VOA标准英语2008年-US Defense Chief Says American-Korean Alliance
时间：2019-02-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（六月）
By Kurt Achin
Seoul
03 June 2008
United States Defense 1 Secretary Robert Gates has reaffirmed that Washington's military commitment to South Korea will remain strong, well after the South makes a key move toward autonomy in its command structure. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports.
Robert Gates answers reporters' questions during press conference in Seoul, 03 Jun 2008
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over Tuesday's change of command ceremony, replacing Marine 2 General Burwell Bell with Army Lieutenant 3 General Walter Sharp as the head of American forces here.
The United States deploys 4 about 28,000 military personnel here, to deter 5 or defeat any repeat of North Korea's 1950 invasion of the South. Those forces play a key role in enforcing the 1953 Korean War armistice 6 which established the border demilitarized zone, or DMZ.
Gates says the Korean-American alliance remains 7 as necessary and relevant as ever.
"We face a serious adversary 8 across the DMZ in the North," Gates said. "That is why we have this alliance...We will stay prepared and stay equipped to be able to deal with any potential threat."
North Korea stations more than a million troops along its border with South Korea. It also maintains hundreds of offensive artillery 9 and short-range missile batteries. Nonetheless, experts widely agree the impoverished 10 North is vastly outmatched in technology and resources by the South's 670,000 strong military, backed by the United States.
Under the present terms of the alliance, Washington would control South Korean forces in the case of a resumed Korean War. South Korea is scheduled to regain 11 wartime command of its own forces in 2012. The United States and South Korea froze plans to reduce American troop levels down to 25,000 after newly elected South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met with U.S. President George Bush in April. The conservative Mr. Lee has called for strengthening the alliance.
- 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。
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
- It then deploys "decoy" programs designed to attract the virus. 然后，它释放“诱饵”去吸引病毒。
- But when that doesn't work, he deploys his secret defense mechanism. 但没有效果，它要施展绝密自卫武器了。
- Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
- Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
- The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
- The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。
- 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。
- He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
- They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》