military exercises

北京時間18日上午8時，中國人民解放軍總參謀長梁光烈上將和俄羅斯聯邦武裝力量總參謀長巴盧耶夫斯基大將共同宣布，"和平使命-2005"中俄聯合軍事演習正式開始。中俄聯合軍演18日至25日在俄羅斯符拉迪沃斯托克和中國山東半島及附近海域舉行。中俄雙方派出陸、海、空軍和空降兵、海軍陸戰隊以及保障部隊近萬人參加演習。報道如下：

Russia and China launched their first-ever joint military exercises Thursday on a Chinese peninsula jutting into the Yellow Sea — an eight-day event that symbolizes the two countries' bolstered ties, the Associated Press reported.

"Peace Mission 2005" exercises include some 10,000 troops from land, sea and air forces.

The war games began with the chiefs of the Chinese and Russian general staffs starting strategic consultations at the Vladivostok headquarters of Russia's Pacific Fleet, Xinhua News Agency reported.

military exercises 是"軍事演習"的意思，此處的exercise是指an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen。如：Ships from eight navies will be taking part in an exercise in the pacific to improve their efficiency in combat. （有八國海軍的艦只將參加太平洋上的演習以提高他們的作戰效率）。

（中國日報網站編）