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 　　PENTAGON—Russia and the United States likely will sign Tuesday a memorandum² of understanding on air safety over Syrian skies, according to the Pentagon.

　　"It's just simply a question now of wording in the document and having the document signed, so we're very close," Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Monday.

　　Davis stressed the air guidelines established with Russia are not part of a broader agreement on how the two countries could operate in Syria. They are aimed merely at preventing U.S. and Russian aircraft from colliding over Syria, where both countries are conducting bombing missions.

　　“It's narrowly focused on air-space safety. It's not an agreement,” he said. “We actually fundamentally disagree with just about everything Russia's doing in Syria."

　　US, Russia Set to Sign Memo¹ on Air Safety in Syria

　　A U.S. official told VOA the memorandum of understanding will include a choice of radio frequency for communication and other safety measures to “professionally” share the skies over Syria.

　　US targets IS

　　The U.S.-led coalition³ has targeted Islamic State militants⁴ in Syria with air strikes for more than a year.

　　Russia says it is also targeting the Islamic State and other terrorists groups, but the Pentagon and Syrian rights groups say the majority of Russia’s strikes aren’t anywhere near Islamic-State controlled territory.

　　The Russians asked the U.S. for talks on “deconfliction” after beginning airstrikes last month.

　　The Pentagon has reported no major incidents in Syrian skies since Russia started air strikes there. Defense⁵ officials have pointed⁶ out, however, that coalition aircraft have had to change course to avoid getting too close to Russian jets.

　　Davis told reporters the U.S.-led coalition has avoided encounters with Syrian aircraft for more than a year and would not be deterred⁷ by “other actors” in the fight against the Islamic State.

　　He said the U.S. military feels the upcoming memorandum of understanding with the Russians, though, is “worth doing” to help ensure the safety of U.S. pilots.

1 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

2 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 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。

6 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

7 deterred   

v.阻止，制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。
• Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism. 杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。 来自辞典例句