【原】“互联网+”时代的英语阅读：the drawdown of U.S. forces

“互联网+”时代的英语阅读：the drawdown of U.S. forces 

一、“英语阅读”的收获

“阅读”下面英语，能有以下4点收获足矣！其它的可以忽略，更没必要全文一字不漏“译”成中文“读懂”：只会做一个“中文翻译机器”式的“英语阅读”意义不大，想知道里面英语“说什么”直接用微信扫描“翻译”，中文就出来了，根本没必要“再读”那英语。但是，后果是可怕的：你“懂”的还是中文，英语不懂还是不懂，什么都没改变。

1）读到 who assisted American forces时，我“纳闷儿”了一下：咦，怎么说 American forces，而不是 American military,or troops呢？

再往下“读”：Okay.I got you.If you say who assisted American forces,you can also say  who assisted American troops.They're the same.

英语阅读就是英语口语。

2) Okay.I got you.If you decline to do or say somethingsomething,you refuse it in a polite way/politely.If you refuse to do or say something,you say.NO to it in a strong way,or manner.

很多人见英语，“只会说”中文，不会说英语，这就好比挂空挡油门：费油车不动。

3) the drawdown of U.S. forces

读到这里也“挺纳闷儿”的，读到下面，又是Okay.I see了：

Omay.I got you.The drawdown of U.S. forces means the withdrawal of U.S. forces.But it's a bew word for me.

一回生二回熟，下次你也会follow suit跟着the drawdown of U.S. forces，the drawdown of U.S. forces了。

二、下面的英语你“怎么读”？

U.S. to relocate Afghan translators out of Afghanistan: White House

Translators and other Afghanis who assisted American forces1) during the war will be relocated to foreign countries while their U.S. visa applications are processed, the White House said on Friday, declining2) to give further details.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki also told reporters that the drawdown3) of U.S. forces from Afghanistan was expected to be completed by the end of August.

Also on Friday, President Joe Biden said the withdrawal of U.S. troops is "on track,"4) but they will not leave the country in the next few days.

Biden in April ordered all U.S. forces to leave Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that drew the United States into its longest war.

His latest remarks came after American troops had left a major military base in Afghanistan. 

A spokesperson for the Afghan Defense Ministry confirmed that all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan had evacuated the Bagram Airfield near Kabul on Friday, handing over the largest coalition base to Afghan government troops.  

But the security situation in the war-torn country has deteriorated as Taliban militants continue heavy fighting against government forces and have gained ground since the drawdown of U.S. troops began on May 1.