Fleet Week Begins in New York

'Fleet Week' lands in New York this week, bringing a diverse group of nearly 1,500 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen to the city. This year, the annual celebration of America's sea services coincides with Memorial Day -- making the celebration even more meaningful.

The USS Oakhill docked in New York City, carrying men and women of the U.S. Navy and Marines from their base in Norfolk, Virginia. Like the country itself, service people represent many cultures and ethnicities.

According to the Navy, Latinos are the third-largest group in that branch of the armed services.

Petty Officer Asbielle Alcantare was born in the Dominican Republican and came to the U.S. as a child. He has served in the Navy for 11 years and cites his parents as his inspiration to enlist.

“They did their part to give us a better life, give us a better education, and I just wanted to give back and do what is right for my country,” said Alcantare.

Giving back was a popular theme among first-generation Americans serving in the Navy, like Guyana-born Diana Pollydore,

“I've been in America for approximately five years and I’ve gained my associates degree and working on my bachelors degree, I’ve gained so many things and I felt the only way I can give back to the government, because he sent me to school for free, is by serving,” said Pollydore.

Nyleen is a proud Navy wife of her Colombian-born husband. She’s excited to reunite with him in New York.

“It’s an honorable pleasure to be up here and actually see for the first time, cause I’ve never been to a Fleet Week, and to have my husband coming in, is an amazing feeling,” said Nyleen.

While the prevailing emotion is one of excitement, the fact that Memorial Day coincides with the event adds a certain solemnity for some.

“I had a friend, I lost him a couple years back. I’m basically from New Jersey so the World Trade Center that was a big thing. And you know, Memorial Day is a very important time of the year for me and my family because I’m proud of what I do,” said Alcantare.

During Fleet Week, civilians can board Navy vessels and see the ships' latest technological capabilities. They can also interact with the men and women of the sea services.

It's an experience that may give extra meaning to those in New York celebrating the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

詞匯解析

annual

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

adj.每年的；年度的；一年生的

n.年刊；一年生植物

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用作形容詞 (adj.)

The firm has an annual turnover of $75 million.

這家公司的年營業(yè)額為7500萬美元。

用作名詞 (n.)

His essay is copied from a college annual.

他的論文是從一本大學(xué)年刊上抄下來的。

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theme

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.主題；題目；主旋律

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用作名詞 (n.)

Peace was the dominant theme of the conference.

和平是大會的首要議題。

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emotion

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.情感；感情；情緒

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用作名詞 (n.)

Love, joy, hate, fear and grief are all emotions.

愛、喜、恨、懼、悲都是情感。

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compromise

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.妥協(xié)；折衷；折衷案；和解

vt.妥協(xié)處理；危害

vi.妥協(xié)，和解；讓步

參考例句

用作名詞 (n.)

The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.

這個協(xié)議是雙方妥協(xié)的產(chǎn)物而不是一方讓步。

用作及物動詞 (vt.)

Build the disorder that does not have the market to compromise project quality forthrightly.

建沒市場的混亂直接地危害工程質(zhì)量。

用作不及物動詞 (vi.)

The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.

這個協(xié)議是雙方妥協(xié)的產(chǎn)物而不是一方讓步。

 

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