2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Secretary Urges Iraq Leaders to Reco
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Cairo
20 April 2007
U.S. Defense 1 Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military presence in Iraq is not open-ended. He has urged the Iraqi factions 2 to ramp 3 up their efforts for political reconciliation 4. Gates spoke 5 on a surprise visit to Iraq at the end of his regional tour. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from our Middle East bureau in Cairo.
Iraq Minister of Defense Abdel Qader al-Obeidi (L) walks next to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates
At a joint 6 news conference with the Iraqi defense minister, Gates warned that the U.S. military presence in Iraq is not open-ended, and he urged the rival political factions to reconcile quickly and move forward. "Our commitment to Iraq is long-term, but it is not a commitment to have our young men and women patrolling Iraq's streets open-endedly," he said.
The U.S. defense secretary said the so-called "surge" in U.S. troops is aimed at, in his words, "buying time" for the Iraqi government to make progress on reconciliation. He said the Iraqis' progress toward political reconciliation could affect the decision on whether those troops stay.
He urged the Iraqi parliament not to adjourn 7 the legislative 8 session without passing new laws on political reconciliation and the sharing of petroleum 9 revenues between religious and ethnic 10 groups. "These measures will not fix all of the problems in Iraq, but they will manifest the will of the entire government of Iraq to be a government for all of the people of Iraq in the future," he said.
Gates said he "respectfully disagree[s]" with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry 11 Reid, who expressed a blunt assessment 12 of the Iraq situation. Reid said on Thursday that he told President Bush the war in Iraq is "lost."
Gates said he is "moderately optimistic" that there will be "steady progress" toward ending the violence. But he also said tough times are likely ahead.
The defense secretary's surprise visit to Iraq - his third - comes amid a surge in violence that has been particularly deadly, even by Iraqi standards. More than 200 people have been killed since Wednesday in a series of massive car bombings.
Last week, a suicide bomber 13 penetrated 14 the intense security of Baghdad's Green Zone and blew himself up in the parliament's cafeteria as lawmakers were having lunch.
- 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 gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
- The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 motion to adjourn was carried.休会的提议通过了。
- I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- 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。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- 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 flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
- I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。
- The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
- He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。