英语新闻听写 美向英出售海神海上巡逻机

The U.S. government has approved the sale of up to nine Boeing Co P-8A Poseidon maritime¹ patrol planes to Britain.

经美国政府批准，9架波音P-8A“海神”海上巡逻机将向英国出售。

The U.S. Defense² Department added on Friday that the deal is valued at $3.2 billion.

周五，美国防部称总价值为32亿美元。

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees³ foreign arms sales, notified Congress about the potential sale on Thursday.

周四，国防安全合作署向国会告知出售计划，安全合作署对对外军售进行监督。

Lawmakers now have 15 days to block the sale although such action is unlikely given close ties between the United States and the UK.

目前，国会有15天否决时间，但因英美关系亲密，此举不太可能出现。

The proposed sale will enhance Britain's capabilities⁴ to provide national defense and contribute to NATO and coalition⁵ operations.

此次军售将大大提高英军国防实力，并将在北约和联合行动中发挥重要作用。

1 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

2 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。

3 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

4 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。