美国在伊拉克建议第一个全美火力基地

The U.S. military has built the first all-American fire base in Iraq.

美国军方在伊拉克建立了第一个全美火力基地

A fire base is an area in a war zone where artillery can be massed to provide firepower in support of other military units.

火力基地指交战地区中一片区域，可向其他战区集中供应火力装备。

The fire base is near the town of Makhmur, in northern Iraq. About 200 U.S. Marines have been assigned to the base. Their mission is to protect American advisers and Iraqis who are at a nearby Iraqi military base.

该基地建于伊拉克北部城市迈赫穆尔附近。现已向该基地派遣约200名美国海军陆战队员。他们的任务是保护附近伊拉克军事基地的美国顾问和伊拉克人民。

An American spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, said: “This is the first time that we’ve established a spot that’s only American.” Warren continued to say deploying the Marines to a U.S.-only base was “a tactical decision” made “because of space” restrictions.

一位美国发言人，史蒂夫·沃伦上校说：“这是我们第一次建立只有美国人的基地。”沃伦还说，派遣美国陆战队到只有美国人的基地是由于“空间局限”而做出的一个“战略决策”。

The Iraqis are preparing an offensive to capture Mosul. The town has been occupied by the Islamic State for nearly two years.

伊拉克人正准备夺回摩苏尔。IS已经控制该市近2年。

The fire base is behind the front lines, and the American base has been attacked. Islamic State fighters fired small arms at the base Monday. Two IS fighters were killed. No Americans were wounded.

该火力基地在前线之后，美果基地已经遭遇袭击。IS周一袭击美国驻伊拉克基地，2名恐怖分子被击毙，美军无一人受伤。

The arms exchange took place two days after U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Louis Cardin was killed at the base. IS fighters fired two rockets during that assault.

美军陆战队中士路易斯·卡丹死于基地两天之后，进行了武器交易。在那次袭击中，IS恐怖分子发射了两个火箭。

The U.S. military has built the first all-American fire base in Iraq.

A fire base is an area in a war zone where artillery can be massed to provide firepower in support of other military units.

The fire base is near the town of Makhmur, in northern Iraq. About 200 U.S. Marines have been assigned to the base. Their mission is to protect American advisers and Iraqis who are at a nearby Iraqi military base.

An American spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, said: “This is the first time that we’ve established a spot that’s only American.” Warren continued to say deploying the Marines to a U.S.-only base was “a tactical decision” made “because of space” restrictions.

The Iraqis are preparing an offensive to capture Mosul. The town has been occupied by the Islamic State for nearly two years.

The fire base is behind the front lines, and the American base has been attacked. Islamic State fighters fired small arms at the base Monday. Two IS fighters were killed. No Americans were wounded.

The arms exchange took place two days after U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Louis Cardin was killed at the base. IS fighters fired two rockets during that assault.

I’m Jim Dresbach.

Words in This Story

firepower – n. the amount or strength of military weapons that can be used against an enemy

mission – n. a specific military or naval task

tactical – adj. used for a specific plan that is created to achieve a particular goal in war

assault – n. a military attack