The shortages are especially acute in the National Guard, which has only about half the equipment it needs, and part of that is in Iraq.

国民警卫队的短缺特别突出，只有所需装备的大约一半，而且一部分还在伊拉克。

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Two and half centuries later, in the first spring of the Civil War, Fort Monroe was a lonely Union redoubt in the heart of newly Confederate territory. Its defenders stood on constant guard.

两个半世纪之后，在内战爆发后的第一个春天，Fort Monroe成了新成立的联邦领土内为数不多的联邦军据点之一，士兵们一直绷紧神经保卫着。

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LeBron James and Anthony Parker handled the point-guard duties in the first half.

詹姆斯和安东尼·帕克在上半场担负着后卫线上的防守。

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The Essex stood half over the other prophet as if it were pleased to guard what it had finally brought down. The man didn't look so much like Haze lying on the ground on his face without his hat or suit on. A lot of blood was coming out of him and forming a puddle around his head.

埃塞克斯看着这个先知，好像很高兴地守卫着,自己撞倒的这个人，这个男人看起来与海斯并不相像,没有戴着帽子或穿着西装趴在地上，一大堆血,从他的体内涌出，在头部附近形成了一个水坑状的东西。

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Sebelius said Monday that Kansas is missing about half its National Guard trucks and many well-trained personnel that could have helped respond to last weekend's tornado in Greensburg, Kan.

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But close to half of all National Guard troops in the United States have now served in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

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On consecutive possessions early in the second half, the point guard hit a one-handed runner, sank a 3-pointer and fed Durand Scott for a fast-break layup and a 49-28 lead.

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