【新唐人2011年12月2日訊】【看新聞學英語】
Taiwan Stages “China Air Attack" Military Exercises
台灣舉行「中國空襲」軍事演習
By Daniel Chen, David Lee
【新聞關鍵字】
1. Stage [stedʒ] v. 舉行；發動
2. Roar [ror] v. 呼嘯
3. Drill [drɪl] n. 操練
4. Runway [ˋrʌn͵we] n. 機場跑道；車道
5. Guided missile ph. 導彈
6. Vow [vaʊ] v. 誓言
7. Tension [ˋtɛnʃən] n. 緊張局勢
8. Defense [dɪˋfɛns] n. 防禦
Taiwan’s jet fighters roared about the island’s skies, simulating responses to invasions by Chinese aircraft. In part, the drill simulated the use of emergency runways to be used in case air bases had been destroyed.
台灣噴射機在島上天空呼嘯而過，模擬應對中國飛機的入侵。其中一部分操練，是模擬空軍基地被摧毀後，機場緊急跑道的使用。
[Chen Kuo-hua, Taiwanese Air Force Officer]:
“In today’s scenarios, we assume that most of Taiwan’s military air bases are severely damaged by the enemy’s guided missile attacks, the fighter jets cannot go back to the home bases."
台灣空軍官員陳國華說：「今天演習的劇本，我們是假設大部分台灣空軍基地都遭到敵人導彈攻擊而被嚴重破壞，戰鬥機無法返回基地的情形。」
China’s communist regime has claimed Taiwan as its own since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949 and vowed to bring the island under its rule, by force if necessary. Recent years seem to have led to reduced tensions–but military strategists and political leaders still commonly refer to the possibility of full-scale war.
1949年中國內戰結束以來，中共政權便聲稱台灣是它的一部份，並誓言要實現統治台灣島，必要時動用武力也在所不惜。近年來緊張局勢似乎有減少 – 但軍事戰略家和政治領導者們通常仍指向有全面規模戰爭的可能性。
Taiwan is currently negotiating large-scale purchases of improved military hardware from the United States. The US has not yet approved a full-scale upgrade of Taiwan’s current F-16A/B fighters to the F-16C/D model, which would significantly enhance Taiwan’s defense capacity.
台灣目前正與美國協商大規模採購改良型軍事硬體設備。將台灣目前的F -16A / B戰機全面升級F – 16C/ D型，將顯著提升台灣的防禦能力。不過美國方面尚未批准。
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http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-11-18/taiwan-stages-china-air-attack-military-exercises.html
本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw
【佳句精選】
In today’s scenarios, we assume that most of Taiwan’s military air bases are severely damaged by the enemy’s guided missile attacks, the fighter jets cannot go back to the home bases.
今天演習的劇本，我們是假設大部分台灣空軍基地都遭到敵人導彈攻擊而被嚴重破壞，戰鬥機無法返回基地的情形。
【每日一句】
Taiwan’s jet fighters roared about the island’s skies, simulating responses to invasions by Chinese aircraft.
台灣噴射機在島上天空呼嘯而過，模擬應對中國飛機的入侵。