国际英语资讯:U.S. committed to fighting terrorism: Defense Secretary
<p><span word="WEST">WEST</span> <span word="POINT">POINT</span>, <span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>, <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 936 <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="cadets">cadets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>, <span word="aboutn">aboutn</span> 96 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span> <span word="River">River</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="underscores">underscores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="school">school</span>," <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> 22 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="murderers">murderers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="warp">warp</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 20, <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salient">salient</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="ethically">ethically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fiercely">fiercely</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span>, '<span word="America">America</span>.'"</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="watching">watching</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="By">By</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1802. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="enrollment">enrollment</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,348. <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bachelor">Bachelor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="lieutenants">lieutenants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Army">Army</span>.</p>
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