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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: It's been 70 years since NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed. The world's changed a lot since then. The NATO alliance has grown a lot since then. And yesterday's visit by its leader to the U.S. capital is our first subject on today's show.

Even though the United States was a founding member of NATO in 1949, Wednesday was the first time that a NATO secretary general ever addressed the U.S. House and Senate.

During a speech that promoted the organization itself and the unity¹ of its members, Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged that NATO countries have their disagreements. But he said they've overcome them in the past, and they'll have to do it again, because the challenges that NATO faces can't be addressed by one country alone.

JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO SECRETARY GENERAL: Questions are being asked on both sides of Atlantic about the strength of our partnership². And yes, there are differences. This is democracy. Open discussions and different views is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of strength.

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: What is NATO? Why is it important and what's its future?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a political and military alliance established in 1949 that seeks to promote stability in the North Atlantic area.

HARRY³ TRUMAN, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: It is the will of the people of the world for our freedom and for our peace.

NIC ROBERTSON: Led my Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, there are 29 member countries, and its HQ is in Brussels. NATO doesn't have its own troops, but relies on contributions of forces from its member countries.

At NATO's core is Article V, which states an attack on one member is an attack on all NATO allies.

The collective defense⁴ principle was to protect Western European nations against the Soviet⁵ Union. But when the Soviet Union collapsed⁶, NATO's new tasks ranged from being a bulwark⁷ against Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan to fighting human trafficking and intercepting⁸ refuges in the Mediterranean⁹.

NATO is still extremely active, with some 4,000 U.S. troops in Poland and the Baltic states, and tens of thousands on 48-hour standby, bolstering¹⁰ NATO's allies and sending a clear message to Russia.

AZUZ: Secretary General Stoltenberg's speech on Wednesday came a day after he met with U.S. President Donald Trump¹¹ at the White House. And Stoltenberg referred to the American leader in his speech. President Trump has been skeptical¹² of NATO in the past.

The defense alliance recommends its members spend at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense. Only seven out of 29 actually do that. The U.S. does and Stoltenberg credits President Trump with getting other members to spend more.

Despite that and other international disagreements over its policies, NATO has lasted longer than any other defense alliance in recorded history, and several international analysts¹³ say it's the most successful alliance too.

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

6 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

7 bulwark   

n.堡垒，保障，防御

参考例句：

• That country is a bulwark of freedom.那个国家是自由的堡垒。
• Law and morality are the bulwark of society.法律和道德是社会的防御工具。

8 intercepting   

截取（技术），截接

参考例句：

• The police had been intercepting my mail, ie reading it before it was delivered. 警方一直截查我的邮件。
• We've been intercepting radio transmissions from Moscow. 我们已从莫斯科拦截到无线电信号。

9 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

10 bolstering   

v.支持( bolster的现在分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？ 来自辞典例句
• He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句

11 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

12 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

13 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。