2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Visits Baghdad to Back New Governmen
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Michael Drudge 1
London
22 May 2006
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, May 22, 2006
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has visited Baghdad to lend his support to the newly installed national unity 2 government. Mr. Blair says Iraq now is offered a new beginning that robs the insurgency 3 of its cause for fighting.
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Prime Minister Blair has made a surprise visit to Baghdad's Green Zone for talks with new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki.
At a joint 4 news conference, Mr. Blair was asked if the war had been worth it, in light of the ongoing 5 insurgency and sectarian violence.
"Iraq has a government elected by its people," he said. "Now, for all the difficulty caused by those of terrorism and bloodshed, who want to disrupt democracy, surely the great thing that has happened here is that, despite all the terrorism and violence, the people have spoken, they've elected the government. The government has a program. The government wants to deliver for its people."
Mr. Maliki says the violence has not, and will not, provoke a civil war.
"There is no civil war in Iraq," he said. "There are groups, gangs, that practice killing 6 and terrorism, but there will never be a civil war in Iraq, because all the political powers, all the political entities 7 have agreed to confront this possibility."
Mr. Blair was cautious when asked how quickly Iraqi troops can be trained and equipped to take over from the American-led coalition 8 forces.
"We have got the Iraqi forces up to a strength of, I think, around about 250,000," he said. "They come up to their full strength at the end of this year. There is the notion of slowly being able to release individual provinces into the full control of Iraqi forces."
Mr. Maliki is more confident, predicting that, by the end of this year, Iraqis can take control of all provinces, except Baghdad and al-Anbar, where most of the killing continues.
- I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
- I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- 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
- 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 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。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
- The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。