VOA标准英语2008年-Britain Orders More Troops to Afghanistan
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By Sonja Pace
London
16 June 2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced he will send additional troops to Afghanistan to boost force levels in the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida supporters. VOA's Sonja Pace has details from London.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (l) poses with U.S. President Bush, on the doorstep of his official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, 14 Jun 2008
Speaking at a joint 1 news conference with visiting U.S. President George Bush, Prime Minister Brown said more British troops would be deployed 2 soon.
"Today Britain will announce additional troops for Afghanistan bringing our numbers in Afghanistan to the highest level," said the British leader.
Britain currently has around 7,800 troops in Afghanistan, operating in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar and in Kabul. British Defense 3 Secretary Des Browne announced that an additional 230 troops would be deployed by the Spring of 2009, bringing the total British commitment to 8,030.
London and Washington have consistently stressed the need to confront extremists in both Afghanistan and Iraq or be faced with extremists taking the fight to Britain and the US.
Speaking in London, President Bush said military action in Iraq and Afghanistan is necessary.
"Absolutely, it is necessary, if you believe we are in an ideological 4 war, the theaters of which right now, the most notable theaters are Afghanistan and Iraq," he said.
NATO has some 40,000 troops in Afghanistan and the United States, with the largest contingent 5, has called for an increased commitment by other alliance members.
Pakistani officials and others offer funeral prayers to paramilitary troops who lost their lives during a clash at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, 11 Jun 2008 (photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department)
The increase in British troops comes amid heightened tension along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Last week a U.S. cross-border air strike killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops. U.S. officials said the strike had targeted insurgents 6; the Pakistanis called the attack "unprovoked and cowardly."
At a news conference in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued his own warning to militants 8 and to the Pakistani government. He said his country is ready to seek out militant 7 leaders wherever they are and warned that if Pakistani militants cross into his country, Afghanistan has the right to retaliate 9 and destroy their hideouts across the border.
Speaking in London, President Bush said he understands President Karzai's concerns.
"It is in no one's interest that extremists have a safe haven 10 from which to operate and obviously it is a testy 11 situation there and if I am the president of a country and people are coming, allegedly coming from one country to another to kill innocent civilians 12 on my side, I would be concerned about it," he said.
Mr. Bush called for calm and for more coordination 13 and sharing of information among Pakistan, Afghanistan and coalition 14 forces.
Responding to President Karzai's warning, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi described the Afghan leader's comments as "irresponsible" and "regrettable", saying Pakistan "shall defend its territorial 15 sovereignty."
- 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。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- 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。
- He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
- He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。
- The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
- Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。
- 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
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- 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。
- He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
- It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
- 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。
- Ben's getting a little testy in his old age.上了年纪后本变得有点性急了。
- A doctor was called in to see a rather testy aristocrat.一个性格相当暴躁的贵族召来了一位医生为他检查。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
- The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。
- 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。
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。