《中英對照讀新聞》 US senator slams Trump administration after report of possible troop reduction in South Korea／傳可能裁減駐韓美軍 美聯邦參議員抨擊川普政府

美國內布拉斯加州共和黨聯邦參議員薩斯，5月5日在聯邦參議院情報委員會出席一場提名聽證會。（美聯社檔案照）

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According to The Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon presented the White House with options for reducing the U.S. force presence in March.

根據華爾街日報，五角大廈3月向白宮上呈了裁減美國駐軍的選項。

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"This kind of strategic incompetence is Jimmy Carter-level weak." Sen. Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement. Around 28,500 American troops are currently stationed in South Korea.

聯邦參議員兼參院情報特別委員會成員薩斯在聲明中說，「這種種戰略上的無能是（美國前總統）吉米．卡特層級的軟弱」。約2萬8500名美軍目前駐紮在南韓。

Carter pledged as a presidential candidate in 1976 to withdraw U.S. troops from South Korea. Upon taking office the following year, he ordered a review of options to execute the plan. Faced with opposition from within his own Democratic Party, he ultimately abandoned the goal in 1979.

卡特1976年做為總統候選人時，承諾從南韓撤離美軍。翌年一就任，他就下令檢討執行該計畫的選項。在面臨其所屬的民主黨黨內反對下，他最終於1979年放棄該目標。

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present someone with something：片語，向（給）某人提交（提出、呈獻、授予、贈送）某物。The teacher presented his students with a question.（該老師給他的學生出了一道題目。）

presence：名詞，一批軍隊（警力）、出席（在場、存在、出現）、面（眼）前。The United Nations has maintained a presence in the region for quite some time.（聯合國已派部隊在該地區駐紮相當長時間。）

faced with：片語，面對（臨）。He is faced with a difficult choice.（他面臨一個困難抉擇。）

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