2015考研英语阅读英国军队变化的力量
<p> <span word="LIEUTENANT">LIEUTENANT</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hiskind">hiskind</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>, <span word="thefourth">thefourth</span> <span word="battalion">battalion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Regiment">Regiment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneof">oneof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="deployments">deployments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="tourwhile">tourwhile</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="Mastiff">Mastiff</span> <span word="armoured">armoured</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>.</p><p> 克里斯托弗赫尔中尉是他所属兵种的最后一个人。这个25岁的年轻人选择加入的部队是苏格兰皇家第四部队，因为他了解到这是英国军队最后一次为阿富汗调度的部队之一。他站在六个轮子的装甲车上解释说：我想在可以的情况下获得一次实战的经历。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="outstation">outstation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Sterga">Sterga</span> 2 <span word="abovethe">abovethe</span> <span word="Helmand">Helmand</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Bastion">Bastion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ceasecombat">ceasecombat</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2014<span word="a">a</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="BarackObama">BarackObama</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="buffer">buffer</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span>2015 <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span>.</p><p> 在阿富汗南部的最后一个边哨所于五月份撤销。该哨所叫做斯特格，位于赫尔曼德河之上。堡垒军营是唯一留下的军事基地。这支军队将在2014年末取消在阿富汗的军事行动该日期是由奥巴马决定的。但是一位士兵也指出，这为2015年的大选提供了四个月的缓冲区。随着13年的军事活动落下帷幕，该部队将迅速转型。</p>
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