1·"You have to be realistic," says a diplomat in Kabul. "We are not going to be sending troops and spending money forever."
“你得现实点，”喀布尔的外交官说，“我们不可能永远往阿富汗派军，也不可能一直在阿富汗花钱。”
2·Blair's "muscular interventionism" involved sending troops to fight in four serious conflicts - Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.
布莱尔的“强势干涉主义”导致英国出兵海外4个冲突严重的地区——塞拉利昂、科索沃、伊拉克和阿富汗。
3·The U.S. is sending additional troops to the region.
美国正在往该地区派遣额外的部队。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.
华盛顿有派兵的谣传。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·So far that has involved sending 30, 000 extra troops, strenuous efforts to reduce civilian casualties and the clearing out of insurgents from Marja, an area in Helmand.
迄今为止，该计划已派遣了额外的三万民士兵，积极努力减少平民伤害，并肃清来自赫尔曼得省马尔贾地区的武装分子。
6·Some analysts however question the wisdom of sending more troops, arguing that a larger foreign military presence runs the risk of being seen as an occupying force.
但是一些分析家对增兵是否明智产生质疑，他们指出更庞大的外军数量会因为被视为占领军而带来风险。
7·A Gallup poll showed that American support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low, with 42% of respondents saying that sending American troops to the country had been a mistake.
一项盖洛普民意测验显示，美国人对阿富汗战争支持率创下新低，42%的被访者表示，把美军派往阿富汗是个错误。
8·Sending tens of thousands more American troops could cost tens of billions of dollars extra each year-more than Afghanistan's entire GDP.
数万人的增兵可能导致每年数百亿的额外支出——这个数字超过了阿富汗人全年的GDP。
9·Yes, by sending more troops, he did more-or-less the right thing eventually.
是的，阿富汗增兵，或许他最终还是做了正确的决定。
10·And 51% say they would oppose sending more troops to the conflict.
51%的表示反对向阿富汗增兵。