
Donald Trump has said he is scaling back(缩减,减少规模) joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring(威慑,阻止) North Korea, despite military officials from both countries warning that Kim Jong-un’s regime(政权,政体) is learning new battlefield tactics(战术,策略) from the Ukraine war.
唐纳德·特朗普表示,他正在缩减旨在威慑朝鲜的美韩联合军事演习,尽管两国军方官员警告称,金正恩政权正从乌克兰战争中学习新的战场战术。
The drills under Ulchi Freedom Shield(美韩年度联合军演“乙支自由之盾”), one of two main annual exercises(演习,操练) held by South Korea and the US, start on Monday and run until 27 August.
作为美韩两国每年举行的两项主要演习之一的“乙支自由之盾”演习于周一开始,持续至8月27日。
They were expected to involve about 18,000 South Korean troops, alongside(与……一起,在旁边) US forces and personnel from 11 of the 18 member states of the United Nations Command (UNC), the multinational body that oversees(监督,监管) the 1953 armistice(停战协定) that halted(使停止,阻止) hostilities(敌对行动,战争状态) of the Korean war.
演习预计将涉及约1.8万名韩国军人,以及美军和联合国军司令部(UNC)18个成员国中11国的军事人员。联合国军司令部是监督1953年《朝鲜战争停战协定》的多国机构,该协定终止了朝鲜战争的敌对行动。