美军优先考虑应对埃博拉威胁

 WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. chairman of the Joint¹ Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey on Wednesday called the fight against Ebola in West Africa a U.S. national security priority.

In a statement of U.S. Defense² Department, Dempsey said the U.S. military will leverage³ its unique capabilities⁴ to support international and U.S. efforts in response to the crisis.

The U.S. military mission to West Africa will not include direct patient care, Dempsey noted⁵. "We're making sure the men and women who deploy⁶ are provided with the right training and the proper protective equipment," the general said.

"We have ensured the highest medical and safety protocols⁷ are in place before, during and after deployment⁸," he saidU.S. Army considers combating Ebola national security priorityDuring deployment, doctors will conduct daily temperature and symptom checks of all service members, Dempsey said. "We will also ensure daily monitoring by leadership for 21 days upon return to quickly identify any signs of illness."American forces are working to build a 25-bed hospital for medical personnel who might be exposed to Ebola, and officials have said construction should finish by Nov. 5. Public Health Service personnel will staff the facility and are scheduled to arrive on Nov. 1.

Personnel are also constructing 17 Ebola treatment facilities, and labs staffed by U.S. personnel have already tested thousands of samples for Ebola.

According to United Nations statistics, the deadly disease has claimed the lives of more than 4,500 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The World Health Organization says that, left unchecked, 1.4 million people could have Ebola by the end of the year. The mortality rate from the virus is between 60 and 70 percent.

Up to 4,000 U.S. service members may eventually deploy to western Africa, and 632 personnel are already in the region -- 511 in the Liberian capital of Monrovia and 121 in a staging area in nearby Dakar, Senegal.

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 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。

3 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

4 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

7 protocols   

n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )；（外交条约的）草案；（数据传递的）协议；科学实验报告（或计划）

参考例句：

• There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
• Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网

8 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。