2006年VOA标准英语-UN Urges Afghan Militants to End Campaign
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
23 February 2006
The top U.N. official in Afghanistan has urged militants 1 opposing the country's government to end their violent campaign against local schools and teachers.
The attacks have devastated 2 schools throughout Afghanistan. Dozens have been burned and hundreds more temporarily closed, following repeated threats from suspected Taleban insurgents 4.
Tom Koenigs speaks to press in Kabul, Feb. 23, 2006
Speaking to reporters in the Afghan capital, the United Nations' new chief of mission Tom Koenigs urged the militants to change course.
"I cannot understand why anyone would target schools and teachers," he said. "I can only appeal to those who apparently 5 disagree with the development Afghanistan takes, 'Leave Afghanistan's children alone.'"
Officials say that despite stepped up security, schools and educators throughout the war-torn country remain vulnerable.
In January, Taleban insurgents beheaded a teacher in central Afghanistan. A month earlier, gunmen dragged a teacher from his school in Kandahar, killing 6 him as his students watched from a classroom window.
Authorities say Islamic militants are in particular targeting schools where girls are educated. While in power, the Taleban claimed schooling 7 for women was un-Islamic and kept thousands of girls from attending classes.
Koenigs, who arrived last week, says conditions for women in Afghanistan have steadily 8 improved since the Taleban were ousted 9 in 2001.
The United Nations has vowed 10 to help reopen damaged schools as soon as possible, but has not provided a specific timetable.
The German diplomat 11 takes office just weeks after a donor's summit in London pledged more than $10 billion for Afghanistan's development.
Thursday Koenigs said poor security remains 12 a central obstacle to the country's growth.
"Attracting investment from abroad, bringing trade to the levels it has been, developing agriculture, all these decisive elements depend on security," he said.
The coming months are expected to see a rise in insurgent 3 activity, as the militants generally become more active in the spring, after the snow melts and travel becomes easier.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- 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。
- 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
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- 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。
- A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
- Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。
- The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
- Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- 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。