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- US Military Completes Troop Drawdown in Iraq
- 美國軍方完成削減駐伊美軍規模
- The U.S. military says the number of U.S. troops in Iraq has dropped below 50,000, meeting a target set for August 31 when American combat operations are due to end.
- 美國軍方說,美國駐伊拉克部隊的人數下降到不足 5 萬人,正在實現美國軍人在 8 月 31 號結束在伊拉克的戰鬥使命的預定目標。
- The military announced the completion of the drawdown on Tuesday, about a week before the deadline set by President Barack Obama.
- 美國軍方星期二宣佈完成了駐伊美軍人數的削減;這比歐巴馬總統設定的最後期限提前了一個星期。
- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, told reporters the number of troops in Iraq will stay at the current level of 49,700 through next summer.
- 美國在伊拉克的最高軍事指揮官雷-奧迪爾諾將軍星期二對媒體表示,到明年夏天,美國駐伊拉克的軍人人數將維持在目前的 4 萬 9 千 7 百人。
- U.S. forces will now shift to advising and training Iraqi security forces, until the end of 2011, when all U.S. troops must withdraw.
- 美國軍隊現在將轉向對伊拉克安全部隊提供顧問和訓練,直到 2011 年年底,屆時所有美國軍人都必須全部撤出伊拉克。
- The current troop level is the lowest since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
- 自從美國於 2003 年 3 月領導出兵伊拉克以來,美國駐伊拉克軍隊的人數目前是最少的。
- It is less than a third of the peak number of 170,000 troops reached during the surge of 2007.
- 這數量不到 2007 年增兵伊拉克時達到的 17 萬這個最高人數的三分之一。
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- Competitive, Expensive US Political Primary Races to be Decided Tuesday
- 競爭激烈、耗資巨大的美國國會初選星期二決勝負
- Voters are going to the polls in five U.S. states to determine candidates for the general election in November.
- 美國 5 個州的選民前往投票站,選出 11 月舉行的國會中期選舉的候選人。
- In (the southwestern state of) Arizona, veteran U.S. Senator John McCain is expected to easily defeat former U.S. Representative J.D. Hayworth in a Republican Party primary.
- 在美國西南部的亞利桑納州,預計資深參議員麥凱恩在共和黨初選中會輕易擊敗前眾議員海沃思。
- Recent public opinion polls indicate that McCain, his party's 2008 presidential candidate, holds a double-digit lead over his challenger.
- 最近的民意調查結果顯示,2008 年的共和黨總統候選人麥凱恩以兩位數字的優勢領先於他的對手。
- McCain has spent $20 million on the campaign, compared to about $3 million for Hayworth.
- 麥凱恩耗費了 2 千萬美元用於這次競選,相比之下,海沃思花了大約 3 百萬美元。
- In (the southeastern state of) Florida, voters will choose a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in another closely watched race.
- 在(東南部)佛羅里達州備受關注的一次角逐中,選民將選擇一位民主黨參議員候選人。
- U.S. Representative Kendrick Meek is facing billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene, who spent millions of his own money on the race.
- 眾議員米克的競爭對手是房地產投資家格林;這位億萬富翁拿出了自己的數百萬美元用來競選。
- The winner will face Republican candidate Marco Rubio and current Governor Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent.
- 初選的勝出者將同共和黨候選人魯比奧以及以無黨派身份參選的現任州長克里斯特角逐參議員的席位。
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