VOA常速英语2007-Pakistani Jets Bomb Militants in Border Clash
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA常速英语（十月）
Islamabad
09 October 2007
Pakistani jets have bombed Islamic militants 1 near the border with Afghanistan bringing a four-day death toll 2 to 250 people killed in fierce battles. Pakistan has been struggling to control resurging militancy 3 in its volatile 4 tribal 5 areas where the Taleban and al Qaida have a strong base of support. Daniel Schearf reports from Islamabad.
In a rare use of heavy firepower, Pakistani jets targeted Islamic militants Tuesday in their hideouts in North Waziristan near the Afghan border.
About 50 people were killed during the battle. Security officials say since fighting between the two sides broke out Saturday about 200 militants and 45 soldiers have been killed.
Dozens of civilians 7 are said to be among the casualties and thousands of villagers have fled the area since the fighting began.
Major General Wahid Arshad is Pakistan's military spokesman. He told Pakistan's Dawn Television Tuesday night he could not confirm the reports of civilian 6 casualties but said there were a number of civilians fleeing the area.
"There could be collateral 8 damage of course," he said. "Although, I have not got any confirmed reports about that. But, a lot of people have left that place."
Arshad said the fighting began when militants ambushed 9 security forces Saturday, forcing them to retaliate 10.
The fighting between Pakistani security forces and Islamic militants is some of the fiercest since Pakistan made moves to reign 11 in Islamic radicals 13 in 2001 when it partnered with the United States against extremists.
The volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan is a Taleban and al-Qaida stronghold with many sympathetic locals. The Pakistani military has been struggling to control the militants.
Arshad, however, says the military is fully 14 capable of handling the situation.
"As far as the security forces are concerned it's very clear that we'll make sure that these militants are either caught or they're given up by their people," said Arshad.
Militants use the porous 15 border area to launch attacks into Afghanistan, as well as Pakistan, and al-Qaida leader Osama bin-Laden is thought to be hiding in the area.
Pakistan made a controversial peace deal with militants in the region last year that quickly fell apart.
Islamabad has sent 100,000 soldiers to the region and, of those, more than one-thousand have been killed and more than 200 abducted 16 and held hostage.
The country has seen a series of attacks and suicide bombings since July when military forces stormed a radical 12 Islamabad mosque 17 to quash militants and more than 100 people were killed.
- 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 hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- Full of militancy and revolutionary ardour, the people of all nationalities in the country are working hard for the realization of the four modernizations. 全国各族人民意气风发， 斗志昂扬，为实现四个现代化而奋战。
- The seniority system is another factor that leads to union militancy. 排资论辈制度也是导致工会好斗争的另一因素。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
- Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。
- The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
- It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
- The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
- The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- 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。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- He added sand to the soil to make it more porous.他往土里掺沙子以提高渗水性能。
- The shell has to be slightly porous to enable oxygen to pass in.外壳不得不有些细小的孔以便能使氧气通过。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。