2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Army Will Be 'Built' By End of Year
时间:2019-01-04 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(六月)
By Al Pessin
Pentagon
27 June 2006
The U.S. Army general in charge of training Iraq's new security forces says the new Iraqi army will be fully 1 in place by the end of the year, but it will need additional time to become fully capable. The general spoke 2 Tuesday at the Pentagon..
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Martin Dempsey
Lieutenant 3 General Martin Dempsey says the effort is on track to finish building Iraq's new army by the end of this year.
"The Iraqi army will be built by the end of this calendar year," said General Dempsey. "All of the pieces and parts and processes will be in place by the end of calendar year '06. Iraqis will be fully capable of recruiting, vetting 4, inducting, training, forming into units, putting them in barracks, sending them out the gate to perform their missions."
But General Dempsey acknowledges that the Iraqi army, police and the ministries 5 that support them are all 'immature,' and will need time to learn how perform all their varied 6 functions effectively enough to end the need for foreign forces in the country.
The general says he is encouraged by the competence 7 and enthusiasm of new recruits as they graduate from basic training, but he says more work is needed to ensure those new soldiers and police officers are well led.
"What worries is that we then turn them over to a police chief who may have bad habits from former times or a mid-grade army officer who believes leadership is an entitlement, not a responsibility," he said. "And so the constant effort we make is at developing leaders who are worthy 8, frankly 9, of leading these young men."
General Dempsey says progress is being made on the leadership issue, and many of the new Iraqi officers are doing very well.
At the same time, the general and his training command are only starting to work with Iraq's newly named ministers of defense 10 and interior, and he predicts that the coalition 11 will need to continue working closely with those ministries for at least two more years. He would not say when he thinks there can be significant reductions of foreign forces in Iraq, but he says he likes what he has seen so far of the new Iraqi troops.
"This is an army that has been built while in contact with the enemy, and has been in some horrific fights, has taken some significant casualties, and has demonstrated a certain courage and resilience, that frankly, having been in the region for four or five years, I was very encouraged to see," noted 12 General Dempsey.
General Dempsey also defended the effort to equip the new Iraqi security forces, which has been criticized by a senior retired 13 general as inadequate 14. Dempsey says the Iraqis have, or will soon have, equipment that is adequate to their main mission - fighting insurgents 15. He says heavier equipment would be needed to defend Iraq against a foreign threat.
The general, who is a senior member of the coalition command in Iraq, says the next main challenge for the coalition and the new Iraqi government is to get control of the country's many private and ethnic 16 militias 18.
He endorsed 19 the National Reconciliation 20 Plan presented by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, as long as it does not involve forgiving Al-Qaida terrorists. He says such an approach is needed in order to provide a basis for convincing the militias to disarm 21 and integrate their fighters into the army and police forces. General Dempsey says the coalition may convert some of its training facilities into 'reintegration centers' for militia 17 members who are ready to join the government forces.
- 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。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- 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。
- Scripts had to be submitted to Ministry of Information officials for vetting. 必须把脚本提交给信息部官员审查。 来自互联网
- Their purpose in clicking deeper into a site is one of vetting. 他们深入点击网站的目的是一种诊疗。 来自互联网
- Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
- The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
- The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
- The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
- This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
- These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。
- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
- She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。
- 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
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面,其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。