《中英對照讀新聞》South Korea, US resume marine joint drills－南韓、美國恢復陸戰隊聯合演訓

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South Korea and the United States resumed their combined marine drills Monday for the first time. They were suspended in June to support diplomacy with North Korea over denuclearization.

南韓和美國週一首度恢復兩國陸戰隊聯合演訓。這些演訓於6月中斷，以支持對北韓在無核化問題上的外交。

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The allies began the two-week Korea Marine Exercise Program （KMEP）, which involves some 500 troops, including U.S. marines from Okinawa, Japan, and military equipment, such as assault amphibious vehicles.

韓、美盟邦展開兩週的「韓國陸戰隊演習計畫」，參演兵員約500人，包括來自日本沖繩的美軍陸戰隊與兩棲突擊車之類的軍備。

The resumption of the drills is in line with the allies’ decision to continue their battalion-level or other small maneuvers while they are apparently inclined towards suspending large-scale exercises to prevent provoking the communist regime. Seoul’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said that the allies plan to make a decision on plans for next year’s major exercises before Dec. 1.

儘管韓美盟邦明顯傾向於暫停大規模演習，以免刺激北韓共產政權，但恢復這些演訓符合韓美繼續兩軍營級或其他小型演習的決定。南韓國防部長鄭景斗說，韓美擬在12月1日前，就明年的重大演習計畫做出決定。

《新聞辭典》

be inclined towards：動詞片語，或寫成be inclined to，使…傾向於（認為、贊同）。I’m inclined towards her view on the issue.（我傾向於贊同她對該議題的觀點。）

combined：形容詞，相加的、聯合（協同）的、化合的。The culprit was caught at last by the combined efforts of several passerbys.（該罪犯最終在幾名路人協力下被逮住。）

battalion：名詞，軍隊編制單位中的營。A battalion is a military unit consisting of three or more companies.（1個營是由至少3個連組成的軍隊單位。）