VOA慢速英語: 女性希望能夠加入游騎兵隊伍

About 20 women will enter the U.S. Army Ranger School for the first time on April 20. The school has one of the most difficult training programs for soldiers. But a new Army survey shows that many male soldiers are unhappy about it.

大約有20名女性將于4月20日進入美國陸軍游騎兵學(xué)校，這也是女性首次進陸軍游騎兵學(xué)校。這所學(xué)校有著最為嚴格的士兵訓(xùn)練項目。但是新的軍隊調(diào)查顯示許多男性士兵對這一項目表示并不滿意。

The Army says Rangers "conduct airborne and air assault operations, seizing key terrain such as airfields, destroying strategic facilities, and capturing or killing enemies of the nation."

官方表示游騎兵負責空降和空中打擊行動;占領(lǐng)有利地形，例如機場;摧毀戰(zhàn)略措施并抓捕或者擊斃敵人。

The training at Ranger School is "physically and mentally grueling." Less than half of the male soldiers who begin the training complete it. During the 62-day-long course, soldiers train in the jungle, mountains and swamps. The course is designed to simulate combat. They often eat just one meal a day and may not sleep for days. They lose an average of 15 to 20 pounds during the course.

游騎兵培訓(xùn)學(xué)校的訓(xùn)練系統(tǒng)是身心俱疲的。一半以下的男性士兵完成了整套訓(xùn)練程序。在長達62天的訓(xùn)練過程里，士兵們在叢林，山區(qū)和沼澤中接受訓(xùn)練。訓(xùn)練項目內(nèi)容為模擬戰(zhàn)斗。士兵們經(jīng)常一天僅吃一頓飯，有可能幾天都不能睡覺。訓(xùn)練過程能讓他們平均體重減少15到20磅。

The women who will enter the Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia have already completed a 16-day-long course called Ranger Training Assessment Course, or RTAC. The course includes some of the same physical challenges as the Ranger School. It also includes testing of a soldier's ability to lead others. The Army says more than half of those who complete RTAC finish Ranger training.

這些即將邁進格魯吉亞佐治亞州本寧堡游騎兵學(xué)校的女性士兵已經(jīng)完成了16天的游騎兵管理培訓(xùn)可能，簡稱RTAC。課程包括一些跟游騎兵學(xué)校一樣困難的物理挑戰(zhàn)。同樣還包括士兵領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力測試。軍方表示通過RTAC訓(xùn)練的人一半以上都完成了整個游騎兵訓(xùn)練。

Letting women enter Ranger training is part of the U.S. military's larger effort to open many jobs to women that they have historically not been allowed to perform. Women are not permitted to hold some of the most dangerous jobs, including infantry and Special Forces, like Rangers, SEALs and Green Berets.

允許女性加入游騎兵訓(xùn)練項目也是美國軍隊為女性增加就業(yè)機會的重要決定，此前這項決定從沒實施過。女性不允許參與一些最危險的工作，包括步兵和特種部隊，例如游騎兵，海豹突擊隊和綠色貝雷帽。

In 2012, then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered American military services to open all of their jobs to women unless they can show why women cannot perform them. If the military wants to ban women from some jobs, they must ask for permission from the Secretary of Defense, who will make the final decision.

2012年，國防部長帕內(nèi)塔下令向女性敞開大門，允許女性加入所有美國軍事工作。除非有事實證明女性不能勝任。如果軍方想要對女性進行某些工作上的限制，其必須得到國防部長的允許。而國防部長則是最終做決定的人。

On April 6, the Associated Press reported that male soldiers serving in the special operations forces do not believe women can be Rangers. They fear that standards will be lowered so that women can meet them. They believe political leaders are forcing the military to do what it does not want to do.

4月6號，美聯(lián)社報道稱特種部隊有男性士兵不相信女性有能力成為游騎兵。他們擔心這樣會降低士兵標準，他們認為政治領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人是在逼迫軍隊做一些不想做的事情。

The news report came from a survey that has not yet been released by the Army, but the news agency was able to read it. The AP reported that about 9,000 soldiers answered questions in the survey.

這一新聞報道來自一項調(diào)查，這一調(diào)查尚未被軍方發(fā)布，但是新聞報道可以播出。美聯(lián)社報道稱大約有9000名士兵參與了此項調(diào)查。

Even if some women complete the Ranger course, they will not be able to join one of the Army's four Ranger units because they are open only to men. Some believe only soldiers who are members of a Ranger unit are true Rangers. But the Army tells VOA that any women who graduate from the course on June 18th will be considered Rangers, the first in the history of the U.S. Army.

即使一些女性士兵通過了整套游騎兵訓(xùn)練項目，她們也不會成為軍方四個游騎兵隊伍的成員，因為這些隊伍只允許男性士兵加入。一些人認為只有游騎兵成員才是真正的游騎兵。但是軍方對VOA表示任何在6月18號通過訓(xùn)練課程畢業(yè)的女性都會被考慮成為游騎兵，這也是美國軍事歷史上的首次突破。

I'm Jim Tedder.

Christopher Jones-Cruise wrote this story from Washington. Hai Do was the editor.

Ranger School's first week

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Words in This Story

survey – n. an activity in which many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to gather information about what most people do or think about something

terrain – n. land of a particular kind

grueling – adj. very difficult; requiring great effort

swamp – n. land that is always wet and often partly covered with water

simulate – v. to look, feel or behave like (something)