Military authorities say U.S. Air Force and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to escort two Russian bombers that were traveling in the Arctic region near the North American coastline.

軍事當(dāng)局表示美國(guó)空軍和加拿大戰(zhàn)斗噴氣式飛機(jī)在爭(zhēng)奪去互送兩架在接近北美海岸線附近的北極圈飛行的俄羅斯轟炸機(jī)。

scramble 爭(zhēng)奪?|?escort 護(hù)送? |? coastline 海岸線

The North American Aerospace Defense Command says two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter jets identified two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that were entering an area patrolled by the Royal Canadian Air Force on Saturday morning.

北美防空司令部表示兩架F-22和CF-18戰(zhàn)斗噴氣式飛機(jī)確認(rèn)兩架俄羅斯Tu-160戰(zhàn)略轟炸機(jī)在星期六早上正在進(jìn)入被加拿大皇家空軍巡查的區(qū)域。

strategic 策略 |? patrolled? 巡查 |

There were no reports of conflict between the Russian and the U.S. and Canadian jets.

目前沒(méi)有任何報(bào)告表明俄羅斯和美國(guó)加拿大噴氣式飛機(jī)間存在沖突。

NORAD says it uses radar, satellites and fighter aircraft to patrol the skies and monitor aircraft entering U.S. or Canadian airspace.

北美防空司令部表示他們使用雷達(dá)，衛(wèi)星和戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)去巡查天空，和監(jiān)視進(jìn)入美國(guó)和加拿大航空領(lǐng)域的航天器具。

monitor n.班長(zhǎng)；屏幕；監(jiān)視儀 v. 監(jiān)控；監(jiān)視

"NORAD's top priority is defending?Canada?and the United States. Our ability to protect our nations starts with successfully detecting, tracking, and positively identifying aircraft of interest approaching U.S. and Canadian airspace," General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, the NORAD commander, said in a statement.

北美防空司令部的指揮官在一份聲明中表示，北美防空司令部的優(yōu)先級(jí)任務(wù)是防衛(wèi)加拿大和美國(guó)，我們的能力是運(yùn)用成功的偵查，追蹤，和積極的身份識(shí)別任何靠近美國(guó)和加拿大航空領(lǐng)域的飛行物體，以保護(hù)我們的國(guó)家。