双语新闻：U美国8月4日将关闭部分使馆 S to Close Embassies August 4

出于安全原因，美国星期天将关闭在世界各地的一些大使馆和领事馆。

美国国务院没有具体说明已经要求哪些使领馆关闭，也没有说这些使领馆面临哪种威胁。但国务院在一份声明说，被告知关闭的使领馆通常在星期天是工作的。这意味着其中有在穆斯林国家的大使馆。这些国家的工作日一般是从星期天到星期四。

美国国务院发言人哈夫称此举为预防措施。

The United States will close a number of its embassies and consulates around the world on Sunday for security reasons.

The State Department did not specify which missions have been asked to close, nor the type of threat they face. But a statment said the embassies and consulates that have been told to close are ones normally open on Sundays. That would include embassies in the Muslim world, where the work week generally is from Sunday to Thursday.

Spokeswoman Marie Harf called the move a precautionary measure.