时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2014年(七月)


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Instability in Iraq Fuels Kurdish Independence Move


LONDON —


The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government has told VOA the situation in the country has increased the urgency of creating an independent Kurdish state.


Peshmerga fighters from the Kurdish autonomous 1 region have responded to territorial 2 gains by Sunni militants 4 with moves of their own, taking the disputed city of Kirkuk, and surrounding areas.


Now, Iraqi Kurdistan regional President Massoud Barzani told VOA this was the time to create a Kurdish state.


“This is a natural right that must be achieved. Independence must be achieved. I believe now the conditions are also favorable for independence,” he said.


The United States continues to oppose Kurdish independence. "No change of policy here.  We've said that a unified 5 Iraq is the strongest Iraq," said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf.


But Kurdish leaders have a strategy designed to make independence palatable 7 to the United States.


Speaking via Skype, Bill Park of London’s King’s College said, "They want to present themselves as not so much declaring independence from a functioning, ongoing 8 Iraqi state, but being forced into independence as a consequence of the chaos 9 around them."


That was clear in Barzani’s interview with VOA's Persian Service.


“The situation is chaotic 10 and scary. Now along a 1,050-kilometer border we face terrorists and radical 11 groups and people who are unknown to us. This is a new situation. I doubt if Iraq will go back to what it was,” he said.


And Barzani said the past strong opposition 12 to Kurdish independence was no more.


“We have discussed this with the United States, with all sides, and with the Europeans. In the past, reaction was severe, but we don’t see that anymore,” he said.


Bill Park said still, Barzani had to be careful not to alienate 13 his old friends in Washington, new friends in Turkey and Iran, and even some of his own people.


“It is a kind of high risk strategy, but it’s a lot less risky 14 now than it’s ever been in the past,” he said.


Indeed, many experts believe that, whatever happens in Kurdistan, Iraq will never be as it was before the Sunni militants took over large areas in the west and center of the country.


American political consultant 15 Sam Patten has advised Iraqi Kurds and moderate Sunnis and spoke 6 to Alhurra television.


“The relationship that existed until now between Baghdad and the regions will never be the same," he said. "The regions that are no longer under Baghdad’s control are going to have to enjoy some degree of autonomy that they haven’t seen before,” said Patten.


The militant 3 Sunni fighters now call themselves the Islamic State.  Whether they can make that stick remains 16 to be seen, but they may have created the opportunity for Kurds to fulfill 17 their long held dream of statehood, and placed the future of the Iraqi state in question.  



adj.自治的;独立的
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
adj.领土的,领地的
  • 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。
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。
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(unify 的过去式和过去分词); 统一的; 统一标准的; 一元化的
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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
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adj.可口的,美味的;惬意的
  • The truth is not always very palatable.事实真相并非尽如人意。
  • This wine is palatable and not very expensive.这种酒味道不错,价钱也不算贵。
adj.进行中的,前进的
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  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
n.混乱,无秩序
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的
  • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
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n.激进份子,原子团,根号;adj.根本的,激进的,彻底的
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
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n.反对,敌对
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  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
vt.使疏远,离间;转让(财产等)
  • His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了,因为他们彼此完全信任。
  • We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远。
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  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
n.顾问;会诊医师,专科医生
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  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来,加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
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vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
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Arraia-Maeztu
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Disk Defrag
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