万花筒 2012-08-07&08-09 “鱼鹰”运输机成美日防务焦点
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2012年
英语课
Japan's defense 1 minister and other officials getting an up-close look in an Osprey, a controversial half-plane and half-helicopter, the US military wants to station several of the aircraft at a base on the Japanese island of Okinawa, but the Osprey has been plagued by crashes and safety concerns have sparked a public uproar 2 in Japan.
On Friday, Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto met with US counterpart Leon Panetta in Washington to discuss the aircraft which Panetta called perfectly 3 safe.
“We have tremendous confidence in this plane, we fly it in combat operations, we fly it around the world, we fly it here in this country. ”
Morimoto said a committee would take an independent look at the Osprey’s safety record before making any decision. The Osprey plan is part of a larger US effort to re-balance its forces in the Pacific.
Andrew Raven 4, Reuters.
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸
- She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
- His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。