2015年CRI 中央军委副主席会见美国二战老兵

 

Senior Chinese Military Official Meets US WWII Veteran

General Fan Changlong, vice¹ chair of China's Central Military Commission, has taken time out to laud² the contributions and sacrifices made by the United States and the American people during World War II.

"You represented the American people to help us fight the war against Japanese invasion, and I would like to convey through you our sincere gratitude³ to the American people for their immense support to China during the war 70 years ago."

Fan Changlong's comments have been made as part of his current tourto the United States.

As part of his trip, he's taken time out to meet directly with a surviving member of the US military squadron known as the "Flying Tigers."

91-year old J.V. Vinyard says he's amazed by the reverence⁴ people in China still have for his group's exploits during the war.

"I further appreciate the fact that even today, the Chinese people remember us so well. And when I go to China which I have been over five times and hoped to be there by September. I'm amazed at the people who showed interest in WWII and what the American did for China in WWII. And my assistance to the Chinese was one of my greatest moments of my life that I will never forget it."

The "Flying Tigers" was an American air squadron formed in 1941 to help Chinese forces fighting the Japanese during their invasion.

Vinyard and other American pilots were tasked with defending the so-called "Burma Road," which ran from today's Myanmar into Yunnan with American supplies for Chinese troops.

They have also been involved in flying "The Hump," which is the term the pilots used to refer to the treacherous⁵ flight over the Himalayas to transport military supplies from India to southwest China.

During the meeting, general Fan Changlong has also criticized the Japanese government over its "irresponsible remarks and practices".

"Shinzo Abe and the current Japanese government have never fully⁶ admitted to their war crimes like Germany has done. They deny the results of WWII, try to distort history, deny the history of comfort women and continue to visit the Yasukuni Shrine⁷. All these are firmly opposed by the Chinese people and all the people who oppose fascism around the world."

Meanwhile, Fan Changlong has overseen⁸ the signing of documents creating a direct communications link between the armies of China and the United States.

At the same time, the two sides have also committed to conduct land-based training exercises as early as next year.

Fan Changlong also says the Chinese side is preparing to sign-off on a new amendment⁹ to a previous accord on how to deal with air-to-air encounters.

Guan Youfei with China's Ministry¹⁰ of Defense¹¹ says the new arrangement will reduce the risk of miscalculations or accidents when aircraft from the two countries are operating in close proximity¹².

"The air-to-air annex¹³ needs further negotiations¹⁴. Both sides are working in the hope of completing related negotiations before August. In this way, the two armies will be subscribing¹⁵ to a single rule and regulation, be it vertically¹⁶ or horizontally, and achieving total security."

Fan Changlong is the most senior Chinese military leader to travel to Washington since President Xi Jinping took office in late 2012.

His week-long trip has seen him make stops at the Boeing factory in Seattle, as well as US military installations in California and Texas.

For CRI, I'm Qian Shanming.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 laud   

n.颂歌；v.赞美

参考例句：

• Kathy was very pleased to have graduated cum laud in her class.凯西在班上以优等成绩毕业，她为此而非常高兴。
• We laud him a warmhearted man.我们称赞他是个热心人。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 reverence   

n.敬畏，尊敬，尊严；Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称；v.尊敬，敬畏，崇敬

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。

5 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

8 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

9 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 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。

12 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

13 annex   

vt.兼并，吞并；n.附属建筑物

参考例句：

• It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
• The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

14 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

15 subscribing   

v.捐助( subscribe的现在分词 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• I am subscribing for some of the books of a book club. 我预订了几本这家书刊俱乐部出版的书。 来自辞典例句
• I am glad to have such a pleasant opportunity of subscribing myself. 今后益望努力前途，为国效力。 来自互联网

16 vertically   

adv.垂直地

参考例句：

• Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线，以便制作图表。
• The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。