The Ministry of Defence says the last British plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats has taken off from Kabul airport ending Britain’s 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan.
The ministry of defence 国防部
defence英式拼法
armed forces personnel 武装人员
Armed Police Forces Personal 武警部队
Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy 武装力量
the armed forces overarching personnel strategy, AFOPS 武装力量全面人员策略
To work in personnel 在人事部工作
diplomats 外交官 外交家
Take off from 请假离开 从逃脱 从…起飞
ending Britain’s 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan 结束了英国在阿富汗20年的军事介入
457 British service personnel lost their lives during the conflict.
service personnel服务人员 维修人员
The Public Service Personnel公务员
Rear Service personne 后勤人员
during the conflict在冲突中 冲突中
Lost live 失去生命
Lost one’s will to live=lost the will to live=lost one’s desire to live 失去活下去的念头 丧失生存的念头
President Biden has warned that another attack on Kabul airport is highly likely this weekend as many as 170 people including 13 U.S. service personnel were killed in the Islamic State attack on Thursday.
Highly likely 极有可能;很可能;极可能;高度可能
As many as… (用于数字之前表示数目极大)多达…
Islamic state 伊斯兰国袭击
Two IS members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the U.S.
a retaliatory drone strike 报复性无人机袭击
Drone through the nigh the sky飞过夜空
The droning murmur of the one’s voice 某人喋喋不休的低语声
dim-witted drones 愚笨的寄生虫
The governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana has warned that hurricane Ida may be one of the strongest storms to hit the state in over 150 years.
The governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana 美国路易斯安那州州长
hurricane Ida飓风艾达
in over超过
be phased in over two years 在两年内逐步实行 展开
be phased out逐步 废除
Winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in Louisiana on Sunday.
Winds of around 130 miles per hour风速约为每小时13英里
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