万花筒 2012-08-07&08-09 “鱼鹰”运输机成美日防务焦点

 Japan's defense¹ minister and other officials getting an up-close look in an Osprey, a controversial half-plane and half-helicopter, the US military wants to station several of the aircraft at a base on the Japanese island of Okinawa, but the Osprey has been plagued by crashes and safety concerns have sparked a public uproar² in Japan. 

On Friday, Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto met with US counterpart Leon Panetta in Washington to discuss the aircraft which Panetta called perfectly³ safe. 

“We have tremendous confidence in this plane, we fly it in combat operations, we fly it around the world, we fly it here in this country. ”

Morimoto said a committee would take an independent look at the Osprey’s safety record before making any decision. The Osprey plan is part of a larger US effort to re-balance its forces in the Pacific. 

Andrew Raven⁴, Reuters.

1 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。

2 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。