VOA标准英语2009年-US Military Prepares to Help With Inaugural Sec

The U.S. military is providing more than 30,000 troops to help with security during Tuesday's presidential inauguration¹ and to be ready to respond to any emergency.
　
Members of the Armed Forces Inaugural² Committee attend a large-scale map exercise at the DC Armory³ in Washington, 18 Dec. 2008

About 18,000 troops will have specific jobs to help police deal with the millions of people expected to flood into downtown Washington to see the inauguration ceremony and parade. They will provide such services as communications, healthcare and transportation by land, air and on the Potomac River. The military will also provide bomb-sniffing dogs, explosives disposal units and teams to deal with any release of radiation, or chemical or biological toxins⁴.

Local police have such capabilities⁵, but need more of them during an event of this magnitude.

Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman says another 14,000 troops will be on stand-by status in and near the city, ready to respond to any emergency.

"In the unlikely event that there should be some sort of crisis that requires some sort of consequence management, we will have the forces and the skills readily available to assist law enforcement [authorities] in any type of activity like that," he said.
　
National Guard prepares for 2009 presidential inauguration

Under U.S. law, active-duty troops cannot engage directly in domestic law enforcement, so the majority of the troops on duty in Washington on Inauguration Day will be from the National Guard. The Guard works under the authority of state governors, and is allowed to do law enforcement in special circumstances.

In addition to the troops on the ground, Whitman says the military will provide what he called "active deterrence," including combat air patrols over the city and control of the region's airspace.

1 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

2 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

3 armory   

n.纹章，兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO's armory in the future.核武器将来在北约的军械中会起较次要的作用。
• Every March the Armory Show sets up shop in New York.每年三月，军械博览会都会在纽约设置展场。

4 toxins   

n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. 海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
• Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body. 大部分毒素被自然排出体外。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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