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VOA常速英语2008年-Pakistan Deploys Troops Prior to Elections

时间:2008-02-22 02:48来源:互联网 提供网友:Jasonjianmei   字体: [ ]
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By Meredith Buel
Islamabad
12 February 2008

Tens of thousands of troops are fanning out across Pakistan in an effort to improve security before next week's parliamentary elections. VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel reports from Islamabad that security forces are also searching for Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, who disappeared while traveling by road through a volatile1 tribal2 region.

Interior Ministry3 spokesman Jawed4 Iqbal Cheema says Pakistani troops are mobilizing and moving nationwide to provide security during the election. Cheema says the soldiers will not be stationed at the more than 64,000 polling stations across Pakistan.

He says local police will provide front-line security for voters on Election Day, February 18.

"All these arrangements have been made to insure that people cast their vote without any fear in an environment of peace and order," he said. "Nobody will be allowed to disrupt the polling process or create any law and order situation. Anyone trying to hinder the process shall be dealt with very sternly."

The security situation in Pakistan has deteriorated5 significantly in recent months, with militants6 linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida carrying out suicide bombings against security forces and politicians.

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a shooting and suicide bomb attack last December while leaving a campaign rally.

There have been repeated suicide attacks since then, killing7 hundreds of people and raising fears the election will be marred8 by bloodshed.

There are also concerns of a major outbreak of political violence if there are allegations of serious vote rigging by the government of President Pervez Musharraf.

Interior Ministry spokesman Jawed Iqbal Cheema says more than 1,000 international observers and journalists are coming to Pakistan for the election.

"The government has made elaborate arrangements to facilitate the international observers and the media men to discharge their duties in a free manner without any hindrance," Cheema said. "They are free to visit any area of their own choice, and the government will provide them with the requisite9 security."

As troops deployed10 throughout Pakistan, authorities continued the search for the country's ambassador to Afghanistan.

Tariq Azizuddin disappeared Monday in a tribal area plagued by bandits and militants.

The ambassador was on his way from the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar to the Afghan capital, Kabul, when he vanished in Pakistan's Khyber tribal district.

Pakistani authorities are reluctant to say if the diplomat11 has been kidnapped.

Officials are refusing to comment on local news reports that militants have offered to release the envoy12 in exchange for Taliban commander, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, who was caught Monday by Pakistani paramilitary forces.

Meanwhile, Pakistani police say two technicians from the country's Atomic Energy Commission have been kidnapped near the northwestern town of Dera Isamail Khan.

Police say the men were conducting a geological survey when they and their driver were abducted13 at gunpoint.


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1 volatile tLQzQ     
adj.反复无常的,挥发性的,稍纵即逝的,脾气火爆的;n.挥发性物质
参考例句:
  • With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定,投资冒着很大的风险。
  • His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱,喜怒无常。
2 tribal ifwzzw     
adj.部族的,种族的
参考例句:
  • 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。
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 jawed 4cc237811a741e11498ddb8e26425e7d     
adj.有颌的有颚的
参考例句:
  • The color of the big-jawed face was high. 那张下颚宽阔的脸上气色很好。 来自辞典例句
  • She jawed him for making an exhibition of himself, scolding as though he were a ten-year-old. 她连声怪他这样大出洋相,拿他当十岁的孩子似的数落。 来自辞典例句
5 deteriorated a4fe98b02a18d2ca4fe500863af93815     
恶化,变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化,不久便去世了。
  • His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化,日甚一日。
6 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • 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。
7 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • 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。
8 marred 5fc2896f7cb5af68d251672a8d30b5b5     
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
参考例句:
  • The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨,把比赛给搅了。
  • Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
9 requisite 2W0xu     
adj.需要的,必不可少的;n.必需品
参考例句:
  • He hasn't got the requisite qualifications for the job.他不具备这工作所需的资格。
  • Food and air are requisite for life.食物和空气是生命的必需品。
10 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
参考例句:
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
11 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官,外交家;能交际的人,圆滑的人
参考例句:
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话,紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
12 envoy xoLx7     
n.使节,使者,代表,公使
参考例句:
  • Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
  • The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
13 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持,诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(肢体等)外展
参考例句:
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
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