时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(十月)


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U.S. defense 1 officials responded cautiously Thursday to a report that Pakistan plans to give weapons to thousands of men in its western region so they can join the fight against militants 3 who have taken refuge in the area. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon.
 






Pakistani army soldiers in tribal 4 regions (file photo)



A senior U.S. military official told VOA he was not aware of the Pakistani plan reported by The Washington Post, and is not sure if the report is accurate. Speaking on condition of anonymity 5, the officer also could also not confirm the Post's claim that the United States supports the Pakistani plan, but he said U.S. military leaders do, in general, support what he called "innovative 6 ideas" to deal with militant 2 safe havens 8 in western Pakistan.

Pentagon Spokesman Brian Whitman had a similar view.

"What we support is efforts by the Pakistani government to deal with these extremist threats that are not only a threat to their own country, but also to, in particular, the bordering country of Afghanistan, where we've seen an increased activity along that border. So I would say that we are supportive of the Pakistani government acknowledging and dealing 10 with these internal extremist threats in their country," he said.

Whitman could not comment on the specific program reported by The Washington Post, but he said any effort that addresses extremists in Pakistan in an "effective" and "meaningful" way "is good."

The Post report says Pakistan plans to provide Chinese-made AK-47 rifles to thousands of fighters in new local militias 11, whose leaders say they will fight the Taliban. Top officials of the militant movement that used to rule Afghanistan, and allies in other groups including al-Qaida, have taken refuge in western Pakistan, and U.S. officials say they use the safe haven 7 to plan attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and possibly elsewhere.

A Pakistani effort to control militants in the western tribal areas through agreements with local leaders failed last year, and was sharply criticized by U.S. officials. The officials believe that effort delayed the kind of more-decisive moves into the western region by Pakistan's army that have only happened in recent months. Those operations have earned praise from many of the same U.S. officials who criticized the earlier approach.

Some experts point out that Pakistan's tribesmen are generally well armed already. The experts say the more important question is how the tribes use their weapons. American strategists believe local forces can play a key role in fighting insurgents 12 and terrorists, as they did in Iraq, particularly in its Anbar Province, where tribal leaders decided 13 to oppose al-Qaida early last year and helped turn the tide of that conflict. But they also caution that it is a difficult and potentially dangerous process.

The officer who spoke 9 on condition of anonymity Thursday said, "the devil is in the details." He said if Pakistan is going to arm local militiamen, the success or failure of the program will depend on who has the power to make key decisions, and exactly who they decide to give the weapons.



n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • 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。
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
  • 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。
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • 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。
adj.部族的,种族的
  • He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
  • The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
n.the condition of being anonymous
  • Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密,书中的人用的都是化名。
  • Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。
adj.革新的,新颖的,富有革新精神的
  • Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
  • He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所
  • 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。
n.港口,安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口,安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )
  • Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
  • Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
n.民兵组织,民兵( militia的名词复数 )
  • 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
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
  • 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
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
学英语单词
acting as a principal
air-blast thawer
alternate character set handling scheme
amedoes
aminoester
analogue back-up
arabian gum
asiasarum
Bangkong, Sungai
boiler evaporative test
bruggink
caesiation
caloristat
carapax
cateries
central injection
central partition plate
chestnutwood
common depreciation
comparator device
confuscates
crack sb up
crater index
critical compressive force
deboshment
deflavour
differential equation with retarded argument
differential transformer extensometer
dimuriate
drawing no
drostanolone
E.S.C.
early seasonal strain
EBRD
epicurising
european projection
eye visible crack
false reflectoin
federation of african film makers
ferchat
foodseller
friction snap latch
Gadstrup
Gen-saki
glylco-
grilled Cheesus
hard film rust preventive oil
Hlawga
horizontal path
hypothesised
income and expenditure statement
inga
jumpest
KHR
laser current transformer
limiting control action
lion-huntings
lsit of drivers
mallea
maximum historical flood
methylacetone
muddle-pated
navigation in heavy weather
nerville
net rated capacity
nicuesa
Novamat
output stage
pallor
paternal aunts
perpent
phase of echo
pigmentum iodi compositum
pineal organ
pleuronectiforms
primary gill rakers
prism turntable
pro-sentences
quasi-federalist
radius of affine curvature
rebuyers
rufol
scoashes
self-tightening seal
separation elements
solemniser
special parliamentary procedure
starter motor cover
statistical validity
steam-mixer
symbolic learning
Terrabacter
tournament sort
Tragulus kanchil
tricks
v.32bis
vena metacarpus
warp bridge
wasms
welcomest
whereround
yoho