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Military 1)Reservists Face Disruption in Wartime

时间:2005-05-30 16:00来源:互联网 提供网友:wuqisheep   字体: [ ]
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Broadcast: Feb 12,2003

 

More than 111,000 military reservists around the United States have been plucked out of their civilian1 lives and called-up to active duty, in support of the U.S. military's 2)mobilization for a possible war agains Iraq. Sergeant2 Major Betsey DePoint left her home in Minnesota and her job as a public relations manager for a non-profit agency. She has been at an army training center in Ft. Benning, Georgia, for more than one month.

Sergeant DePoint says the task of scrambling3 to prepare for her one year assignment has been hurry up and wait. "I only had about 10 days notice," she said, "and it happened right before Christmas, so my first consideration was making sure we had the holidays as normal as we could."

Sergeant DePoint, 48, says this is by far the longest deployment4 she has had in 26 years of Army Reserve service. She says the hardest thing for her will be missing important 3)milestones5 in the lives of two of her four children.

"My youngest son is going to be graduating from high school this June, so I will be missing all of that," she said. "And he is going to be captain of the track team this spring, so I will not be in the stands cheering him on for that. My oldest son is actually getting married this summer."

Family members also are the focus of attention for another reservist in the same unit. 34 Captain William Ritter from Pennsylvania, says his biggest concern is not the possibility of exposure to chemical weapons in the Middle East, but missing out on the early life of his 28-month-old daughter, Clarice.

"I really wanted to do a deployment before my daughter got too old to miss me too much, when I come back. And we will be pretty much able to pick up where I left off and she will not have a whole great deal of recollection about the time that I was away," said Capt. Ritter. "And as she gets older, it is going to get more and more difficult to do that."

The threat of exposure to toxic6 biological or chemical agents and possible adverse7 side effects from 4)inoculations against 5)anthrax have made sterility8 an issue among male soldiers. Captain Ritter says he is not concerned because he already has a child.

"It might have entered my mind a bit if we [he and his wife] had not already started a family, but being as we had and we were not at a place in our relationship where we wanted a larger family, it wasn't a major concern of mine," he said.

The issue of 6)offspring was just one among many for 27-year-old Specialist James Oleen, an unmarried university student from Maryland. He says he hopes nothing will affect his ability to have children in the future.

Meanwhile, Specialist Oleen says his girlfriend has been active in anti-war protests - something he has mixed feelings about. "It is very nice to know that somebody wants to bring us back home, but I would rather not have her go out there and protest the war so much, where people end up not supporting the soldiers, or supporting the cause," said Specialist Oleen.

As for demonstrations9 against a possible war with Iraq, Sergeant Major DePoint says she feels U.S. soldiers are actually defending the right of all Americans to publicly express their opinions either for or against the war.

"We feel very strongly about maintaining, not only our homeland security, but peace in other parts of the world, and are willing to do what it takes to help maintain that peace," she said. "And I also, I just wish that other people would consider all aspects and ramifications10 of what could happen if these terrorists and subversions were not taken care of."

None of the soldiers in the 33-member unit knew where they were going or when they would get the order to ship out. Captain Ritter said he would gladly give all he can. He added that if he only loses time away from his family, then to him, it would be a small sacrifice.

Stephanie Ho, VOA news, Washington.

 

1)    Reservist [ri5zE:vist]n.预备役军人

2)    mobilization [7mEubilai5zeiFEn]n.动员

3)    milestones [5mailstEun]n.里程碑, 里程标, 重要事件, 转折点

4)    inoculate[i5nCkjuleit]vt.接种, 嫁接

5)    anthrax [5AnWrAks]n.[兽]炭疽热

6)    offspring [5RfsprIN]n.(单复数同形)儿女, 子孙, 后代, 产物


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1 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
参考例句:
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
2 sergeant REQzz     
n.警官,中士
参考例句:
  • His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
  • How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹?
3 scrambling cfea7454c3a8813b07de2178a1025138     
v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
参考例句:
  • Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发,冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 deployment 06e5c0d0f9eabd9525e5f9dc4f6f37cf     
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。
5 milestones 9b680059d7f7ea92ea578a9ceeb0f0db     
n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 );重要阶段;转折点;里程碑
参考例句:
  • Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件,并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网
6 toxic inSwc     
adj.有毒的,因中毒引起的
参考例句:
  • The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
  • There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
7 adverse 5xBzs     
adj.不利的;有害的;敌对的,不友好的
参考例句:
  • He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
  • The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。
8 sterility 5a6fe796564ac45f93637ef1db0f8094     
n.不生育,不结果,贫瘠,消毒,无菌
参考例句:
  • A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F1 progeny.种间杂交的主要障碍是F1代的不育性。
  • Sterility is some permanent factor preventing procreation.不育是阻碍生殖的一种永久性因素。
9 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
参考例句:
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
10 ramifications 45f4d7d5a0d59c5d453474d22bf296ae     
n.结果,后果( ramification的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
  • What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢? 来自《简明英汉词典》
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