美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-05-20

 The impact of a U.S. B-52 bomber¹ striking deep in the Jordanian Desert. Ground forces open fire and advance on their target.

 

None of this is real, for now.

 

This is the fifth year of this joint² annual military exercise dubbed³ Eager Lion, but since last year's drill, things have significantly changed in the region.

 

In two of Jordan's neighboring countries–Iraq and Syria–ISIS emerged as a threat like no others this region has seen.

 

The common enemy brought some of the 18 nations that are part of this exercise into a coalition⁴ fighting the terror group.

 

While officials here say the training is pre-planned and not a reaction to current regional events, Eager Lion this year does seem more relevant than ever.

 

"Um, it's been a rough year and I don't think unfortunately we are going to see any rapid changes. This is going to be a long fight, but extremists, wherever you are, I think this exercise shows that the coalition will do what needs to do to combat them."

 

Jordan, a key U.S.-ally, has been at the forefront of the war on ISIS and earlier this year paid a heavy price for that with the brutal⁵ killing⁶ of one of its pilots captured by the group.

 

ISIS' latest gains in Ramadi mean it's tightening⁷ its grip on Anbar Province right on Jordan's eastern borders.

 

"I think there's always concern when we see movements of extremists and the fact that they're having successes no matter how limited, that is always a worrying for us. But I think that doesn't deter⁸ us from our job and our responsibility and we will continue to do what needs to be done."

 

The show of force ends with a special forces operation in the port of Aqaba. A glimpse into the diverse capabilities⁹ and readiness in the hope of overturning a very real security threat to this region.

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

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 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

8 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

9 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