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NATO Holds Joint Military Exercise with the US Near Ukraine

US and Polish forces publicly showed off the might of the West in a bilateral live-fire training exercise. This is the first look at American troops firing weapons on the ground in Poland since the war in Ukraine began.

The United States is a member of, and the largest contributor to NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is an alliance of North American and European countries. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, but the alliance has been supporting Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in late February. NATO’s support has come in the form of food supplies, medical supplies, and many different types of weapons to help Ukraine in its fight.

However, there's a limit to what NATO has been willing to do. For starters, it won't provide Ukraine with additional fighter jets, because Russia has said that it would be an escalation which would directly involve other countries in the conflict. Because Ukraine is not a NATO member, the alliance is not required to defend it. But, if Russia were to attack a NATO country, it would be in a war with the whole alliance. That's why NATO's military drills with US troops are designed to serve as a clear message of warning to Russia.

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[Sentence of the day]

A US official says approximately 11,000 US troops are deployed in this NATO country.

[Vocabulary words]

1. official
a person who has a position of responsibility in an organization

Ex: I’ve heard that government officials get paid a lot.
我聽說政府官員薪資豐厚。

2. troop
soldiers on duty in a large group

Ex: The King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery has returned.
國王的皇家騎炮兵團歸來了。

3. deploy
to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed

Ex: The US has made the decision to deploy more troops to the battlefield.
美國已決定向戰場部署更多軍隊。


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A US official says approximately 11,000 US troops are deployed in this NATO country.

A US official says approximately 11,000 US troops are deployed in this NATO country. 一個美國官員聲稱，有大約11,000名美軍部署在這個北約國家裡。
◆ NATO：北大西洋公約組織（北約）:
North Atlantic([ətˋlæntɪk]大西洋) Treaty(協定,協議n.) Organization
◆ approximately [əˋprɑksəmɪtlɪ] (adv.)大概,近乎
◆ official [əˋfɪʃəl]
(n.)官員,公務員;(公司,團體的)高層職員,幹事
(adj.)官員的,公務上的;官方的,法定的,正式的;擺官架子的,講究形式的
◆ troop [trup]
(n.)軍隊,部隊騎兵隊;一群,大量,許多;一隊的童子軍
(vi.)群集,集合;成群結隊地走
(adj.) 軍隊的;有關(或涉及)軍隊的
◆ deploy [dɪˋplɔɪ]
(vt.)使展開,使疏開;有效運用,發揮…的作用;部署,調動
(vi.)展開,部署

☺A US official says approximately 11,000 US troops are deployed in this NATO country.
某位美國官員表示，約有11,000個美國部隊部署在這個北約成員國裡。
【心得】希望戰爭快點落幕，疫情快點消失，不要再有人傷亡/生病！！！
■official [əˋfɪʃəl] (n.C)官員、公務員；(公司、團體的)高層職員、幹事、要員
(adj.)官員的；公務上的；官方的、法定的；正式的；公開的；公佈的；擺官架子的；講究形式的
■troop [trup] (n.C)軍隊、部隊；(尤指)裝甲兵部隊、騎兵部隊；一群、大量、許多[(+of)]；一隊的童子軍
(vi.)群集、集合[(+up/together)]；成群結隊地走
(adj.)軍隊的；有關(或涉及)軍隊的
■deploy [dɪˋplɔɪ] (vt.) 有效運用；發揮…的作用；調動、配置
(vi.&vt.)(使)展開；部署
■NATO [ˈne.to] (n.) [ + sing/pl verb]北大西洋公約組織(North Atlantic Treaty Organization的縮寫)

A US official says approximately eleven thousand US troops are deployed in this NATA country.

A US official says approximately 11,000 US troops are deployed in this NATO country.