6. ROTC=Reserve Offices Training Cope 后备军官训练队
7. falter 动摇不定,踌躇不前
8. flourish 繁荣兴旺
9. allure 诱惑
10. come out 进入社交界,扬名
11. the wide array 一大批,一大半
12. PX=Post Exchange 陆军消费合作社
13. sergeant 中士
14. major 少校
15. slick 聪明的,非常好的,吸引人的
16. hallway 门厅,过道
17. chant 单调重复的说话(唱歌)
18. miscreant 无赖,恶棍
19. retention rate 继续服役率,服役期满不退役的比例
20. real bargain 好买卖,十分划算
难句译注
1、The services slick $175 million-a-year advertising campaign promising adventure and fulfillment has helped win over the TV generation.
[结构简析] 句子的主语是campaign. 这里指大规模的广告(advertising campaign)。Promising 修饰 campaign。
The days of a judge telling a miscreant to join the Army or go to jail are over.
[参考译文] 由法官判一名无赖不去当兵就得坐牢的日子过去了。
2、And the retention rate is now so high, that the services are refusing some re-enlistment applications and reducing annual recruiting target.
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