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2006年VOA标准英语-US General Blames al-Qaida for Increase in

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By Al Pessin
Pentagon
19 May 2006

The No. 2 U.S. general in Iraq says there has been another increase in sectarian violence in the country during the last two weeks, and he blames al-Qaida for sparking it.  The general spoke1 via satellite to reporters at the Pentagon.

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General Peter Chiarelli (file photo)
  

Lieutenant2 General Peter Chiarelli says there was little sectarian violence in Iraq before the attack on the Shi'ite Golden Dome3 Mosque4 in February.  He says a spike5 in such violence at that time later dissipated.  However, during the last week or two, the general says, sectarian violence has increased again, and he blames the Iraqi branch of the al-Qaida terrorist network, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.  He says the insurgents6 are trying to disrupt the process of forming a new government, and convince Iraqis that democracy is not solving their problems.

"Those accelerators are the actions of Zarqawi and his terrorists, who see this as a tremendous opportunity, a tremendous strategy that they can implement7, that they can use to try to get Iraqis to concentrate on something totally different," he says.

General Chiarelli says there are signs that the insurgents will fail, and his forces, along with Iraqi forces, are doing everything they can to prevent the sectarian tensions from getting any worse.

"The good news is that we are not seeing Iraqis in neighborhoods picking up arms against each other,” he says.  “We continue our presence patrols, our joint8 patrols in the neighborhoods to give the people a feeling of security."

General Chiarelli says the formation of the new Iraqi government, expected on Saturday, is a 'historic and decisive' moment that will enable the country to deal with the issues that are behind the violence, so the country can move toward stability and self-sufficiency.  He says the security forces are improving and are doing what they can to fight the violence, but the general believes the long-term solution to the Iraqi insurgency9 lies in non-military areas, like improving the economy, that the new government will be able to address.

"Finally, we have a government that can concentrate on doing exactly that,” he says, “and that is absolutely essential, to take the angry young men off the street, to give them an alternative.  And, believe me, they want an alternative.  And, I honestly believe, as this government begins work on the policy that will be required to put people to work, that you're going to see a decrease in violence."

The new Iraqi government has been five months in the making, as politicians bickered10 over Cabinet posts. U.S. officials say the atmosphere of uncertainty11 during that period contributed to the continuing violence. They hope that the swearing-in of the new government will be a major turning point in efforts to build the Iraqi security forces, and to address other problems, including the economy and sectarian tensions, and also the role of private militias12, the delivery of basic services and a wide range of other urgent issues.


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • 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。
2 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
参考例句:
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
3 dome 7s2xC     
n.圆屋顶,拱顶
参考例句:
  • The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
  • They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
4 mosque U15y3     
n.清真寺
参考例句:
  • The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
  • Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前,清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
5 spike lTNzO     
n.长钉,钉鞋;v.以大钉钉牢,使...失效
参考例句:
  • 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。
6 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • 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
7 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具,器具;vt.实行,实施,执行
参考例句:
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划,除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
8 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
9 insurgency dqdzEb     
n.起义;暴动;叛变
参考例句:
  • 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
10 bickered c05d7582a78c74874bf385559cfb4f5e     
v.争吵( bicker的过去式和过去分词 );口角;(水等)作潺潺声;闪烁
参考例句:
  • The afternoon sun bickered through the leaves. 午后的阳光闪烁于树叶之间。 来自辞典例句
  • They bickered over [about] some unimportant thing. 他们为芝麻小事争吵。 来自辞典例句
11 uncertainty NlFwK     
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
参考例句:
  • Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
  • After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后,压力开始产生影响了。
12 militias ab5f9b4a8cb720a6519aabca747f36e6     
n.民兵组织,民兵( militia的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
  • The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
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