Yemen Vows to Protect Foreign Diplomats

　　Yemen's defence minister says the country's military will take all measures to ensure the safety of foreign diplomatic missions in the country.

 

　　Defense¹ Minister Brigadier Mohammad Nasser Ahmad:

 

　　"The embassies have moved some of their citizens, but we can make sure that they will remain in Sanaa and not move from Sanaa at all. The threats are a kind of campaign and also a kind of psychological war."

 

　　Earlier, Yemeni authorities claimed to have foiled plots by al-Qaida to take over key cities in southern Yemen and attack strategic ports and gas facilities.

 

　　The Yemeni government has criticized the U.S and other countries for evacuating² some of their embassy staff.

 

　　The U.S flew some non-essential embassy staff out of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa earlier in the week and extended closures until Saturday.

 

　　Several other countries including Britain and Germany have also evacuated³ some of their staff with France maintaining their embassy closure until Sunday.

1 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。

2 evacuating   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
• Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

3 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。