VOA常速英语2019--美韩取消联合军演

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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。