2015考研英语阅读美国大使馆挖壕筑壑
<p> <span word="NOBODY">NOBODY</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="messing">messing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="July">July</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="mob">mob</span> <span word="pelted">pelted</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>, <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>. <span word="Thatis">Thatis</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="put">put</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="architects">architects</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span>: <span word="theyare">theyare</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostcountry">hostcountry</span>.</p><p> 任何人都不能滋扰我们的大使馆， 美国总统奥巴马七月中旬向外界如是宣布。此前，大马士革亲政府民众曾向美国大使馆投掷石头、鸡蛋和西红柿。然而对于那些受雇于美国，迫于无奈才设计美国大使馆的建筑师来说，他们可没这样的好运：他们经常因为本国政府和东道主国家施加的种种新限制而苦恼不已。</p><p> <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1983, <span word="security">security</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="theoverarching">theoverarching</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span>. <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tightenedrepeatedly">tightenedrepeatedly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dictates">dictates</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="officesshould">officesshould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> , <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="embassybuildings">embassybuildings</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> , <span word="what">what</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="beused">beused</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span>,<span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="identical">identical</span>, <span word="boxy">boxy</span> <span word="bunkers">bunkers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="theSenate">theSenate</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugliestembassies">ugliestembassies</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seenI">seenI</span> <span word="cringe">cringe</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p>
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