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[PHOTO] Soldiers in Kinmen participate in an anti-landing drill Wednesday, as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises that are being held Monday to Friday this week.
https://focustaiwan.tw/photos/20210915ENP0001m
［時事英文］「防空警報」英文怎麼說?
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The 43rd Wan An Air Raid Drills took place on Tuesday at 1:30 pm throughout the country. The general public was informed of the drill by text message, as part of an effort to test out Taiwan’s Airspace Threat Alert System. The system is designed to send out warnings of imminent missile attacks launched by enemy countries. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense announced that the annual drill will take place between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m, in both Taiwan and all of its outlying islands.
1. Wan An Exercise 萬安演習
2. air raid drill 空襲演習
3. be informed of 被告知⋯⋯
4. an effort to 努力
5. Airspace Threat Alert System 空中威脅告警系統
6. the Ministry of National Defense 國防部
7. be designed to v. 被設計為⋯⋯
8. send out warnings 發出警告
9. imminent missile attacks 將臨的導彈襲擊
10. launch 發射
11. annual drill 年度演習
12. take place 舉行
13. outlying islands 離島
萬安４３號演習於週二下午１：３０在全國各地舉行。民眾將會收到演習的簡訊通知，以測試臺灣的空中威脅告警系統。該系統被設計為發出有關敵國即將發射導彈襲擊的警告。臺灣國防部宣布，年度演習將於下午１：３０至下午２：００間進行，包含臺灣以及所有離島。
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The Wan An Exercises are a series of military exercises and civil defense drills* held by Taiwan. They are now held to strengthen and test the emergency response capabilities of local governments and the military for contingencies such as fires, terrorist attacks, and nuclear accidents.
14. a series of 一連串的⋯⋯；一系列的⋯⋯
15. military exercises 軍事演習
16. civil defense drills 民防演習
17. strengthen and test 加強與測試
18. emergency response capabilities 緊急應變能力
19. local governments 地方政府
20. contingency 意外事件；可能發生的事
萬安演習是臺灣舉行的一連串軍事演習與民防演習。現在實施這些演習是為了加強、測試地方政府與軍方對火災、恐怖攻擊以及核子事故等突發事件的緊急應變能力。
*「exercise」與「drill」
１、「drill」是對部分應變組織的測試，如消防演習旨在測試消防人員，以及鄰近演習區域的人。而「exercise」通常會測試應變組織的多個面向，經常涉及被授權人、州與地方應變組織之間的緊密協調。
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２、drill：（火災／緊急操演）人們演練於火災等危險情況下應採取的相關措施。
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３、exercise：（陸軍、海軍等）訓練官兵的一系列活動。
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其他相關詞彙：
air-raid siren 空襲警報
stay off the road 別上街; 遠離大馬路
stay indoors 留在室内
emergency siren 緊急警報
sound the siren 發出警報
call off the drill 取消演習
mobilize members of the public 動員市民
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A large-scale anti-landing drill simulating Taiwan's response to a Chinese invasion was staged in central Taichung City on Thursday, in a live-fire rehearsal ahead of the annual Han Kuang military exercises.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202007020012
