时间:2019-01-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2008年9月


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  Pakistani lawmakers have denounced Wednesday's raid by foreign troops in Pakistani territory, passing a resolution condemning 1 the operation and vowing 2 to repel 3 similar attacks in the future. The Pakistani military warned such operations could provoke a backlash in the country's volatile 4 tribal 5 regions.

巴基斯坦议员指责外国部队星期三进入巴基斯坦领土发动袭击。他们通过一项决议,谴责外国部队的行动,并坚决表示今后会反击类似的袭击。巴基斯坦军方警告说,这种行动会在巴基斯坦局势动荡的部族地区引起反作用。

Wednesday's raid was the first confirmed ground operation by foreign troops based in Afghanistan and it dominated the agenda in Pakistan's parliament.

星期三的突袭行动是第一次得到确认的由驻扎在阿富汗的外国军队发起的地面行动。这次行动也成了巴基斯坦议会的主要议题。

Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi said the government had already summoned the U.S. ambassador to complain.

巴基斯坦外长库雷希说,巴基斯坦政府已经召见美国大使表示抗议。

He said the operation was shameful 6 because it violated the sovereignty and territorial 7 integrity of a U.S. ally in the war against terrorism.

他说,这次行动是可耻的,因为这次行动侵犯了美国反恐战争中一个盟国的主权和领土完整。

Details about the raid remain unclear, including who was behind it. Western news agencies have reported that U.S. military sources claim American troops based in Afghanistan carried out the assault on a village less than two kilometers from the Afghan border. The number of people reported killed varied 8 from seven to 20 and Pakistani officials said nearly all of them were civilians 9.

目前还不清楚这次突袭行动的细节,包括是谁策划了这次行动。西方通讯社报导说,美国军方的消息声称,美军驻阿富汗部队在距阿富汗边境不到两公里的一个村庄实施了这次突袭行动。报导称在这次行动中被打死的人数从7人到20人不等。巴基斯坦官方说,被打死的人几乎都是平民。

Pakistan's military has worked with U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan for several years to establish guidelines governing military action along their shared border.

巴基斯坦军方与美国和北约驻阿富汗部队合作多年,制定在巴阿边境地区军事行动的行为准则。

Pakistan army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Wednesday's operation was an unprecedented 10 violation 11 of those guidelines.

巴基斯坦军方发言人阿巴斯少将说,星期三的这次行动前所未有地违反了这些行为准则。

"In the past the other side, NATO ISAF, have been engaging the foreign militants 13 present in the area and on this actionable intelligence they engage them through their Predators 14 [drones]," he said. "But never before did a single incursion take place, which has serious consequences."

他说:“在过去北约领导的国际安全协作部队一直与这里的外国激进分子交战。在获得可信情报后,他们使用“食肉者”无人驾驶飞机打击外国激进分子。但以前从来没有发生过进入巴基斯坦领土的行动。这种行动后果严重。”

The cross-border operation follows months of increased violence in eastern Afghanistan. U.S. commanders have blamed safe havens 15 in Pakistani tribal areas for giving militants space to re-arm and plan attacks.

在美军发动这次越境袭击行动以前,近几个月来,阿富汗东部地区的暴力活动不断增加。美国指挥官指责巴基斯坦的部族地区为激进分子提供了避难所,使他们有机会重新武装,并策划新的袭击。

But Major General Abbas said Wednesday's assault was especially worrying because there were no reports of militants in the area. He said such operations risked alienating 16 local tribes whose support is vital for defeating Taliban militants.

但阿巴斯少将说,星期三的突袭行动特别令人担忧,因为并没有接到这个地区有激进分子的报告。他说,这次行动有疏远当地部族的危险,这些部族对打击塔利班武装的支持至关重要。

"We do not want this line which is dividing the militant 12 component 17 and the tribe at large to diminish," he said. "Because if it gets obliterated 18 where the tribe and the militant join each other - and there is an uprising against the local security forces or the forces from outside - this would create one big problem."

他说:“我们不希望看到部族和激进分子之间的界线消失。因为如果部族和激进分子走到一起,他们可能会攻击这个地区或其它地区的保安部队,发生暴动,那就是大问题了。”

Top Pakistani and U.S. commanders met on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean last week to discuss border security. Major General Abbas insisted the officials did not authorize 19 cross-border ground assaults such as Wednesday's raid in South Waziristan.

巴基斯坦和美国高级将领上个星期在印度洋上的美军航空母舰上举行了会谈,商讨边境安全局势。阿巴斯强调,有关官员不要授权采取类似星期三在南瓦济里斯坦的越境地面攻击行动。



v.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责( condemn的现在分词 );宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
  • I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
起誓,发誓(vow的现在分词形式)
  • President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
  • President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
v.击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥
  • A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
  • Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。
adj.反复无常的,挥发性的,稍纵即逝的,脾气火爆的;n.挥发性物质
  • With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定,投资冒着很大的风险。
  • His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱,喜怒无常。
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。
adj.可耻的,不道德的
  • It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊。
  • We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。
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.多样的,多变化的
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • 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。
adj.无前例的,新奇的
  • 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。
n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说,那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
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。
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面)
  • birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
  • The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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
v.使疏远( alienate的现在分词 );使不友好;转让;让渡(财产等)
  • The phenomena of alienation are widespread. Sports are also alienating. 异化现象普遍存在,体育运动也不例外。 来自互联网
  • How can you appeal to them without alienating the mainstream crowd? 你是怎么在不疏忽主流玩家的情况下吸引住他们呢? 来自互联网
n.组成部分,成分,元件;adj.组成的,合成的
  • Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
  • Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
v.除去( obliterate的过去式和过去分词 );涂去;擦掉;彻底破坏或毁灭
  • The building was completely obliterated by the bomb. 炸弹把那座建筑物彻底摧毁了。
  • He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝,喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.授权,委任;批准,认可
  • He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
  • Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。
学英语单词
a dead dog
a very old science
acetoxanon
apple blights
Asahan
attribute structure
banana conveyor
biap-do (piap-to)
built up area
bulk article
catfights
cellulose plate
circuit-breaker with lock-out preventing closing
clannist
clotbuster
cream-cake
crypt analytical attack
daught stud
daylight synchronized flash
decanting
dipping thermometer
disease and nonbattle injury
edge tone
electric hand dryer
environmental element
fashion statement
flush toilet
gallium halide
general purpose tractor
giardini
Gregorian mode
Hanna, Mark Alonzo
hausenblas
have nothing to show for
heart complication
high-frequency tuner
hydroxyimino
impedance level
in-track
isoreticular
Ivatans
Kozle
Kvarkenskiy Rayon
laser fluctuations
ledger paper
Lepidotrigla
level full capacity
lsb (lower sideband)
machine-gunned
mc68040
mendizabel
miter bend
mixed pickle
modified polypheylene oxide
montrell
multicomponent gas mixture
Network Management Protocol
notch generator
oversize powder
paddy field driving harrow
perfume plant
photomanips
piet-my-vrous
plushenko
pocket pet
premises open to general use
Prokayotae
quartz field flattener
rearface
Recuay
refer to endorser
resin-baseds
roast meat
Royal Danish Ballet
sacc
sea-adder
self-hypnosis
shibaozhai
smazes
snowkids
soda concentration
sound-ranging
sovest
statistics law
stored routine
subservientness
sulfisoxazole
terass
thomas peacock
total sampling method
underexcited
unkink
Vila Nogueira de Azeitão
vouches for
watershed industry
wauled
wesleyan methodist churches
west pakistans
whowl
withafastuosin
wounded in action
zirconium hydride