VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistan FM Defends Taliban Peace Talks on Eve
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（六月）
By Barry Newhouse
Islamabad
05 June 2008
Pakistan's foreign minister says government peace deals with pro-Taliban militants 2 are aimed at establishing a "peaceful coexistence" with the groups. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said critics of the deal are "cynical 3."
Pakistan's peace agreements with Taliban militants have drawn 4 concern from NATO forces, Afghan officials and the U.S. government who worry they will be short-lived truces 5 that only undermine the war against Taliban and al-Qaida fighters.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, 21 May 2008
But a day before leaving on his first trip to Kabul, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi pushed back against critics during a forceful speech before parliament.
"When we talk of peace, we also have to tell our friends, who at times are cynical about the peace negotiations 7 that Pakistan has undertaken," said Qureshi. "Look at the spirit behind that negotiation 6. The spirit is not capitulation, the spirit is not compromise, the spirit is peaceful coexistence."
Pakistan's border tribal 8 regions, named FATA, are populated by fiercely independent tribes that have long opposed any central government control.
But Qureshi says many people in the region have been caught in the crossfire 9 between Taliban militants and the Pakistani army and the locals now mainly want peace. The foreign minister said if the government can win over residents by bringing peace through dialogue and, if necessary, military force - officials can try to end the regions' economic and political isolation 10.
"This area has been deprived for the last 60 years," said Qureshi. "And that is why the government feels this area has to be amalgamated 11, has to be integrated into mainstream 12 life."
In Afghanistan, local officials and NATO commanders have worried that those long-term plans will not get off the ground - and withdrawing Pakistani security forces from parts of the border region will mainly allow Taliban forces free reign 1 to regroup and launch attacks.
But Qureshi said that Pakistan should not shoulder all of the blame for the Taliban insurgency 13.
"The insurgency if it's being tackled fully 14 and completely across the border - it has to be seen and it has to be debated," he said. "To what extent has the government of Afghanistan been able to establish its writ 15 outside the urban cities of Afghanistan?"
In recent years Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused each other of not doing enough to combat Taliban militants, stunting 16 cooperation between the two sides. On Wednesday, the new NATO commander in Afghanistan U.S. General David McKiernan said a top priority is recreating a joint 17 military commission including Pakistan and Afghanistan that addresses border issues.
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- The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
- 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 enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
- He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- Previous military operations have ended in truces. 以往的军事行动都以停火而告终。
- Many blamed it on the army, which had made several truces with the militants in Malakand. 许多人把责任推给军队，这迫使巴军与马拉坎地区武装分子进行了好几次停战。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
- 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。
- 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。
- They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。
- When two industrial giants clash,small companies can get caught in the crossfire.两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。
- The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
- He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。
- The company has now amalgamated with another local firm. 这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
- Those two organizations have been amalgamated into single one. 那两个组织已合并为一个组织。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
- Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
- 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。
- This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
- You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。
- Objective To report three-year-old twin brothers with speech stunting. 目的报道孪生兄弟同患语言发育迟缓的临床结果。 来自互联网
- No one should talk while stunting except coach or back spotter. 在技巧进行的过程中，只有教练或后保能说话。 来自互联网