VOA标准英语2014--贝里达尔返回前线部队

 

AS IT IS 2014-07-17 Bergdahl Returns to Active Duty 贝里达尔返回前线部队

American soldier Bowe Bergdahl has returned to active duty in the United States Army.  The Taliban in Afghanistan kidnapped and held Sergeant¹ Bergdahl for five years.

An Army spokesman said Monday that Sergeant Bergdahl has completed the final part of the recovery process.  He said the soldier is being sent to a U.S. Army base near San Antonio in the southern state of Texas, where he can, in the spokesman’s words, "contribute to the mission."

A U.S. Defense² Department spokesman said Sergeant Bergdahl will be doing administrative³ work.  The Army said an investigation⁴ continues into the facts surrounding his disappearance⁵ and capture.

Military officials say he walked away from his base in Afghanistan in 2009. Some of his former military workers say he willingly left his group, or unit.

The Afghan Taliban released the sergeant May 31 in a prisoner exchange.   The U.S. released five Taliban leaders held in U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  The exchange caused intense debate. The Taliban detainees were sent to Qatar. The Qatari government has said it will watch the five men for a year.

 Sergeant Bergdahl was examined at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, after his release. He later was moved to a military hospital at Fort Sam Houston in Texas for treatment.  Reports say he will live in military housing at the base in Texas.

Sergeant Bergdahl’s release led to celebration in the United States.  But that turned into a political debate about whether he had left his post and whether the prisoner exchange should have taken place.

1 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

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 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。