时间:2019-02-01 作者:英语课 分类:VOA常速英语2013年(九月)


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美监控巴基斯坦核项目引质疑


WASHINGTON — A recent Washington Post article reporting that the United States has stepped up surveillance of Pakistan's nuclear program has once again raised questions about the bilateral 1 relationship between Washington and Islambad. The reported surveillance has focused new attention on the issue of mutual 2 trust in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.


华盛顿——最近的一个华盛顿邮报的文章报道,美国已加强监控巴基斯坦的核项目再次质疑了华盛顿和Islambad之间的双边关系。报告的监控都集中在这个问题上的新的关注在美国相互信任的巴基斯坦的关系。


Pakistan has always maintained its nuclear arms are totally secure and has rejected any suggestion they could fall into the wrong hands.


But the recent Post article based on what it said are classified documents reported that Washington has increased surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear arms.


Does this reflect U.S. distrust of Pakistan?


"The United States helps Pakistan to establish frames of reference and abilities to safeguard material, but then, at the same time, there is not the same kind of transparency to allow the United States to go in and verify those activities," said Thomas Lynch, a Distinguished 3 Research Fellow at the National Defense 4 University in Washington D.C. So, the United States, being a large country, doing the same things that it does with other countries with nuclear programs, expends 5 capital and expends energy to determine if the assistance is having the desired effect.


But he adds such reports are bound to raise concerns in Islamabad over U.S. intentions towards Pakistan’s nuclear program.


"I think most American policymakers recognize that in Pakistan, this kind of activity gets morphed into a dramatic worry that the United States is spying on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in order to take them or eliminate them," LYnch said. "That fear is understandable, but it is quite overblown.


After the story appeared in the Post, Pakistan reiterated 6 that the command and control structure of its nuclear program is completely safe. Experts say while there may be some distrust in U.S.-Pakistan relations, the two countries are united by vital common interests.


"Mutual interests are prevalent throughout the spectrum," said Aqab Malik, who is a Carnegie Fellow at the New America Foundation. "And it’s about balancing those interests with the negative threats that may emanate 7 from each side. It’s a balancing act. And overall strategic interest is much greater than the threats against each other.


And Malik is optimistic about the direction of the U.S.-Pakistan relations.


"Pakistan and the United States have established strategic dialogue again. They reinitiated it," he said. ?The new government wants to facilitate better relationships with Afghanistan and India, as well as the United States and other countries."


Analysts 8 stress that eliminating threats from militants 9 and ensuring the safety of U.S. troops as they withdraw from Afghanistan should be the main priority for Washington and Islamabad.




adj.双方的,两边的,两侧的
  • They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
  • There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题,两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
v.花费( expend的第三人称单数 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽
  • The commercial value height also expends demand how many! 商业价值高低也就是消费需求多少! 来自互联网
  • The stimulation expends basis, also lies in enhances the resident income. 刺激消费的根本,还在于提高居民收入。 来自互联网
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
v.发自,来自,出自
  • Waves emanate from the same atom source.波是由同一原子辐射的。
  • These chemicals can emanate certain poisonous gases.这些化学药品会散发出某些有毒的气味。
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • 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。
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。
学英语单词
Agapetes medogensis
average temperature value
bactrocera (zeugodacus) tau
basic sampling unit
Beardsley
billy wilders
Birx
Boulogne
budget impulse
call processor
ceding state
Chessexite
chromesillimanite refractory
Ciao, for now.
coated ginger
cold-moulding
connexional
copper bolt
core-drilling inspection
corona interference
corrugated sheet metal
crookneck pumpkin
dafydds
diodon liturosus
diodrast clearance
diphazine
discomfitures
droppin' knowledge
dual-channel
employee relationship
epidemic influenza
excimerization
factorizing process
failure occurrence
financial guatanty
formality
Fumihito
grab hoist
grey slag
grinberg
header plate
health physics assistant
horizontal slide
hybrid analog logical language
hydrangeitis
hypoaffective
incumbition
inoculate against
ion retardation resin
Judica
knowable
long rubber seal
macroseptum
melt condensation polymerization
metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistor
microprogrammed front panel
minor of determinant
misconvergencs of beams
monkeys' weddings
move sb on
multiple access commu nication
nerve cells
nymphicus hollandicuss
oenomete
one ahead addressing
patrifocal family
Phytin
piecewise interpolation
pork-barrels
potential pest
precursed
racelines
residual extension
rivet cutter
root wood
round window cochlear potentials
saluted
secondary propyl alcohol
semiautonomy
ship's degauss
sialozemia
slash fiction
sludge metal
snap gage
solitonics
spectral line interference
sputum coctum
squaretoed
stone layout
storage rate of thermal energy
to trump sb's ace
Tobishima-mura
trade stoppages
transparency cathode-ray screen
Tsementnyy
unguessed
Villasimius
visibility of precipitates
Wearside
Wedde
wergeld
yarn abrader