Visiting the drill ground for "Peace Mission 2007"

时间：2007-08-03 02:45:01

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Chinanews, Chelyabinsk, Aug 3 – Anyone who visits Chelyabinsk now might feel puzzled when they see that a village has appeared overnight on an empty land that stretches to the end of the horizon. Actually, this is not a village but the drill ground for the "Peace Mission 2007" military drill to be jointly2 conducted by Chinese and Russian soldiers. It had taken two months to build the drill ground.

 

In a few days, the joint1 military drill will be conducted here. In the military drill, 250 Russian soldiers will act as terrorists who will kidnap 200 civilians3, acted also by Russian soldiers, as hostages. Chinese soldiers and soldiers from the other five member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will launch attacks to rescue the hostages.

 

Accompanied by a Russian military spokesman, this reporter traveled a dozen miles to arrive at the drill ground on Wednesday.

 

This reporter saw that a two-tier reviewing stand had been built on the ground. Workers were giving finishing touches to the stand. Some tents, of different sizes, were placed in a line behind the reviewing stand at the left side, where messages about the drill would be announced. When the drill takes place, about fifty computers and Internet access service will be provided at the reviewing stand and reporters can send the manuscripts to keep people back home posted on the latest developments of the drill, said the Russian military spokesman.

 

He pointed4 at an unfinished tent and told this reporter that it would be used for holding a press briefing when the drill ended. By then, defense5 ministers from the six member countries of the SCO would answer questions raised by reporters.

 

Before the drill formally begins, soldiers from the six countries will conduct joint exercises three times. When the drill is wrapped up, the drill ground will be used as the training ground for Russian soldiers to practice anti-terrorist exercises.

 

This reporter also visited the camping sites and accommodation places for the soldiers of the six countries. At the camping site for Chinese soldiers, this reporter saw that every tent was labeled with Chinese characters telling people what the tent was used for. This reporter noticed there were some field hospitals set up on the drilling ground, whose doctors, when necessary, could do minor6 surgeries in the tents. In the dining tent, this reporter saw that bread and juice were already placed on the table.

 
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1 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
3 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
4 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
5 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
6 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

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