万花筒 2012-04-28&04-30 美日达成驻日美军迁移协议

 The US military base of Japanese island Okinawa 's long been the source of tension between the two nations. Now a new agreement just unveiled to streamline¹ the US presence there could help to change all of that. Japan's foreign minister is optimistic. "The agreement contains strategy to deal with constantly changing peace and security environment. And also as we have been prioritizing the lessening² burden in Oakinowa, including the return of lands, we feel it's a positive and forward-moving agreement. "The revised deal will see 9000 US marine³ to leave Okinowa, just leave the half foot move to Guam with $3.1 billion of the Japanese founding, the rest will go to other places including Australia and Hawaii Japan is home to 47,000 US troops in total. The US presence in Okinowa has been a source of friction⁴ with local residents who claim of crime, noisy, and fatal accidents. The issue of moving the entire base to a new site in a less crowded location remains⁵ to be settled.

Paul Chapman, Reuters.

1 streamline   

vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化

参考例句：

• We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
• Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

2 lessening   

减轻，减少，变小

参考例句：

• So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少，她花多少，她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。

3 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。