VOA标准英语2012--Khan Leads Drone Protest in Taliban Territory
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Khan Leads Drone Protest in Taliban Territory
Pakistan's opposition 1 politician Imran Khan on Saturday led a convoy 2 of some 500 vehicles including some 30 U.S. activists 4 in an unprecedented 5 march toward Taliban territory to protest CIA-led drone strikes in the country's tribal 6 areas.
Some 3,000 party supporters waved red and green PTI party flags from their cars, beat drums and shouted their support of the cricket star turned politician as he led the so-called peace march into the impoverished 7 west of the country and into the South Waziristan tribal district along the Afghan border.
Khan had shrugged 8 off warnings of violence before the convoy left the capital Islamabad. But VOA's Ayaz Gul reports tensions were high on the slow-moving eight-hour car journey to Khan's hometown of Mianwali near Pakistan's tribal areas.
"One could see that Imran Khan himself was pretty nervous, because he was rarely stepping out of his vehicle, even though this convoy was moving at a very slow pace," said Gul.
Analysts 9 said earlier the march was a way of Khan trying to gain political capital as the country readies for national elections in 2013. Reporter Gul says the march may have been a turning point for Khan, who will by vying 10 for power in upcoming vote.
"This is going to bring a lot of attraction to Pakistan, to his political party both locally and internationally, and that is what is going to help raise his political profile," Gul added.
Khan, whose PTI party is most popular with the youth of Pakistan, supports talking with the Taliban. He said before he left that the CIA-coordinated strikes targeting militants 11 were counterproductive.
Khan added that they kill and terrorize innocent civilians 12, feeding into growing anti-American sentiment in Pakistan and creating new fighters as a result.
"If you cause human damage, these people will seek revenge, and then the militants will increase," Khan explained.
Some 30 U.S. peace activists with the anti-war group CodePink joined the march. Activist 3 leader Medea Washington said they were trying to show Pakistan that not all Americans agreed with the drone policy.
The so-called peace march was to stop overnight in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan before heading toward the South Waziristan tribal district on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik was in Washington to discuss, among other topics, the issue of drones which Pakistan considers illegal and a violation 13 of its sovereignty.
Washington insists the strikes are an effective weapon against militants operating in Pakistan's northwest.
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
- Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- 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。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
- She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
- Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。
- 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 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。