2006年VOA标准英语-Bush to Meet Iraqi Prime Minister
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By Paula Wolfson
White House
25 July 2006
President Bush
President Bush meets Tuesday at the White House with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The talks come at a time of ongoing 1 sectarian violence in Iraq.
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They will look for a way to secure Baghdad.
White House Spokesman Tony Snow said the security plan put into effect in Baghdad six weeks ago by the Maliki government has not produced results. He says the president and the prime minister will look at other ways to end the violence in the capital city. "We realize that he's got some real work ahead in securing Baghdad, and that needs to be done, and it needs to be done in a way that is going to provide stability in the city, so people can go about their daily affairs without the fear of terrorism," he said.
Snow told reporters the security situation in Baghdad remains 2 a big problem, even though conditions are improving in other parts of the country. "There are parts of Iraq where life is proceeding 3 with a fair degree of normalcy, where people are enjoying greater economic opportunity and they're enjoying the fruits of democracy. You've got a problem in Baghdad, and that is -- it's absolutely critical to address that," he said.
There are indications that one option under consideration is moving U.S. and Iraqi troops into Baghdad from other parts of the country. Snow refused to say if an announcement would come during Prime Minister Maliki's visit. But he did confirm the Iraqi leader has been consulting with General George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Mr. Maliki came to Washington from London, where he met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. While there, he confirmed a U.N. report that almost 100 civilians 4 died in Iraq, on average, every day in May and June. Speaking to British radio, the Iraqi prime minister said militants 5 trying to drag his country into a civil war must be stopped.
Here in Washington, congressional critics of the Bush administration say that civil war may already be under way. At a White House briefing, Snow said their comments may be prompted by election year politics in the United States.
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- 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。
- This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
- The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
- 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。