尽管美国总统奥巴马在11月访问了亚洲 — — 旨在强调美国的“支点”地位 — — 他仍不得不投入大量时间和精力调停加沙的以色列和哈马斯冲突。
Even as US President Barack Obama was visiting Asia in November – a trip meant to underscore America’s “pivot” – he was forced to devote considerable time and attention to mediating a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.