万花筒 2012-06-13&06-15 应对朝鲜威胁 美韩进行联合火炮演习

 US and South Korea artillery¹ troops are conducting a joint² live-fire drill on Tuesday. They are testing readiness against a potential North Korea artillery attack on the South. One US artillery battalion³ and two South Korea artillery units are taking part. The exercise involves the use of the multiple launch rocket system or MLRS, which provides counterfire and suppression of enemy air defenses, like material and personnel targets at a range of 90 to 186 miles.

The purpose of this training is to ensure that both the United States army and the rocket forces are able to coordinate⁴ our abilities in a joint fire effort. By doing this type of training, it only reinforces the relationship between us and the rocket army.

Last week, North Korea made threats to strike South Korea medium headquarters which it accused of hearing insults of the North new leader Kim Jong-un. The two Koreas are still technically⁵ at war since the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice⁶ but no peace treaty.

1 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• 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。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• 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。

3 battalion   

n.营；部队；大队(的人)

参考例句：

• The town was garrisoned by a battalion.该镇由一营士兵驻守。
• At the end of the drill parade,the battalion fell out.操练之后，队伍解散了。

4 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

5 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

6 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• 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。