Mullen says violence in Afghanistan likely to rise
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Violence in Afghanistan（阿富汗） is likely to rise as Spring comes, and the country remains 1 the focus of U.S. national security strategy（战略）, said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint 2 Chiefs of Staff, on Wednesday.
In a Washington press briefing, the top U.S. military officer said violence in many parts of Afghanistan will likely be worse in 2011 than it was in 2010.
"We must prepare ourselves for more violence and more casualties in coming months," the chairman said. The year 2010 is the deadliest year for coalition 3 forces. Independent count put coalition deaths there over 700, and U.S. deaths near 500, nearly a third of the ten-year war.
Despite the grim outlook, Mullen touted 4 President Barack Obama' s strategy in Afghanistan, particularly on the security side, noting the numbers of U.S. troops and civilians 5, allied 6 trainers and combat forces, Afghan army and police trainees 7 all increased in 2010.
Mullen said he was somewhat surprised at seeing increased security around Kandahar, the southern stronghold of Taliban. He said now is time to press the advantages gained in Afghanistan and to redouble efforts as "gains we have made are tenuous 8 and fragile, and can be lost."Obama's strategy in Afghanistan revolves 9 around the deployment 10 of 30,000 additional troops. In releasing the administration's review of his war strategy late last year, Obama said he was committed to the beginning of U.S. troops drawdown in July, 2011, but noted 11 for the gains to be sustained over time, "there is an urgent need for political and economic progress in Afghanistan."With U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan set to start decreasing in July and given the goal of fully 12 transferring security to Afghan forces by 2014, the United States must continue to build a strategic partnership 13 with Afghanistan, said Mullen.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- 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。
- She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
- People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
- Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
- We've taken on our full complement of new trainees. 我们招收的新学员已经满额了。
- The trainees were put through an assault course. 受训人员接受了突击训练课程。
- He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.他对现实认识很肤浅。
- The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous.距离地面十公里的空气十分稀薄。
- The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis. 地球既公转又自转。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Thus a wheel revolves on its axle. 于是，轮子在轴上旋转。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
- Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。