VOA常速英语2008年-US Lawmakers Assess Iraq Violence
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
Washington
23 March 2008
On a day of new insurgent 1 attacks in Iraq, with at least 40 people killed, members of the U.S. Senate spoke 2 out on the war on American television. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports they offered differing assessments 4 of the situation on the ground.
News of more bloodshed in northern Iraq and Baghdad reached the United States as key Senators appeared on the television interview programs that fill the American airwaves on Sunday morning.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, just back from a congressional fact-finding mission, said he saw signs of progress in Iraq.
Graham told the CBS broadcast Face the Nation that the war in Iraq "has turned a corner."
"Sectarian violence is down by 90 percent," he said. "Our casualties are way down. We have a long way to go, but I believe the surge has worked on all fronts."
Graham, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was part of a delegation 5 that included Senator John McCain of Arizona, the likely Republican Party presidential nominee 6.
Another member of the Armed Services panel - Senator Jack 7 Reed, a Democrat 8 from Rhode Island - returned from a recent tour of Iraq with a different assessment 3.
Reed also appeared on Face the Nation.
"Well, the problem with Iraq is that every time you turn the corner, there is another corner," he said.
He said political progress has been slow, arguing that the central government is not functioning effectively. Reed said the Iraqis are not feeling enough pressure to make the tough political decisions that are desperately 9 needed.
"And one of the reasons is I think they feel they have as much time as they need because our forces are there," Reed said.
Reed said the United States needs a thorough, thoughtful and deliberate path out of Iraq.
A short time later, Iraq's national security advisor 10 warned against a rush to pull out troops. Nawaffak al-Rubaie told CNN's Late Edition that withdrawals 11 must be based on conditions on the ground.
"It depends on the development and the growth and the equipment and capabilities 12 of the Iraqi security forces, and the preparedness of the Iraqi security forces," he said.
In a few weeks, the two top Americans in Iraq will travel to Washington to deliver their recommendations on troop levels. General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will report directly to Congress in public session, and will confer with President Bush in private.
- 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。
- 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。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
- He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓