英语新闻写作练习编辑精选.docx

英语新闻写作练习

第一篇：英语新闻写作练习TheU.S.militarywillpestanairbaseinBritainandreturnitand14otherfacilitiesinEuropebacktotheirhomenations,thePentagonsaidonThursday,inabidtosavetheU.S.governmentabout500millionU.S.dollarsannually.TherestructuringwillpullthousandsofU.S.militaryandcivilianpersonneloutofthe15sitesmostlyintheUnitedKingdomandGermanyoverseveralyears,thePentagonsaidinastatement.ThePentagonwouldpestRAFMildenhall,northeastofLondon,andwithdraw3,200U.S.personnelfromthebasehometotanker,reconnaissanceandspecialoperationsaircraftoverthenextseveralyears,itsaid.ThePentagonalsohasselectedRAFLakenheathintheUKtobethefirstpermanentEuropeanbasefortheF-35JointStrikeFighter.ThefirstaircraftarescheduledtoarriveintheUKin2020toreplaceF-15fighterjets,itsaid.“ThedecisionreflectstheclosenessoftheU.S.-UKdefenserelationshipandthemilitaryvalueofthebasingintheUK,”addedsaid.ThereductioninRAFMildenhallwouldbepartiallyoffsetasabout1,200U.S.militarypersonnelwouldbepermanentlystationedatRAFLakenheathalongwithtwosquadronsofF-35fighters,thePentagonsaid,addingthatthenetlossofU.S.troopsinBritainwouldbeabout2,000.AboutninefacilitiesinGermanywouldbeclosedorpartiallyclosed,butoverallU.S.troopnumbersinthecountrywereexpectedtoincreaseafewhundred,accordingtothestatement.InPortugal,some500U.S.militaryandcivilianpersonnelwouldbewithdrawnfromLajesFieldintheAzores.“Theseactionswillresultinaslightdecreaseinourforcelevels,butwillalsoensuretheyaremosteffectivelypositionedtoenabletheU.S.andourNATOalliestorespondquicklytocrisesworldwide,”thestatementsaid.“Additionally,theseactionswillresultinthegreaterefficiencyandeffectivenessofourpresenceinEuropebyreducingtheU.S.footprintwhileensuringthattheinfrastructureinplacewillcontinue--nowandintothefuture--tosustainU.S.interestsandsupportourpartnersintheregion,”itsaid.ThetransformationoftheinfrastructurewillhelpmaximizeU.S.militarycapabilitiesinEuropeandhelpstrengthenAmerica'simportantEuropeanpartnerships,U.S.DefenseSecretaryChuckHagelsaidinthestatement.ThePentagonhasbeensystema