2006年VOA标准英语-US Official: Iraqi PM Nominee is Tough-Min
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(四月)
By Stephanie Ho
Washington
23 April 2006
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad addresses a news conference after the Iraqi Parliament session in Baghdad
The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq says the man named to be the new Iraqi prime minister has the reputation of being a strong leader. More importantly, the candidate is acceptable to the country's Kurds and Sunni Arabs - who had opposed the previous nomination 1.
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The Iraqi political process was deadlocked 2 over the nomination of interim 3 Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to hold this position for four years, in the country's first post-Saddam Hussein government.
But Mr. Jaafari's withdrawal 4 cleared the way for the naming of Jawad al-Maliki to the post - breaking the political stalemate.
Speaking on CNN's "Late Edition," U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad said Mr. Maliki is someone who can unify 5 the country. "The problem that Prime Minister Jaafari ran into was that the Kurds and Sunni Arabs rejected him. These two groups have welcomed Mr. Maliki," he said.
The U.S. diplomat 6 said he believes Mr. Maliki is, in his words, a "tough-minded" patriot 7 who is not subordinate to regional warlords. He added that he thinks Mr. Maliki is not influenced by Iran, and said he looks forward to working with him. "He has said a number of very positive things since he was nominated, that he will work for all Iraqis, he will put competent, independent, strong team together, that he will deal with the issue of the militias 8, and that he will also review the issue of how de-Baathification has been carried out," he said.
Khalilzad said he believes continued positive political development could be, in his words, "helpful" in determining how many U.S. troops to keep in Iraq. There are more than 130,000 American soldiers there.
Meanwhile, a new audio tape purported 9 to be from al-Qaida leader Osama bin 10 Laden 11, has once again raised questions about al-Qaida's role in the Iraqi insurgency 12. The U.S. envoy 13 to Baghdad said he believes the terror network has some influence in Iraq, through Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his group, al-Qaida in Iraq. But he said al-Qaida is far from having total control over Iraq's insurgency. "Well, there is terror and Zarqawi, that has ties to Bin Laden, is the leader of Iraq al-Qaida. Then, there is a different kind of insurgency, some with ties to al-Qaida, some independent of, and some are turning against al-Qaida. So, it is a more complicated picture than Zarqawi, al-Qaida, being the leadership of the insurgency here," he said.
Insurgent 14 attacks across Iraq on Sunday killed at least 11 Iraqis and three U.S. soldiers. Most of the violence occurred in and around Baghdad.
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。
- The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- How can we unify such scattered islands into a nation?我们怎么才能把如此分散的岛屿统一成一个国家呢?
- It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话,紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
- He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
- 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 scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
- The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国,动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。