1、新闻报道的翻译 2US Missile Targets Iraqi Radar Site Washington: A United States Air Force F-16 fighter plane fired a missile at an Iraqi radar site after the jet was tracked electronically while in the “no-fly” zone over southern Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday.But the White House, explaining a long dela
2、y in announcing the strike, said it was unclear whether Iraqi radar has “locked on” to the plane on Saturday.,A Pentagon spokesman said the F-16 returned safely to its base in Saudi Arabia. It was not immediately known if the Iraqi site was damaged. The spokesman, confirming the strike about 18 hour
3、s after it occurred, said an investigation was under way. Iraq denied any such incident had taken place.,White House press secretary Mr Mike McCurry, traveling in Florida with the US President, said Mr Clinton had been briefed early on Saturday about the incident by a member of the National Security
4、 Council staff. “There are no indications of changes in the status of anti-missile deployment by Iraq”, Mr McCurry said. He referred reporters to the Pentagon for further details.,The Pentagon spokesman read from a statement that said the F-16 “fired a HARM (high-speed anti-radiation missile) at a r
5、adar site in southern Iraq after the aircraft was illuminated during a routine Southern Watch Mission”. The incident was first reported by The Washington Times. Only then was it acknowledged by the Pentagon and the White House.,Mr McCurry denied that the delay was designed to protect Mr Clinton from
6、 political fallout just before this weeks presidential election. But he struggled to explain why the incident had not been announced sooner, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he had assumed the Pentagon had announced it earlier in the day.,Asked about the delay, White House chief of staff
7、Mr Leon Panetta said “I think they were waiting to see whether he (the F-16 pilot) was locked on to (by Iraqi radar). They dont know the answer to that. ” The missile firing was the first of its kind since September 4, when Iraqi forces confronted US flyers twice as the US jets began their patrols o
8、ver an expanded no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft that Washington unilaterally declared the day before.,新闻报道的翻译US Missile Targets Iraqi Radar Site Washington: A United States Air Force F-16 fighter plane fired a missile at an Iraqi radar site and after the jet was tracked electronically while in the “n
9、o-fly” zone over southern Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday.美导弹击中伊拉克雷达基地华盛顿消息：昨日，五角大楼宣称：一架美空军F-16战斗机在伊拉克南部禁飞区被电子跟踪后，便向伊一雷达基地发射了一枚导弹。,But the White House, explaining a long delay in announcing the strike, said it was unclear whether Iraqi radar has “locked on” to the plane on Saturday. 但白宫拖了很久才公布解释这次
10、打击行动的原因：星期六还不清楚伊雷达是否已“锁定”了这架飞机。,A Pentagon spokesman said the F-16 returned safely to its base in Saudi Arabia. It was not immediately known if the Iraqi site was damaged. The spokesman, confirming the strike about 18 hours after it occurred, said an investigation, was under way. Iraq denied any suc
11、h incident had taken place. 五角大楼的一位发言人说，该F-16战斗机已安全返回设在沙特阿拉伯的美军基地，伊雷达站是否被摧毁尚不清楚。该发言人在这次打击行动发生18小时之后证实了此事，并说正在调查。伊拉克却矢口否认此事。,White House press secretary Mr. Mike McCurry, traveling in Florida with the US President, said Mr. Clinton had been briefed early on Saturday about the incident by a member of
12、the National Security Council staff.随同美国总统正在弗罗里达旅行的白宫新闻秘书迈克麦考利说：星期六上午，一位国家安全委员会工作人员已向克林顿先生简要汇报了此事。,“There are no indications of changes in the status of anti-missile deployment by Iraq”, Mr McCurry said. He referred reporters to the Pentagon for further details.“没有迹象表明伊反导弹部署情况有何变化，”麦考利说。详细情况请记者向五角大楼
13、询查。,The Pentagon spokesman read from a statement that said the F-16 “fired a HARM (high-speed anti-radiation missile) at a radar site in southern Iraq after the aircraft was illuminated during a routine Southern Watch Mission”. 这位五角大楼发言人宣读了一份声明说：这架F-16战斗机“在执行日常的南部警戒任务时遭到雷达跟踪后，才向伊南部一雷达基地发射了一枚高速反雷达哈姆导
14、弹。”,The incident was first reported by The Washington Times. Only then was it acknowledged by the Pentagon and the White House. 华盛顿时报先报道了这次事件，五角大楼和白宫这才承认。,Mr McCurry denied that the delay was designed to protect Mr Clinton from political fallout just before this weeks presidential election. But he s
15、truggled to explain why the incident had not been announced sooner, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he had assumed the Pentagon had announced it earlier in the day. 麦考利先生否认推迟公开此事是有意保护克林顿先生不要在本周总统选举之前引起政治纠纷。他竭力解释未早点公开这次事件的原因，并对驻第一空军的记者说，他还以为五角大楼那天早已公开了此事呢！,Asked about the delay, White Hou
16、se chief of staff Mr Leon Panetta said “I think they were waiting to see whether he (the F-16 pilot) was locked on to (by Iraqi radar). They dont know the answer to that. ” 当问及此次拖延报道时，白宫参谋长雷恩潘尼特说：“我想他们是等等看他（F-16战斗机飞行员）当时是否被锁定。他们不知道此事件的原委。”,The missile firing was the first of its kind since September 4, when Iraqi forces confronted US flyers twice as the US jets began their patrols over an expanded no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft that Washington unilaterally declared the day before. 当问及此次拖延报道时，白宫参谋长雷恩潘尼特说：“我想他们是等等看他（F-16战斗机飞行员）当时是否被锁定。他们不知道此事件的原委。”,
