US Warship Returns Home After Record Time at Sea

American sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned home to California on Thursday. They were at sea for 265 days without stopping. This was a record for the ship's deployment.

at sea= 在海上（出航或在艦上執行任務）。without stopping= 途中沒有停歇地、連續不斷地。

Family members and friends waited at the port to meet the crew. Many sailors were happy and relieved to see their families. One 20-year-old sailor said he once thought he would never leave the ship. Another sailor asked his family to prepare fresh meals after months at sea.

The ship was away for 322 days in total to support US military actions against Iran. The long trip was hard for the crew. News reports said that sailors faced food shortages and high mental health stress during the deployment.

in total= 總計、合共。

Many people in the United States are worried about the ongoing conflict. A recent public opinion poll showed that 65 percent of Americans disapproved of how the government handled the war.

disapproved of= 不贊成、對……表示不滿或反對。

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文法整理

句型	意思
at sea	在海上（出航或在艦上執行任務）。
without stopping	途中沒有停歇地、連續不斷地。
in total	總計、合共。
disapproved of	不贊成、對……表示不滿或反對。

詞彙整理

單字	意思
aircraft carrier	航空母艦；可搭載飛機並設有供飛機起降的平坦甲板的大型軍艦。
deployment	為了準備作戰或執行任務，將部隊、人員或設備配置到適當位置的行動或安排。
relieved	感到放心、如釋重負的；尤指憂慮或緊張消除後的心情。
food shortages	糧食不足；食物供應短缺的情況。
disapproved	不贊成；不認同，認為某事不好或不恰當。

延伸學習

•亞伯拉罕·林肯號（USS Abraham Lincoln）是美國海軍的尼米茲級航空母艦之一，為全球最大的大型軍艦之一。
•長期的海上部署由於與家人隔絕以及艦上生活環境受限，往往會給官兵帶來巨大的心理與生理壓力。