时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(八月)


英语课

By Robert Raffaele
Washington, D.C.
24 August 2006
 
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A senior military spokesman says there is clear evidence that Iran has directly aided insurgents 1 in Iraq. Those comments follow Iraq's deadliest month since the U.S.-led invasion, in terms of civilian 2 casualties.


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In the Baghdad neighborhood of al Mashtal Thursday, there were the familiar scenes that have become daily reminders 3 of Iraq's insurgency 4 -- burned out cars, wounded rushed to hospitals, and U.S. and Iraqi troops cleaning up the mess after another suicide bombing. One car blast about 100 meters from the al-Rashad police station killed two civilians 5 and injured at least five others.


Sectarian violence in Iraq culminated 6 in nearly 3500 deaths last month, making July the deadliest month there since the U.S.-led invasion in March of 2003.


U.S. and Iraqi officials have accused foreign fighters, especially from Jordan and Syria, of playing a large role in the bloodshed. Now a senior U.S. military official says there is clear evidence that Iran has a direct hand in sectarian violence. 
 




Brigadier General Michael Barbero
Brigadier General Michael Barbero
 
 


 
 
 



Brigadier General Michael Barbero made that accusation 7 to reporters at the Pentagon Wednesday. He said U.S. troops in Iraq have had no direct contact with Iranian fighters. But he says there is a clear link between the violence and Iran.


"Iran is definitely a destabilizing force in Iraq,” he said. “I think it's irrefutable that Iran is responsible for training, funding, and equipping some of these Shia extremist groups and also providing advanced IED technology to them."


General Barbero declined to say what policy the U.S. should adopt to deal with any Iranian connection to Iraq. But he said any military action that neutralizes 8 the nation's Shia extremist groups will go a long way toward eliminating Iran's influence.


"We have a very adaptive, intelligent ruthless enemy, and they will adapt to our measures,” said the general. “And there's a saying at the tactical level -- the enemy has a vote.  Well, the enemy in Iraq has a vote, too, and they're going to adapt, and we have to adapt along with them and we have." 


General Barbero said he is encouraged by the job of Iraqi security forces. He says two-thirds of security in Baghdad is now handled by Iraqi units. But despite what he called positive signs, he would only say he is "cautiously optimistic" about Iraq's progress toward a stable future.



n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 );提醒…的东西;(告知该做某事的)通知单;提示信
  • The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
  • The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。
n.起义;暴动;叛变
  • And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国,动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
  • Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers 一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
  • The gala culminated in a firework display. 晚会以大放烟火告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.控告,指责,谴责
  • I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
  • She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
v.使失效( neutralize的第三人称单数 );抵消;中和;使(一个国家)中立化
  • The dendrimer locks onto toxins and neutralizes them. 树状物锁在毒物表面,从而中和毒物。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器
  • A substance, such as magnesia or sodium bicarbonate, that neutralizes acid. 解酸的,抗酸的,防酸的,中和酸的消除或中和酸度的,尤其胃酸。 来自互联网
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-ota
adenitides
AlternaGEL
amuda
artificial bloods
Beltra
benzoxazolone
bhawan
biformity
blowbanging
Broussonetia kazinoki
caproone
catering company
CDCMm
celebrated
cis-isomer
cold sponge bath
conciliatrice
contactless instrument of consecutive profile transformation
conversion field
corrugated wall
counterword
course of action
cryogenic loading system
dermatopontin
detailed load analysis
discrete probability distribution
Dom perignon
dramaticule
drip irrigator
elevation number
encourage ... in
facies angle
factory acceptance testing
fixed single point mooring unit
freeze spray
gansuensis
gasfired
gradual metamorphosis
hand microtome
hemicryptophytes
human pancreas grf
hypercycle theory
Inhiston
lace machine
lapis cal aminaris
latch down key
Laue point
Levovist
loaf-tin
lockpickers
logarithmic scales of pressure
mercury lamp
mpho
natural-convection recirculation
negotiation commission
nghes
night-rail
nitrohydrochloric
nolans
nonlinear least squares estimation
nuclear volume
Offical Journal
offset print
oval windows
overwhelming joy impairing heart
patent rubber
pen knives
permanent tacky adhesive
pet insurance
phycobillisome
podophylin
political violence
probability of dectection
promotional decision game
qi gong
reasoning by elimination
republics of trinidad and tobago
restriction crack
rh-negative bloods
Sach Khās
Salter's swing
Schwing metal
scorchmark
shipway crane
snippet
spargelstein (asparagus stone)
spritesheets
sterculiae lychnophorae semen
submarine selvage exercise
system load characteristic
thread polishing machine
tonis
train master
underdeck tank
unified memory architecture
unreturnable
waleskowski
well-selling
wrapping room
yin-yang exuberance