1·The Defense Secretary gave an upbeat assessment of the war so far.
国防部长对迄今为止的战事进行了乐观的评价。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·We still have a job to do and responsibilities there," said the defense secretary.
我们还有工作要做，还有责任。
3·The defense secretary hinted late last week that he saw a possible end in sight to the nearly 10-year-old war, thanks to security gains in the past year and a half.
上星期晚些时候盖茨暗示说，他看到将近10年之久的阿富汗战争可能结束，这要归功于过去一年半来在安全方面取得的成果。
4·The U.S. Defense Secretary said no decision has been made to call off the operation, dubbed Caring Response, but he said it may be matter of days before the ships are called back.
盖茨说，目前还没有决定取消这个名叫“关怀反应”的行动。 不过，他说，也许再过几天这些军舰就将被撤回。
5·"Our Navy can carry twice as many aircraft at sea as all the rest of the world combined," outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates pointed out last year.
“我们海军在海上可搭载飞机的总数量，是世界其他海军搭载飞机数量总和的两倍。”美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨去年就曾指出过。
6·Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met her Polish counterpart, Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, for more talks on a possible Polish role in a U.S. regional missile defense system in Europe.
美国国务卿赖斯会见了波兰外长斯考斯基，双方就波兰在美国于欧洲设置地区导弹防御系统中可能发挥的作用进一步商谈。
7·Yukio Edano, the chief cabinet secretary and the spokesman for the rescue efforts, has become an Internet hero, and rescue efforts by the Self-Defense Forces are praised.
内阁官房长官和援救努力的发言人枝野幸男已成为互联网上的英雄，而自卫队的援救努力也受到了赞扬。
8·Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met her Polish counterpart, Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, for more talks on a possible Polish role in a U. S. regional missile defense system in Europe.
美国国务卿赖斯会见了波兰外长斯考斯基，双方就波兰在美国于欧洲设置地区导弹防御系统中可能发挥的作用进一步商谈。
9·Last week, U. s. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U. s. would honor its mutual defense treaty with its ally, the Philippines.
上星期美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿说美国切实履行与菲律宾盟国的共同防御条约。
10·OK, Fred Brooks and I had been asked to brief the Secretary of Defense, and that gave me an excuse.
嗯，是弗雷德布鲁克斯和我被要求做简报，这给了我一个借口。