时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(九月)


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A top American commander in Iraq says the country's Shi'ite dominated government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 mostly Sunni fighters currently armed and paid by the U.S. military. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington.
 
US Secretary of Defense 1 Robert Gates arrives at Baghdad International Airport, where he is greeted by Lt. General Lloyd Austin, 15 Sept. 2008


The commander of the Multinational 2 Corps-Iraq, Lieutenant 3 General Lloyd Austin, says the U.S. military will transfer responsibility for Sunni fighters known as the Sons of Iraq to the government in Baghdad.


General Austin says 54,000 fighters in Baghdad province will be absorbed into security and civilian 4 jobs next month.


"The Sons of Iraq have paid a heavy price fighting al-Qaida and other insurgent 5 groups and it is important that the government of Iraq responsibly transition them into meaningful employment," he said. "Prime Minister Nouri [al-Maliki] has assured me that the government will help those who help the people of Iraq."


The Sons of Iraq include former insurgents 6 and fighters once loyal to Saddam Hussein. The U.S. military estimates there are about 100,000 members of the group across the country.


Their decision to join the fight against terrorists is credited as a key cause for the decline in violence in Iraq, especially in areas where al-Qaida and other Sunni militants 7 once ruled.


General Austin told reporters via teleconference from Baghdad the volunteer movement that started in Anbar province and swept across Iraq has significantly contributed to the security successes of Iraqi and coalition 8 forces.


"And you should know that we will not abandon the Sons of Iraq," he said. "We will continue to follow up in the future to ensure that they get paid and that they do in fact transition to meaningful employment."


General Austin says about 20 percent of the fighters in Sons of Iraq will go into the Iraqi security forces, mostly as policemen.


He says the others will be transferred to different types of jobs and will receive training for civilian employment.


"This is a significant opportunity for the government to demonstrate to the Iraqi people and to the rest of the world that it is serious about reconciliation 9 and about honoring its promises to the Sons of Iraq," he said.


Austin says Iraqi security forces are growing in confidence and capability 10, but are not yet ready to take over full security in the country.


 



n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
adj.多国的,多种国籍的;n.多国籍公司,跨国公司
  • The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
  • He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
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。
adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子
  • Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说,他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
  • The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
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
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
n.和解,和谐,一致
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
  • She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
  • Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。
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3-iodothyronine
absorbent refrigerator
agrippina
air pocket stock
allomonoheteroploid
angelate
angiosclerotic gangrene
angle of valence
angular-motion
armorsmiths
audio meter
auxiliary hologram
aviation otitis
ball valve sampler
bearing center
beheeru
BESM
Black Isle
bodiless porcelain
brittle coating
butter-flower
calangall
carpodacus purpureuss
Chamaesyce thymifolia
chassis kerb mass
chloruret
chronic serpiginous corneal ulcer
circumductory
clean-timbered
corone
counterculturalisms
custom preparation
De-Kastri
decomponent
demutualised
depreciation allowance
Dioscorea aspersa
displacement-measurement procedure
dorsal root reflex
double-faced slide gate valve
drop salt on someone's tail
ecophilosophers
eifs
electron-bombardment
energy spectrum logging
epitomes
extreme speed
file transfer module
financial accounting rule
flow control device
gallabiya
giant paperback edition
high-geared capital
hirths
hollow ball
homalopoma tosaensis
Hymenomycetineae
idiotypic antibodies
if you come to me
last minute
lee board
Martigné-Ferchaud
minimum mean draught
multi region
nerve tracing method
nonego
nonregular service
oesophagoplegia
one's monkey is up
paramaladera makiharai
pedorelict
peduncular syndrome
penny candy
pneumatic function generator
precipitate of iron oxide
projection angle
RA3
self-pitch propeller
semenyuk
sink out of sight
slag quenching
spasmexan
speedcube
splash-proof appliance
Sporobolus virginicus
sports entertainment
stwle
Sudan, Sudanese
terpene aldehyde
terriere
Tetrahydrodeoxycortisol
tetratohedral crystal
thadd
Tosan-gun
turns about
unresuscitable
vacuum bomb
wenchowensis
xanthomonas phaseoli (smith)dowson
zaglossus spp.