VOA慢速英語：美國在伊拉克建立第一個全美火力基地

美國在伊拉克建議第一個全美火力基地

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

美國軍方在伊拉克建立了第一個全美火力基地

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

火力基地指交戰(zhàn)地區(qū)中一片區(qū)域，可向其他戰(zhàn)區(qū)集中供應(yīng)火力裝備。

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.

該基地建于伊拉克北部城市邁赫穆爾附近。現(xiàn)已向該基地派遣約200名美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊員。他們的任務(wù)是保護(hù)附近伊拉克軍事基地的美國顧問和伊拉克人民。

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.

一位美國發(fā)言人，史蒂夫·沃倫上校說：“這是我們第一次建立只有美國人的基地。”沃倫還說，派遣美國陸戰(zhàn)隊到只有美國人的基地是由于“空間局限”而做出的一個“戰(zhàn)略決策”。

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

伊拉克人正準(zhǔn)備奪回摩蘇爾。IS已經(jīng)控制該市近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.

該火力基地在前線之后，美果基地已經(jīng)遭遇襲擊。IS周一襲擊美國駐伊拉克基地，2名恐怖分子被擊斃，美軍無一人受傷。

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.

美軍陸戰(zhàn)隊中士路易斯·卡丹死于基地兩天之后，進(jìn)行了武器交易。在那次襲擊中，IS恐怖分子發(fā)射了兩個火箭。