英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 19

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In This EditionFrance and the African Union announce plans to deploy¹ thousands more troops into the embattled Central African Republic.

US President Barack Obama says diplomacy² is the best way of preventing Iran from acquiring atomic weapons.

The United States marks 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attacks by Japan.

And Egyptians show support for the country's amended³ constitution.

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1 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

2 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。