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The US president, Donald Trump¹, has announced more American troops will be sent to Afghanistan to fight against the resurgent Taliban. Mr Trump warned a rapid exit would create a vacuum for terrorists. The Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, has welcomed Mr Trump's plan — calling it part of the joint² struggle to rid the region of terrorism.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布向阿富汗增派美军，以对抗卷土重来的塔利班。特朗普警告称，美军从阿富汗匆忙撤军会为恐怖分子创造真空状态。阿富汗总统阿什拉夫·加尼表示，他欢迎特朗普的计划，并称这是将恐怖主义赶出该地区的联合对抗的一部分。

Crossbench senator Nick Xenophon has signalled he will support the federal government's plan to drug test new welfare recipients³. The two-year trial will involve testing five thousand new job seekers across three locations, including Western Sydney. Labor⁴ and the Greens are opposing the plan.

中立参议员尼克·辛鲁风表示，他将支持联邦政府对新福利受惠者进行药物检验的计划。这是为期两年的试行计划，将对西悉尼等三个地点的5000名新求职者进行测试。工党和绿党反对这项计划。

The remains⁵ of some of the missing sailors involved in a collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker⁶ east of Singapore yesterday have been found. 10 sailors have been missing since the crash. The US Navy has ordered a worldwide operational pause of its fleet to investigate the incident.

昨天，美国海军驱逐舰“约翰·麦凯恩”号在新加坡东部海域与一艘油轮相撞，目前部分失踪船员的遗体已被发现。这起撞船事故造成10名船员失踪。美国海军下令在全球范围暂停海军行动，并对这起事件进行调查。

And millions of people across the United States have witnessed the country's first coast to coast solar eclipse in almost 100 years. A huge shadow cast by the moon passing in front of the sun was seen clearly across 14 states. It's believed to be the most observed and, most photographed eclipse in history.

全美数百万人观看了美国近100年来的首次日全食景观。月球的巨大阴影遮挡住太阳，美国14个州都能清楚地看到这一奇观。据悉，这是有史以来观看和拍摄人数最多的一次日全食景观。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

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。

6 tanker   

n.油轮

参考例句：

• The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
• Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。