Author: Han Tonglai

　Editor: He Wenguang, Xuan Qi

　Porducer: Sun Xiaoqing,

　　　　　　Niu Minghan,

　　　　　　Yang Liming

362. The Competition of International Scouts began in 1994.

国际侦察兵竞赛始于1994年。

363. It is held once a year.

每年举行一次。

364. It is one of the important contests for the scouts in the world.

是世界上侦察兵重要的比武赛事之一。

365. Each country can only send two teams to participate in the event.

每个国家只能派两个队参加

366. There are four members in a team.

每个队有四名队员。

367. Since 1998, the PLA has participated in the competition.

自从1998年以来，我军每年都参加了这项赛事。

368. So have the U.S. and the U.K.

美国和英国也都参加了这项比赛。

369. Our results have been much better than theirs.

我们的成绩比他们的成绩好的多。

370. The purposes of this competition are:

这项比赛的目的是：

371. To determine who are the best all-round scouts;

比出谁是最好最全面的侦察兵;

372. To improve physical fitness and military skill-at-arms;

提高生理适应能力和熟练使用武器装备的技能;

373. To provide an opportunity in planning, organizing and conducting a major international military sports event;

提供计划、组织、举办大型国际军体比赛的机会;

374. To promote international military cooperation and fellowship.

促进国际军事合作，增进友谊。

375. Maps, tactical symbols, radio voice-procedure, etc are based on NATO Standard.

地图、战术标号、电台通信程序等，均以北约的为标准。

376. The official languages of the competition are Estonian and English.

比赛使用的官方语言为爱沙尼亚语和英语。

377. The competition is basically a team long-range reconnaissance exercise behind "enemy lines".

这一赛事基本上是以小队为单位进行的远距离"敌后"侦察演习活动。

378. The distance to be covered is about 85km, as the crow flies.

比赛起点到终点直线距离为85公里。

379. Every team is free to choose its own route from control point to check point.

每个参赛队可以自主选择从一个裁判控制站到另一个裁判检查点的路线。

380. Some teams may cover twice the distance due to their route and navigation errors.

有的队由于路线及识图越野出现偏差，可能要走两倍于直线距离的路程。

381. In the past, some teams decided to quit after only 40km.

过去，有的队仅前进了40公里就决定退出比赛。

　　Words and Expressions单词和短语

competition n. /9kCmpI5tIFn/ 竞赛

international a. /9IntE5nAFEnl/ 国际性的

scout n. /skaJt/ 侦察兵

contest n. /5kCntest/ 比赛，竞赛

participate vt. /pB:5tIsIpeIt/ 参加

cooperation n. /kEJ7CpE5reIFn/ 合作

Estonian n. /es5tEJnIEn/ 爱莎尼亚语

as the crow flies 沿直线，不绕道