VOA标准英语2008年-Raid on NATO Base Kills 9 US Troops in Eastern
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（七月）
NATO officials say insurgents 1 who carried out Sunday's deadly assault on a remote NATO outpost in eastern Afghanistan were able to penetrate 2 the base before they were driven away by U.S. air strikes. Nine American soldiers were killed in the assault. Fifteen other U.S. troops and four Afghan soldiers were wounded. From Islamabad, VOA's Barry Newhouse has more on one of the single deadliest attacks for U.S. forces since the 2001 invasion.
The attack began early Sunday at a NATO outpost built just last week in Kunar, a province in eastern Afghanistan that borders Pakistan.
NATO officials said a large group of insurgents had secretly moved into a nearby village, where they launched a complex assault that lasted for much of the day.
NATO spokesman Mark Laity 3 told reporters in Kabul that while insurgents regularly attack combat outposts, Sunday's assault was larger than normal and insurgents managed to fight their way inside fortified 4 walls.
"They attempted to break into that base. They did make some penetration 5. But over all they were repelled 6 and they took very heavy casualties themselves," Laity said. "And then we brought in air power to stabilize 7 the situation in a fight that then lasted for several hours."
It was unclear how many insurgents were involved in the fighting, but the NATO spokesman said airstrikes inflicted 8 heavy casualties after the fighters were repelled at the outpost.
It is also unclear where the insurgents came from or what group they belong to.
Several Afghan Taliban groups operate in the east of the country and U.S. and Afghan officials say Pakistani Taliban fighters also regularly attack NATO troops near the border. The fighting has led to a spike 9 in NATO troop deaths and criticism that Pakistan is not doing enough to crack down on Taliban havens 10 in its tribal 11 regions.
Senior Pakistani officials counter that Afghan officials have been unwilling 12 to work more closely on controlling their shared 2500 kilometer border. They also say Afghan and coalition 13 forces can do more to stop militants 15 from crossing into Pakistan.
The increased tension over militant 14 safe havens has led several Pakistani officials to express worry that the United States is considering unilateral military action against fighters in the tribal regions. In recent days Pakistani officials from across the political spectrum 16 have insisted foreign troops will not be allowed to operate in Pakistani territory.
Senator Mushahid Hussain, the chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said resolving the situation should be done through dialogue - not force.
"The use of force is counter productive. We must engage people in discussions and we welcome negotiations 17 with those who are willing to lay down their arms," he said.
Despite favoring talks, senior Pakistani leaders say they are aware how serious the situation in the tribal regions has become. On Monday, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said he understands concerns that the tribal areas could be used by foreign militants to plan international terrorist attacks.
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
- The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。
- The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work.教会与俗众越来越积极参与慈善工作。
- Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.神职人员和信众同样都观点各异。
- He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
- The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
- He is a man of penetration.他是一个富有洞察力的人。
- Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.我们的目标是进一步打入市场。
- They repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
- They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
- His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
- They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
- Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。
- The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
- They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
- Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
- Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网
- 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。
- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
- His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
- 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。
- 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。
- This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
- We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。