2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi PM in Turkey; Discusses Security
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Margaret Besheer
Irbil, Iraq
16 November 2006
Iraqs Prime Minister has begun a two-day visit to neighboring Turkey, where he is to discuss his country's security situation and Turkey's fight against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq. Meanwhile, in Baghdad, sectarian violence claimed at least 15 more lives Thursday in a series of bombings and shootings across the capital.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Nouri al-Maliki in Ankara, Nov. 16, 2006
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Ankara where he met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In a joint 1 news conference, Mr. Maliki reassured 2 his neighbor that his government would not tolerate Kurdish separatist guerrillas operating from northern Iraq against Turkish targets.
He also said the anti-Iranian group, the Mujahadeen al-Khalq, would not be allowed to use Iraq as a base to launch attacks against Iran.
Turkey has repeatedly complained that Iraqi and U.S. forces are not doing enough to rein 3 in Kurdish fighters who launch attacks into Turkey from the mountains of northern Iraq.
On Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul warned that if Iraq breaks apart into several autonomous 4 regions, it would force its neighbors to take strong action.
Some four million Kurds live in northern Iraq, but more than 14 million more live in southeastern Turkey.
Turkey wants to avoid the emergence 5 of an independent Kurdistan on its border, fearing it would encourage Kurdish separatists in southeastern Turkey to revolt.
Mr. Maliki also called on Turkey to help his government build strong security forces in order to quell 6 growing sectarian violence, which claimed more than a dozen more lives in Baghdad on Thursday.
Iraqi Shiites mourn death of relatives killed in shooting attack that targeted a bakery, Nov. 16, 2006
The worst attack was at a bakery, where gunmen killed nine Shiite bakers 7.
This witness says, "They stormed into the bakery and killed them while they were baking. They had done nothing wrong."
The U.S. military also announced four more soldiers have been killed since Tuesday; one in Baghdad, the other three north of the capital in the Diyala province.
Elsewhere in Baghdad, authorities are still searching for hostages taken in a raid Tuesday on a building belonging to the Ministry 8 of Higher Education. Some 80 gunmen stormed the Scientific Research Directorate taking away dozens of male employees and visitors.
Officials say many of the hostages have been released but an unknown number remain in captivity 9.
Minister of Higher Education Abed Dhiab al-Ujaili said some of the hostages who had been freed said their abductors tortured and killed several of the other hostages.
The minister, a Sunni Arab, said he is stepping down from the government until effective action is taken against Shiite militias 10.
The militias are believed to be responsible for Tuesday's kidnapping at the Sunni-run ministry, as well as for hundreds of other kidnappings and murders in and around Baghdad.
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
- He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
- 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。
- The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
- Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。
- Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
- The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
- The Bakers have invited us out for a meal tonight. 贝克一家今晚请我们到外面去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The bakers specialize in catering for large parties. 那些面包师专门负责为大型宴会提供食品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。