美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-09-25

 US has leading a military exercise that involve dozens of countries. Now, some official say that's all this is, it's just an exercise. But some analysts¹ say it could seen as a warning. Let's look at the map and see where this has happening, it's in the middle and as we move into a little closer, you could see the Persian Gulf² on the left and the Arbian sea on the right. What connects them is the straight of xxx, and right above that, Iran. Earlier this year, Iran threatened to close off the straight and that would really matter because one fifth of the would's traded oil passes through there.  The military exercise is happening around the straight, countries are practising how to find and remove mines. Chris Laurence was there on US NAVY shift, reporting on these exercises before they got started. 

I'm standing³ on the flight deck of the USS enterprise here in the north Arabian sea and we are just days away from one of the largest anti-mining exercises ever conducted. The US xx two dozens of it's alley⁴ would be putting xx.  Earlier this year, the head of Iran's navy said that mining the straight of our moves would be as esay as drinking a glass of water. Iran has also xxx US plane that include stop Iran from mining the stright or could prevent such a mining operation. That is what the US and many of it's alleys⁵ xx in the next few days. How well they could work together to possibly prevent the mining and xxx the straight in some of the xx ways we are mine. How quickly they could demine it.

The Pentagon has been steadly beeping up it's naval⁶ presence in the Gulf in response to some of the Iranian threats to bind⁷ and close the straight of her moods. The Pentagon has moved four more mine sweepers to this area and it also plans to brick another aircraft area in earlier. It' all part of the military's new plan to keep two carriers in the area at all times. Now the NAVY tells us this training  is not meant to be proactive. But Iranian official who eralier this year boasted about having thousands of mines ,say they are watching these exercises very closely and call the situation in region sensative.

1 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

5 alleys   

胡同，小巷( alley的名词复数 )； 小径

参考例句：

• I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
• The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。

6 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

7 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。