Trump Administration Wants Space

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that the Pentagon was taking steps to create a space force by 2020 in order to "meet the emerging threats on this new battlefield."
美国副总统迈克·彭斯星期四说，五角大楼正在采取措施，到2020年建立一支太空部队，以便“在这个新战场上应对新出现的威胁”。
"Now the time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of our armed forces, to prepare for the next battlefield. ...
“现在是我们军队历史上的下一个伟大篇章，为下一个战场做准备的时候了。
The time has come to establish the United States Space Force," Pence said in a speech at the Pentagon.
现在是建立美国太空部队的时候了，“彭斯在五角大楼的一次演讲中说。
President Donald Trump repeatedly has called for the creation of a space force as a new military branch that he says is needed to ensure U.S. dominance in space.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)一再呼吁建立一支太空部队，作为一个新的军事分支。他说，为了确保美国在太空中的主导地位，这是必要的。
The Pentagon submitted a report to Congress on Thursday detailing its space management changes.
五角大楼周四向国会提交了一份报告，详细说明了其空间管理改革。
The report details the creation of Space Operations Command, which will oversee space operations forces from different military branches until a space force is established.
该报告详细介绍了建立空间行动指挥部的情况，该指挥部将监督来自不同军事部门的空间行动部队，直至建立一支空间部队。
Congress is the only branch of government that has the authority to approve the creation of a new military division.
国会是唯一有权批准建立一个新的军事部门的政府部门。
Trump shared his excitement after the announcement on Twitter: In a letter to Congress last year, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis opposed the creation of a new military branch and cautioned against creating "organizational layers at a time when we are focused on reducing overhead and integrating joint warfighting functions."
特朗普在Twitter上宣布此事后分享了自己的兴奋：在去年致国会的一封信中，国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯(Jim Mattis)反对设立一个新的军事部门，并警告称，“在我们专注于减少开销和整合联合作战职能的时候”，他警告不要创建“组织层面”。
On Thursday, though, Mattis endorsed the space management changes that would utilize members of existing military branches.
但在周四，马蒂斯批准了利用现有军事部门成员的空间管理改革。
"We've got to be able to compete, deter and win," Mattis said.
马蒂斯说：“我们必须能够竞争，阻止敌人并赢得比赛。”

将来，仰望星空，不再只是繁星和月亮了。

space force 太空部队
arm force 武装部队
take steps to do 采取措施做
vice president 副总统
in order to 为了
emerging threats 新出现的威胁
new battlefield 新战场
next chapter 下一章
call for寻求，号召
new military branch 新军事支流
ensure one's dominance 确保……的主导地位
military division 军事部门