The commander of a British regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the first to have died in active service since the Falklands war 27 years ago.
这名英国步兵团中校指挥官是在阿富汗阵亡的。这是英国自福克兰群岛战争(译注:1982年英阿马岛战争)后的27年来,英军阵亡的首位现役中校军官。
It means he will follow a similar career to that of his uncle, Prince Andrew, who was a Sea King helicopter pilot during the 1982 Falklands war.
这就意味着,威廉王子将继承叔叔安德鲁王子的“事业”。安德鲁王子在1982年的马岛战争中就是一名救援飞行员,当时他驾驶的也是海王直升机。
During the 1982 Falklands War, the Royal Navy was able to draft and convert a large number of merchant ships for military support roles within a short period of time.
在1982年英阿马岛战争中,英国海军能够在短时间内为军事支援角色征用和改装很多的商船。
Eighteen months of this, though punctuated by hard work on arms control and a valiant bout of shuttle diplomacy, in 1982, to try to avert the Falklands war, were more than enough.
这18个月真是受够了,他不时要投入军控的繁重工作、多轮穿梭外交,1982年还要避免爆发马岛战争。
At least one of Britain's other claims could be even more contentious: it concerns the waters round the Falklands and South Georgia, the objects of a war with Argentina in 1982.
至少英国的其中一个要求可能更具争议性:它涉及到1982年与阿根廷发生战争的两个地方:马克兰群岛和南乔治亚群岛。
At least one of Britain's other claims could be even more contentious: it concerns the waters round the Falklands and South Georgia, the objects of a war with Argentina in 1982.
至少英国的其中一个要求可能更具争议性:它涉及到1982年与阿根廷发生战争的两个地方:马克兰群岛和南乔治亚群岛。
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