VOA标准英语 Australia Urged to Boost Military Commitment in Afgh
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(四月)
Australian forces in Afghanistan are urging the government in Canberra to send more combat advisers 1 to the troubled country despite waning 2 public support for the war. The International Security Assistance Force wants more Australian personnel to train and fight alongside the Afghan army.
Australian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keep guard on top of armored vehicles, in Tirin Kot, the capital of Oruzghan province, Afghanistan (File)
Australia's most senior army officer in Afghanistan says his troops are the best equipped to help prepare local forces to take greater responsibility for security.
Brigadier John Caligari says the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan wants to recruit more Australian combat advisers.
The brigadier thinks that Australia's approach to fighting Taliban militants 3 has proved effective and should be used as blueprint 4 by the Afghan army.
Australian troops have engaged in complex counter-insurgency 5 operations in previous conflicts in Malaysia, Borneo and Vietnam and have copied the British practice of constant patrolling.
Caligari told Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC that long-term peace in Afghanistan depends on the effectiveness of local soldiers.
"What the national commander of operations for the international force in Afghanistan wants is more mentors 6; because it's the only we we're ever going to get out of here is going to be them to stand up and take responsibility for the security on their own," Caligari said.
Australia has about 1,100 troops in Afghanistan. The contingent 7 includes a 440-strong mentoring 8 and reconstruction 9 task force that trains Afghan soldiers.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is expected to increase Australia's military presence in Afghanistan, including expanding the training team.
Mr. Rudd says that victory against the insurgency in Afghanistan is critical and will prevent the troubled country becoming "a safe haven 10 for the training of terrorists."
Ten Australia soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
Recent opinion polls show support for the war appears to be waning among Australians.
Anti-war activists 11 say the war is bad in South Asia and goes "against Australia's broader security interests."
- a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
- She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
- Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
- The day is waning and the road is ending. 日暮途穷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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。
- All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
- The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。
- 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
- Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
- These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网
- The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
- Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。
- One of the most effective instruments for coaching and mentoring is the "role rehearsal" . 辅导和教学的最有效的手段之一是“角色排练。” 来自辞典例句
- Bell Canada called their mentoring system a buddy-buddy system. 加拿大贝尔公司称他们的训导系统是伙伴—伙伴系统。 来自互联网
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。