2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Forces to Take Control of Borders by

By Al Pessin
Pentagon
24 March 2006
 
The U.S. general in charge of training Iraqi forces says they will take control of all of the country's borders by July, as part of his focus on transitioning to more Iraqi-led security responsibility nationwide.

Lieutenant¹ General Martin Dempsey says now that Iraq's new security forces have been largely recruited, equipped and trained, he is focusing on giving them more responsibility.  He says control of the borders will be a major element.

"There's 3,631 kilometers of borders and by this summer, July, Iraq's security forces will be responsible for security along that entire front," he noted².

A more-senior commander predicted last week that by the end of the year Iraqi forces will have responsibility for security in 75 percent of the country.  But some critics say the Iraqis are being given mainly peaceful or sparsely³ populated areas.  General Dempsey says there has been some truth to that, but it will become less true as the year goes on.

"That point begins to lose its validity as we continue to hand over space, and 75 percent of Iraq certainly will include more than a few parts of it that are both heavily populated and very contested," he added.

In addition, the general points out that Iraqi forces have responsibility for half of Baghdad.  Still, officials acknowledge that even where Iraqi forces have the leading role, they have coalition⁴ trainers and rely on U.S. and other foreign forces for air power, logistics, supplies and other types of combat support.

General Dempsey's command is responsible for building the Iraqi Army and police forces, but also for helping⁵ to establish the ministries⁶ that will support them, a process he says that is not going as quickly as he would like.  The general says his goal is to create professional forces with professional support from the government.  Part of that is instilling⁷ an ethic⁸ of service at all levels, and for the troops General Dempsey says, that means getting away from the corrupt⁹ practices of the past.

"In the former regime, the kind of conduct we're talking about, corruption¹⁰, ethnic¹¹ divisiveness, embezzlement¹², human rights abuses, those kinds of conduct were actually condoned," he said.  "They were, in some cases, even a matter of policy.  What we're trying to do is build a system where that kind of conduct is punished.  And, in fact, we have clear cases where that kind of conduct, brought to their attention, is punished."

General Dempsey reports that in the last six months, investigations¹³ have uncovered five or six groups of Iraqi soldiers or police officers who have been involved in corruption, in some cases even kidnapping and murder.  He says those soldiers and policemen have been disciplined, and some fairly senior officers have been removed from command.  But the general says the investigations have not found any involvement in such activities by senior Iraqi civilian¹⁴ officials.

1 lieutenant   

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。

2 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。

3 sparsely   

adv.稀疏地；稀少地；不足地；贫乏地

参考例句：

• Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. 与其面积相比，这个城市的人口是稀少的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The ground was sparsely covered with grass. 地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

7 instilling   

v.逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instil的现在分词 )；逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instill的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Make sure your subordinates understand your sense of urgency and work toward instilling this in allsubordinates. 确保你的下属同样具备判断紧急事件的意识，在工作中潜移默化地灌输给他们。 来自互联网

8 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。

9 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

10 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

11 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。

12 embezzlement   

n.盗用，贪污

参考例句：

• He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。
• The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。

13 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

14 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。