VOA标准英语2009年-UN Chief Voices Concern Over Afghan Civilian De
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply concerned about civilian 1 casualties in Afghanistan. Mr. Ban called for closer cooperation between civilian and military leaders.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai during press conference in Kabul, 04 Feb 2009
During Ban Ki-moon's brief, unannounced visit to Kabul, he called 2009 an important year for addressing Afghanistan's security challenges and establishing full democracy.
The secretary-general said he plans to maintain a strong partnership 2 with the Afghan government this year and hopes to better coordinate 3 infrastructure 4 and energy development with international donors 5.
Last year, Taliban fighters extended their reach from southern and eastern areas of the country to the outskirts 6 of Kabul, killing 7 record numbers of troops and further imperiling the already weak Afghan government.
Foreign troops have responded with airstrikes and raids in more remote areas, but the tactics have also led to hundreds of civilian deaths.
Mr. Ban called for closer coordination 8 between civilian and military officials.
"I fully 9 share the concerns and frustrations 10 President Karzai has endured in the course of many tragic 11 incidents where civilian people have been killed in the course of the military operations fighting terrorism," he said.
Afghan political leaders on all levels regularly complain that the civilian casualties by foreign troops are undermining public support for the Afghan government.
Should foreign military get permission before launching air strikes?
President Hamid Karzai has suggested requiring foreign militaries to first get permission from Afghan officials before carrying out air strikes and house raids. During Wednesday's news conference with the U.N. secretary-general, Mr. Karzai again called for an end to civilian casualties.
Mr. Karzai says the issue of civilian casualties has caused tensions between Afghanistan and the United States, but the overall relationship remains 12 strong. He says military leaders should negotiate on his suggestions for new rules of engagement.
Ban Ki-moon also meets with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, where he is expected to announce the creation of a formal U.N. investigation 13 into the assassination 14 of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
A Pakistani investigation last year concluded Taliban militants 15 were most likely responsible for her death in December 2007. But Bhutto's political party, which now leads Pakistan's government, suggested that her political opponents may have played a role in the plot. Officials appealed for a formal U.N. inquiry 16 last year.
- 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 company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
- The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。
- 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。
- The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
- Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
- 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。