2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Official Predicts New Cabinet Within

By Stephanie Ho
Washington
07 May 2006

Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki, left and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani chat during farewell lunch for outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari   
  
Iraq's national security adviser¹ says he expects the country's prime minister designate to name a new cabinet within days, not weeks.

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Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki has until May 21 to submit a cabinet to the Iraqi parliament for approval. But the country's National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie says an announcement could come sooner than that.

"I do not think we are talking about weeks. I think we are talking about a few days," he said.

The Iraqi official told CNN's Late Edition Maliki is putting the final touches on his cabinet, which he said will include what he described as "strong" and "meaningful" representation from Iraq's Sunni community.

Although the Sunnis only make up about 40 percent of Iraq's population, they dominated the country under Saddam Hussein. But, following his overthrow³, and the resurgence⁴ of the country's 60 percent Shia population, Sunni political participation⁵ has been under question.

"Everybody is going to be represented in this national unity² government, and this is going to last for another four years," added al-Rubaie. "And the top priorities for this national unity government is security, economy, stimulation⁶ of economy and also, providing services to our people."

Meanwhile, the Iraqi national security adviser rejected suggestions that the country should be split into three sections, run by Iraq's three dominant⁷ ethnic⁸ and religious groups - the Shias, the Sunnis and the Kurds. He said there can be greater autonomy on the local level for some things, but that overall, the country should remain unified⁹.

"We need to build a new 'Iraqism', a new national identity for Iraq," he commented. "This is a new Iraq based on a democratic, parliamentary, constitutional system, federal system. It has to be completely decentralized, and give the decentralized regions to run their own affairs, with exception of defense¹⁰ and foreign affairs and few other things."

In northern Iraq, the autonomous¹¹ region of Kurdistan formally unified its two local governments.

Meanwhile, car bombs in Baghdad and the Shi'ite holy city of Karbala killed at least 11 people. The U.S. military in Iraq says the blast in Karbala killed two, which is fewer than earlier reported.

Also, in Baghdad, police found the bullet-riddled bodies of 42 men.

1 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

3 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

4 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。

5 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

6 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

7 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

8 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

9 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

10 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

11 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。