But obviously, this action would be interpreted as a major act of war in Ethiopia and the Egyptians could expect massive retaliation coming from Addis Ababa and her allies.

但很显然，这一行动会被埃塞俄比亚视为重大的战争行为，埃及人可能会遭到亚的斯亚贝巴（埃塞俄比亚首都）及其盟国的大规模报复。

The lack of an American strategy for negotiation means that the general's killing has reduced America's Iran policy to extreme sanctions accompanied by an ill-defined threat of massive retaliation if the regime misbehaves.

由于缺乏美国的谈判策略，这位将军的死意味着美国对伊朗的政策将会受到极端的制裁，同时如果伊朗政权行为不端，美国还会威胁进行大规模的报复。