VOA常速英语2019--美韩取消联合军演

The U.S. and South Korea announced late Saturday the two countries will end annual large-scale joint¹ military exercises as part of diplomatic efforts to achieve complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

美国和韩国于周六晚些时候宣布，它们将取消一年一度的大规模联合军演，这是外交工作的部分内容，目的是实现朝鲜半岛的彻底无核化。

In a statement, the Pentagon said acting² Secretary of Defense³ Patrick Shanahan and South Korea Minister of National Defense in a phone call Saturday decided⁴ to end the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle series of exercises.

在一份声明中，美国国防部表示，代理国防部长帕特里克·沙纳汉和韩国国防部部长在周六的一通电话中达成一致，决定取消“关键决心/雏鹰”的系列演习。

The decision comes three days after a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump⁵ and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam that ended without an agreement to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.

此次决定发布的3天前，美国总统特朗普和朝鲜领导人金正恩的越南会议虽然结束，却并未就解决朝鲜核危机达成一致。

Seoul’s Defense Ministry⁶ released a similar statement, according to the Associated Press.

据美联社报道，韩国国防部部长发布了一份类似的声明。

The president had long been critical of the cost of these joint exercises that bring in thousands of troops, fighter jets, warships⁷ and other military assets from U.S. bases around the world.

特朗普一项对联合军演成本巨大而颇有微词，毕竟联合军演涉及到上千支、战斗机、战舰等军事投入，美国位于全球各地的基地都要参涉其中。

1 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。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• 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。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。