The United States has the largest military force in the country among the 42-nation coalition fighting the eight-year-old war against the insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

But even if you're totally nation-centric and even if you were only concerned with the United States, you still have to know what's going on around the world.

但即使你是一名完美的爱国主义者,即使你只关心美国的情况,你也得知道周围世界在发生着什么

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The United States now has about 60,000 troops in Afghanistan the largest contingent in the 42-nation international force.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

In the men's 100-meter hurdles, Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados nosed out Terrence Trammell of the United States by one-100th of a second to win his nation's first-ever World Championship gold medal in a national record time of 13.14 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21