英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 48

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In This EditionVessels head to the site where a Chinese ship picked up signals which may be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

The United States announced it will deploy¹ two more missile destroyers to Japan by 2017.

Afghans cast their ballots² in a presidential election, a key move towards stability in the face of US troops withdrawal³.

And Chinese businesses in Chile say they suffer huge losses during the recent earthquake.

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1 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。

2 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。