VOA慢速英语:Top US Military Officer: Let Gays Serve Openly

1.No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.

However和no matter how同义，都表示“无论如何”的意思，又都引导让步状语从句，但它们的修辞意味和使用场合有所不同。

However是比较正式的用语，大都用于书面语，口语中较少使用；no matter how则比较口语化，它的语势比however重，故常用在强调的场合。

请看下面的例句：

The task must be done，however arduous it may be．

无论多么艰难，这个任务一定要完成。

（试比较一般句：The task must be done though it is arduous．）

I'll take your words，no matter how harsh they may be．

无论语气多么难听，我还是听你的话的。

（试比较一般句：Although your words are harsh，I'll take them．）

However有时可表达“然而”、“可是”之意，出现于句中或句尾。例：

They said that it was so；they were mistaken，however．

他们说事情就是如此，可是他们错了。

与之类似区别的词语很多，例如whatever/no matter what、whenever/no matter when、wherever/no matter where、whichever/no matter which、whoever/no matter who。

in place在对的位置, 在适当的位置

They put in place the tools of my new business.
他们把我干这一新行当所需要的用具安放得井井有条。

适当的, 适合的

The proposal is not quite in place.
那个提议并不十分适当。

2. But it does require them not to tell anyone about their sexual preference.

does在这里表示强调这个动作，表示确实如此。

3.It has helped to balance a potentially disruptive tension between the desires of a minority and the broader interests of our all-volunteer force.

balance在两者之间起到平衡作用，而这两者指的是the desires of a minority和broader interests of our all-volunteer force。