广播电视英语短句 第 42 课：出访拉丁美洲-2

The violence is now spreading over the border to American communities. 现在暴力事件已经蔓延到了美国社区边界。

This comes as American officials say Mexican organized crime groups are supplying drugs in a growing number of cities across the United States. 正如美国官方说，墨西哥人组成的犯罪团伙正在给越来越多美国城市提供毒品。

President Obama says the United States must reduce its demand for drugs and do its part to reduce the flow of guns and money to Mexico. 奥巴马总统说，美国必须减少对毒品的需求并且尽自己一份力量减少枪支和美元外流到墨西哥。

Earlier this week, he used a law called the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to target three Mexican drug organizations. 本周初，奥巴马使用所谓的《外国毒枭指定法》制裁 3 个墨西哥毒品组织。

The action will let the Treasury Department block or seize any of their money within reach of United States laws. 此次行动会使得财政部在美国法律所达范围内阻止或者抓住毒品组织的任何资金。