军事英语翻译2012 (2).ppt

军事英语翻译 Military English translation Sentence 6 First, following World War II the United States assumed from Great Britain the mantle of the world’s leading democracy and principal guardian against attempts by imperial or totalitarian states to overturn the international order by subversion or force. Translation First, following World War II the United States assumed from Great Britain the mantle of the world’s leading democracy and principal guardian against attempts by imperial or totalitarian states to overturn the international order by subversion or force. Sentence 7 To be sure, US commanders worried that in the event of a war with the Soviet Union, the major American and allied bases would be at high risk of attack, as would US sea lines of communication.Fortunately, such a confrontation never occurred. Translation Sentence 8 To leverage the full potential of these munitions, the military began constructing battle networks to facilitate the speedy and accurate movement of targeting information from “sensor- to- shooter”, all the better to strike enemy forces and supporting elements with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Translation To leverage the full potential of these munitions, the military began constructing battle networks to facilitate the speedy and accurate movement of targeting information from “sensor- to- shooter”, all the better to strike enemy forces and supporting elements with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Sentence 9 Vertical launch systems (VLS) capable of carrying Tomahawk Land-Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAMs) proliferated aboard surface combatants and submarines alike, culminating in the conversion of several fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to cruise missile submarines (SSGNs), each capable of carrying up to 154 VLS tubes. Translation Sentence 10 Since the Taiwan Strait crisis of 1996, when the United States responded to aggressive Chinese behavior toward Taiwan by sailing two aircraft carriers into the Strait, China has move