VOA标准英语2010年-Britain, France Sign Historic Defense
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(十一)月
France and Britain have signed treaties that will see the two nuclear-armed powers cooperate on defense 1, including a joint 2 rapid deployment 3 force and shared use of aircraft carriers.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameroon signed the treaties in London, during the press conference that followed, Mr. Cameron said it was a historical step.
"And so today, we open a new chapter in a long history of cooperation on defense and security between Britain and France," said Prime Minister Cameron.
He said the treaties will see Britain and France form a joint army expeditionary force and share aircraft carriers. A nuclear treaty will see the establishment of a center in Britain to test nuclear technology and a center in France to carry out the testing. "The result will make our citizens safer, more secure and better protected in the global age of uncertainty 4 in which we now live," added Cameron. "This will also help us to maintain and strengthen our defenses at a time when national finances are severely 5 challenged."London School of Economics British defense expert John Kent says the deal has become a necessary result of defense spending cuts. "It will deal with the issue which we have been facing since the 1950s whereby escalating 6 defense costs cannot be met without a significant reduction in the commitments that either or both countries undertake," noted 7 Kent. "So it will have the advantages of reducing expenditure 8 and enabling hard choices to be avoided."Two weeks ago the British government announced cuts to its armed forces in a bid to rein 9 in a mammoth 10 national deficit 11. Kent says the deal struck between France and Britain does not necessarily signal a broader move across Europe.
"I would be very surprised if it is the first step to wider deals because there has been a far greater match between Britain and France in terms of capabilities 12 and approaches to defense and defense cooperation has been on the agenda," added Kent.
Britain and France are long-time allies, but their political and military aims have not always been in unison 13. Most recently, France refused to support the British-backed invasion of Iraq in 2003.
- 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。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
- Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
- The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
- The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
- He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
- You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
- Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓