国防部长

The Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense castigated him in public and marginalized him in his remaining months in his post.

国防部长和副部长当众谴责他，并在他任内最后几个月排挤他。

First of all, it is worth noting that the United States could undoubtedly destroy the missile now that it is being fueled in plain view on the launching pad, but America has disavowed any interest in doing so. It has also decided not to intercept the missile during launch either; when asked if U.S. would consider doing so, the American defense secretary dismissed the idea earlier this week, explaining "I would say we're not prepared to do anything about it".

首先，当导弹无遮无掩地在发射台上加注燃料的时候，美国无疑是能摧毁它的，可美国却对这一做法没有兴趣，而且还决定，即使在发射期间也不对其进行拦截；本周早些时候，当被问到美国是否有考虑采取此类行动时，美国国防部长反驳了这种提法，他解释道：其实我要说的是，我们不准备为其采取任何行动。

Secretary of War Henry Stimson thought dooming all Germans to a kind of national execution would not do. It violated the Allied belief in the rule of law. It would deny postwar Germany a working economy and perhaps, ultimately, breed another war.

国防部长史蒂文生则认为判定所有德国人都犯有国家罪行是不可行的，这违背了盟国对于法律/法治的信仰（如果联盟不是苏维埃式的话），这将否认战后德国的实际运作经济实体的地位，并且可能最终诱发另一场战争。

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is also downplaying military action.

美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨也不主张采取军事行动。

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is also downplaying military action.

美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨也不主张采取军事行动。

Secretary Gates said he is hopeful that the security plan for Iraq will succeed, thereby bolstering Iraq's fledging government.

国防部长盖茨则表示他希望对伊的安全计划能够成功，并以此帮助新成立的伊拉克政府。

Secretary Gates said he is hopeful that the security plan for Iraq will succeed, thereby bolstering Iraq's fledging government.

国防部长Gates表示对伊拉克安全计划的成功充满希望，因此支持伊拉克新政府。

Secretary Gates said he is hopeful that the security plan for Iraq will succeed, thereby bolstering Iraq's fledging government.

国防部长盖茨表示他对伊拉克安全计划奏效成功，借以支持伊拉克羽翼渐丰的政府充满了希望。

Describing the current budget as "no more a budget than a chorus of kazoos is the Marine Marching Band", Representative David Obey questioned Donald Rumsfeld, the defence secretary, on the Pentagon's 2005 budget.

众议员戴维·奥贝称，当前的预算&已不再像个预算，就像一群吹玩具笛的人显然不是海军军乐队一样&，并就五角大楼2005年预算案质问国防部长唐纳德·拉姆斯菲尔德。

Mr Peretz was elected leader 18 months ago, promising to promote a leftist social agenda as finance minister in coalition with Mr Olmert's party; instead, the prime minister bounced him into the defence ministry, where he wrecked his and the party's image by mismanaging the war.

而事与愿违，在总理奥尔默特的逼迫下出任了国防部长，并在此任上发动了那场处置不当的战争，从而毁掉了自己和工党的形象。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。