TASK DEFINITION: In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
PROBLEM: 国防部长菲利普·哈蒙德证实，投票后，英国不会参与任何在叙利亚的行动，但他指出，他预计美国将在没有英国的情况下继续进行干预，预计“美国和其他国家将继续关注对化学攻击的反应”。

SOLUTION: Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, confirmed that following the vote, the country would not participate in any action in Syria, but he noted he expected the United States to carry on without the UK, anticipating "the US and other countries will continue to look at responses to the chemical attack."

PROBLEM: 斐济气象局长拉彦达·普拉萨德说：“西部地区可能会再次遭到重创”。

SOLUTION: "The western division is likely to be worse affected once again," said Fiji's director of meteorology, Rajendra Prasad.

PROBLEM: 这之后，他们开始着手评估2003年和2004年之间的变动；包括试图将公开已知的事件与指南的改动相关联。

SOLUTION:
Following this, they set out to assess what had changed between 2003 and 2004; including attempts to link publicly known incidents with changes to the manual.