VOA标准英语2012--US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(五月)
US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post
U.S. officials announced Tuesday that Ryan Crocker will be stepping down due to health reasons as Washington's envoy 1 in Afghanistan sometime after major Afghan donors 2 meet this July in Tokyo.
"As is our wont 3, we will squeeze every ounce of value out of him," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
And Washington has demonstrated this with the veteran diplomat 4 repeatedly since the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.
For the past decade, Crocker has been present at every major battlefield in Washington's so-called war on terror. From reopening the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in early 2002, to becoming ambassador in Iraq in 2007.
"Never again - never again - will what happened to our country on September 11 be repeated from this country. That's our pledge, that's the work we're doing," said Crocker.
"I don't begin my tour here with any illusions," he said after taking over the embassy in Baghdad. "It's going to be very, very difficult, but I certainly believe that success is possible, otherwise I wouldn't be standing 5 here."
Prior to that, Washington relied on Crocker as ambassador to Pakistan from 2004 to 2007 to help navigate 6 the tumultuous relationship with the U.S. ally.
During his tenure 7, he oversaw 8 a massive aid effort to assist Pakistan in recovering from the country's worst-ever earthquake.
"When crisis hits an ally, another ally steps forward," said Crocker. "That is what we have done."
Crocker left retirement 9 in mid-2011 to once again take the reins 10 in Kabul. And now he is stepping down in a different atmosphere following the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin 11 Laden 12 and NATO's preparations to hand over security control to the Afghans in 2014.
"We do feel we are prevailing 13 in this with our Afghan partners," he said. "We are committed to an end to this conflict, but a responsible end, and that means there is going to be further bad days ahead."
But after helping 14 to secure a U.S.-Afghan strategic partnership 15 through 2024, Crocker says the United States will remain vested in Afghanistan long after he is gone.
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
- It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。
- 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。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
- Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。
- He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
- Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。
- He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
- Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
- She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
- The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
- This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。