2006年VOA标准英语-US Anti-Drug Plane Crashes in Southern Afg
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（四月）
By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
24 April 2006
A child was killed and nine other people injured when a plane skidded 1 off a runway and damaged nearby homes in southern Afghanistan. The Russian-made plane was leased to the U.S. government and was carrying an anti-narcotics 2 team when it crashed.
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Witnesses say the small plane overran the airstrip after narrowly avoiding a truck crossing the runway.
The plane skidded off the tarmac and into a community nearby.
The airfield 3 is primarily used by U.S.-led troops operating in Lashkar Gah, the largest town in Helmand province.
Local officials say a three-year-old girl was killed and at least half a dozen other people were injured.
U.S. backed coalition 4 forces cordoned 5 off the area and helped transport the wounded to nearby medical facilities.
Coalition officials confirm the Russian-built plane was leased to the U.S. government and was carrying a small anti-narcotics team at the time of the accident.
"We are aware of the reports, we are investigating and we are in the process of determining the welfare and status of our personnel in Lashkar Gah and the Lashkar Gah area," said Lou Fintor, the U.S. embassy spokesman in Kabul.
Helmand is Afghanistan's largest opium 6-producing region, growing nearly 20 percent of the world's opium supply.
The province is also a stronghold for anti-government Taleban insurgents 7, many of whom are reportedly offering protection to opium farmers in return for safe haven 8.
Coalition forces recently initiated 9 a large anti-narcotics operation targeting local drug lords and their Taleban backers in Helmand province.
When the ultra-conservative Islamic Taleban ran Afghanistan, starting in the late 1990s, it managed to sharply reduce the country's opium production. But since a U.S.-led coalition ousted 10 the Taleban in 2001, opium growing has surged, creating a booming narcotics trade.
- The car skidded and hit a lamp post. 那辆汽车打滑撞上了路灯杆。
- The car skidded and overturned. 汽车打滑翻倒了。
- The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
- The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。
- 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。
- Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
- Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
- 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
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。