NBC晚间新闻 美军牺牲军士阿特金斯获最高荣誉

Raised under Montana big skies, Army Staff Sergeant¹ Travis Adkins was born to be a soldier. Dedicated² to being an infantry³ soldier. He fought in the 2003 Iraq invasion, came home, went to college. But it wasn't enough. He realized that the army was his calling. He deployed⁴ back to Iraq this time supporting the Army's Elite⁵ Delta⁶ Force. On June 1st, 2007, Staff Sergeant Atkins spotted⁷ two insurgents⁸ wearing explosive vests.

With his bare hands he pinned one to the ground absorbing the blasts. Sergeant Adkins lost his life but saved three others. His son Trevor was just 11 years old. My dad did something great, you know, it's not that he's gone. He did something fantastic and it needs to be remembered. And today he was, getting the nation's highest honor for his ultimate sacrifice.

陆军参谋军士特拉维斯·阿特金斯在蒙大纳州的天空下长大，他注定要成为一名军人。他致力于成为一名步兵。他参加了2003年的伊拉克战争。然后他回到家，去上了大学。但是这还不够。他意识到参军是他的使命。这一次，他被派回伊拉克，支援美国陆军精锐的三角洲部队。2007年6月1日，阿特金斯发现两名叛乱分子穿着爆炸背心。他赤手空拳把一名叛乱分子按在地上，吸收着爆炸的能量。阿特金斯军士失去了他的生命，但是他拯救了其他三人的生命。当时他的儿子特雷弗只有11岁。我的父亲做了一件伟大的事，他并未离开我们。他做了件很棒的事，需要被人们铭记。今天他确实被人们铭记了，他因自己的最终牺牲而获得国家最高荣誉。

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 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 infantry   

n.[总称]步兵(部队)

参考例句：

• The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
• We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

6 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

7 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

8 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网