总统会面。促进。
This is their first meeting since the vice president alleged in a speech last month that Ankara helped facilitate the rise of the extremist group by allowing foreign fighters to cross into Syria from Turkey.
副总统在上个月一次讲话中表示，安卡拉允许外国战士经由土耳其进入叙利亚，加速了极端组织的兴起。自上次讲话以来，这是他们第一次会面。
The comments outraged Turkey's president.
该言论使得土耳其总统十分愤怒。
Facilitate means to help cause something to happen, or to make something easier.
“促进”的意思是帮助某事的发生，或使得某事变得更容易。
This can be seen as a good, or a bad thing.
这可以被视为好事，也可以是坏事。
In our story, the U.S. had accused Turkey of helping an extremist group.
在这个报道中，美国谴责土耳其帮助了一个极端组织。
Now, the next time you hear facilitate, you will know what this News Word means!
现在，你下次听到促进这个词的时候，你就会知道这个新闻词汇的意思了！
