VOA标准英语2013--巴基斯坦的最高军事指挥官退休
时间:2019-01-31 作者:英语课 分类:VOA常速英语2013年(十一月)
Pakistan's Top Military Commander to Retire 巴基斯坦的最高军事指挥官退休
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top military commander, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, will retire on November 29 after six years as chief of the country’s most powerful institution. The army, and its relationship with Pakistan’s civilian 1 government, has changed greatly during his tenure 2.
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, seen as the second most powerful man in Pakistan, has headed the military since November 2007. The army chief is largely credited with halting the pattern of military intervention 3 in politics and allowing democracy to develop.
However, author and analyst 4 Ahmed Rashid points out that extremism and terrorism also flourished under his watch, even if the general did seem to break a pattern of intervention.
“I think there is no doubt that the fact that the army has not intervened and has allowed, if you like, given the expression, allowed two civilian governments to follow one another is quite unique for Pakistan, and some of that credit would go to Kayani,” said Rashid.
General Kayani has wielded 5 power since becoming the head of the country’s powerful intelligence services in 2004. Rashid said that since then, terrorism has continued to plague the country.
“If we take that whole period from 2004 to 2013, what we see is a massive escalation 6 and deterioration 7 in the state of Pakistan, and the attacks by terrorist groups from extremist groups," said Rashid.
There are those within the military who believe that General Kayani too often succumbed 8 to the civilian leadership’s apparent distaste for military operations against militants 10.
Retired 11 Brigadier Shaukat Qadir thinks whoever takes Kayani’s place will have to face that challenge.
“For those who understand the nuances, diplomacy 12 cannot work without the threat at least of the use [of] force. They are tied together with an umbilical cord. So, he has to position himself in such a way as he does pose a threat, a palpable threat, even if he is not doing anything at that point in time,” pointed 13 out Qadir.
As army chief, Kayani has also overseen 15 a large portion of the country’s national security policy and foreign policy. With the withdrawal 16 of international forces from neighboring Afghanistan, and Pakistan's desire to see a pro-Islamabad government in place in Kabul, Kayani is not likely to want to completely step out of the picture, according to military analyst Ayeesha Siddiqa.
“I think he probably wants to remain in the decision making to at least see the changes, oversee 14 the changes made post 2014, or before 2014, now which side is he playing, God knows - does he really want to finish off the militant 9 forces? I have my doubts," said Siddiqa.
A common belief is, whoever takes Kayani's place, the military-civilian balance will likely continue. However, so will other institutional policies, such as using militants as proxy 17 forces, portraying 18 India as the enemy and vying 19 for influence in Afghanistan.
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- 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。
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道,好人受气
- He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者,但实际上是别人掌握实权。
- The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
- Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句
- Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长,心智和体力自然衰退。
- The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
- The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
- After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后,该城终于屈服了。
- 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。
- 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 old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
- This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
- Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
- He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
- It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
- We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。
- The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作,曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说