VOA标准英语2013--US Maintains Presence in Jordan
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(六月)
US Maintains Presence in Jordan
A detachment of F-16 fighter jets and patriot 1 missile batteries are staying at the request of Jordan.
U.S. officials say the aim is to help Jordanian forces in their efforts to prevent a spillover of the Syrian conflict.
Defense 2 Secretary Chuck Hagel, speaking at the University of Nebraska, called the conflict complex, unpredictable and very combustible 3. “It has developed along dangerous sectarian lines, exposing deep historical, religious, and ethnic 4 differences and complications. In this fluid and dynamic situation there are consequences for U.S. policy decisions, both for action and inaction," he said.
For the past two weeks, US troops have been working alongside the Jordanians and other partners in the region, conducting exercises on land, air, and sea.
The decision to leave the F-16's and Patriot missile batteries after the exercise is a show of strength -- and a message to the Syrian leadership to keep the violence away from the borders.
It comes months after the U.S. and NATO deployed 5 Patriot batteries to Turkey.
There has been speculation 6 that the presence of American warplanes and missile batteries in Jordan could be preparation for the eventual 7 enforcement of a no-fly zone.
U.S. military planners say that option would require a large U.S. commitment of manpower and resources.
Analyst 8 Elizabeth O'Bagy said that is cause for the administration to weigh its approach carefully.
“Syria is one of the few Arab countries with a well-integrated air defense system. They have actually been working with the Russians and other allies to significantly enhance their military capabilities 9. And from a purely 10 military perspective, they're actually much more capable than some of the other surrounding Arab countries,” O'Bagy stated.
Despite, Washington's recent decision to provide limited lethal 11 aid to the Syrian opposition 12, O'Bagy said the overall U.S. strategy on the Syrian conflict remains 13 unclear after months of contingency 14 planning at the Pentagon. "The general consensus 15 coming out of those contingency plans and coming out of, specifically out of, the Defense Department has been that there is no real viable 16 contingency plan and that any military action in Syria will be very costly 17 and will be very difficult to implement," she stated.
The U.S. approach, for now, remains cautious and slow.
- He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
- He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
- 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。
- Don't smoke near combustible materials. 别在易燃的材料附近吸烟。
- We mustn't take combustible goods aboard. 我们不可带易燃品上车。
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
- Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
- Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- 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
- I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
- This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
- A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。
- Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
- What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？
- The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
- The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。