VOA常速英语2008年-Gates: Pause May Be Needed in Troop Pullouts fr
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
Baghdad
11 February 2008
During a visit to Baghdad Monday, U.S. Defense 1 Secretary Robert Gates endorsed 2 his Iraq commander's proposal for a pause in the U.S. troop drawdown after the last of the surge troops go home in July. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Baghdad.
Secretary Gates has said several times that he hoped the drawdown of about 3,500 U.S. troops per month could continue after the last of the surge brigades leaves. But the top U.S. and coalition 3 commander here, General David Petraeus, has said he believes a pause will be needed to assess the security situation before withdrawing additional troops.
On Monday, after a lengthy 4 meeting with General Petraeus in Baghdad, Secretary Gates said he is ready to accept a pause.
" I think that the notion of a brief period of consolidation 5 and evaluation 6 probably does make sense," Gates said.
Secretary Gates said he had begun thinking along the same lines himself, but he is not sure how long such a pause would last.
"One of the keys is how long is that period, and then what happens after that, and all of that is still to be determined 7 and then ultimately decided 8 by the president," Gates said.
Most of the surge forces President Bush ordered to Iraq will leave by July, and U.S. officials need to decide what to do after that.
Secretary Gates says General Petraeus' recommendation will be presented to the president next month, along with assessments 9 by other senior officers and the secretary himself. General Petraeus is to report to congress in early April.
- 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。
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
- The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
- I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
- The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句