VOA标准英语2008年-Iraqi Official Says US Reconstruction Aid Still
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（五月）
Washington
11 May 2008
Iraq's ambassador to the United States says his country still needs U.S. reconstruction 1 assistance, despite large Iraqi fiscal 2 surpluses driven by record-high oil prices. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where the ambassador spoke 3 on U.S. television.
When it comes to government revenue, Iraq and the United States are going in opposite directions. While Iraqi coffers continue to expand, the U.S. federal deficit 4 is spiking 5, and projected to top $300 billion this year amid sluggish 6 U.S. economic growth.
The contrast in national finances has led several U.S. lawmakers to question why the United States continues to spend billions of dollars to help Iraq rebuild its infrastructure 7 in the post-Saddam era, when Iraq appears more than able to handle the financial burden on its own.
Speaking on CNN's Late Edition program, Ambassador Samir Sumaida'ie said Iraq's fiscal situation may be improving, but the needs of the country still outweigh 8 its financial resources.
"Iraq does have a surplus, but Iraq is a completely destroyed country," said Ambassador Sumaida'ie. "The infrastructure has to be rebuilt from the beginning [from the ground up]. A majority of Iraqis do not have access, even, to drinking water."
The ambassador added that, while Iraq has money to spend, the government has had difficulty finding qualified 9 contractors 10 who are willing to work in the country, given security concerns. He stressed that his government is eager to initiate 11 reconstruction projects, and has ambitious goals to that end.
Both major Democratic Party candidates have pledged to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, arguing that the United States cannot afford the financial burdens that an open-ended military presence in the country would necessitate 12. Both have admitted, however, that U.S. financial commitments to Iraq would not end overnight.
Iraqi officials have said that they would be willing to repay foreign governments that invest in reconstruction projects.
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
- High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。 来自辞典例句
- We could be spiking our own guns. 我们可能要遭到失败。 来自辞典例句
- This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
- Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。
- 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。
- The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
- One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
- They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。
- Your proposal would necessitate changing our plans.你的提议可能使我们的计划必须变更。
- The conversion will necessitate the complete rebuilding of the interior.转变就必需完善内部重建。