2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Pledges Support to Pakistan, Islamic Mo

By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
19 November 2006 

		British PM Tony Blair, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 19, 2006

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says, success in the war against terrorism depends primarily on providing strong support for Islamic moderates. The British leader is in Pakistan, where he met with President General Pervez Musharraf.  Counter-terrorism and regional security dominated the talks.

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During a joint¹ press conference following their meeting Sunday British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised President Musharraf's self-described policy of "enlightened moderation."

Mr. Blair says bilateral² relations are at their highest point in many years, and the two countries are united in their fight against extremism.

"All of us are facing the same threat, all of us are facing the threat of extremism. All of us are facing a threat from people, who want to close our societies off, who want to prevent people from making progress," he said.

Mr. Blair said Britain will double its development aid to Pakistan, pledging more than $400 million over the next three years. Most of the additional funds will go to education programs, especially efforts to reform Pakistan's religious schools, known as madrassas.

The madrassas provide free schooling³ for hundreds-of-thousands of impoverished⁴ Pakistani children. Many, however, are accused of promoting extremist ideologies⁵, and have been linked to Islamic militants⁶, including several men implicated⁷ in terrorist bombings inside Britain.

Mr. Blair said the growth of extremism has taken place "over a generation," and warned it would take at least another generation to defeat.

He also said British troops would continue to defend democracy in the region by fighting against Taleban insurgents⁸ in neighboring Afghanistan.

"Nobody should be in any doubt at all of our commitment to Afghanistan to doing what we can to support the government there, but recognizing that its not just about having the security and the force," noted⁹ Mr. Blair. "It is also about the politics, the reconstruction¹⁰ and the development. We need to do both those things together."

This has been the bloodiest¹¹ year in Afghanistan since a U.S.-led coalition¹² ousted¹³ the Taleban regime in 2001. The pro-Taleban insurgency¹⁴ has gained ground throughout much of Afghanistan's southwest and along its border with Pakistan.

General Musharraf also underscored Pakistan's commitment to targeting Taleban supporters who may be active inside Pakistan.

But he rejected allegations that Pakistan is partly responsible for the Taleban's resurgence¹⁵ across the border.

"We are doing all that we can, [but] the Taleban problem is an Afghan problem," he added. "The solution lies in what you do in Afghanistan, not what you do in Pakistan."

Both Mr. Blair and General Musharraf said regional economic development and democracy are key elements in the broader war against Islamic extremism.

They also highlighted the need for a resolution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to help ease tensions throughout the Muslim world.

1 joint   

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。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

4 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ideologies   

n.思想（体系）( ideology的名词复数 )；思想意识；意识形态；观念形态

参考例句：

• There is no fundamental diversity between the two ideologies. 这两种思想意识之间并没有根本的分歧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Radical ideologies require to contrast to their own goodness the wickedness of some other system. 凡是过激的意识形态，都需要有另外一个丑恶的制度作对比，才能衬托出自己的善良。 来自辞典例句

6 militants   

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 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 insurgents   

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

9 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

10 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• 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。

11 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

12 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• 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。

13 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

14 insurgency   

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

15 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。