一向保持中立的芬蘭、瑞典在目睹了俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭的殘酷後,也必須考慮改變不結盟(non-aligned)的立場,並在人民的支持之下,遞表申請加入北大西洋公約組織。若順利加入,此舉將強化北歐邊界的軍事安全,並加強對俄羅斯的威懾力。
【芬蘭、瑞典入北約淺談】
1、non-aligned 不結盟
A:The traditionally non-aligned countries Finland and Sweden are seeking membership to NATO.(一向秉持不結盟的國家芬蘭和瑞典,正尋求成為北約同盟國機會。)
B:What a historic shift for them!(對他們來說,真是一個歷史性的大轉變!)
2、to reshape 重塑
A:Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO will most likely reshape the alliance.(芬蘭和瑞典入北約一事很有可能重塑此結盟。)
B:Yeah, it will definitely transform how the military planning is carried out in the area. (沒錯,它會轉變當地執行軍事計畫的方式。)
3、ambiguity 模糊地帶、不明確性
A:It will also remove the dangerous ambiguity from the strategic map of northern Europe.(它也祛除了北歐在策略地圖上面危險的不明確性。)
B:Don't forget that provides further alignment between EU and NATO membership.(別忘了那也提供了歐盟國和北約國進一步的結盟關係。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to bog down:困住不前
2. to hammer out:最終達成共識
3. hybrid warfare:混合戰爭
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