VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Seeks to Strengthen US-Pakistani R

By Sean Maroney
Islamabad
29 October 2009

 
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is escorted by Pakistani Rangers¹ at the Iqbal Memorial in Lahore, 29 Oct 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Pakistan's cultural center, Lahore, Thursday for a spirited town hall discussion with university students. It is the second day of Clinton's three-day visit, which is focused on strengthening bi-lateral relations with Pakistan. 

Secretary Clinton urged students from the Government College University in Lahore to unite against extremists who threaten to destabilize the country.

"This is a fight that has to be won," said Hillary Clinton. "And you know here in Lahore, that you are not immune. No institution is immune."

Two weeks ago, gunmen launched three separate attacks in one day on security sites across the city.

Clinton's visit to Lahore also comes a day after a car bomb killed more than 100 people in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

She stressed to the students that the United States' commitment to Pakistan goes beyond security issues.

"I am proud to announce that the United States will give $45 million to Pakistan's Higher Education Commission," she said.

She said the money will go to help educate those displaced by violence as well as others in economically vulnerable areas.

Associate Professor of International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University, Ishtiaq Ahmad, says these initiatives show a new approach by the Obama administration.

"I think it will go a long way in letting Pakistanis understand that America is not here to pursue just another strategic interest in the region," said Ishtiaq Ahmad. "It is here for a long haul."

Ahmad says civilian² partnership³ will be more effective than military tactics to defeat terrorism in the long term.

While in Lahore, Clinton also met with Pakistani business leaders and members of the opposition⁴.

She is expected to end her trip to Pakistan in Islamabad by meeting with residents from the country's troubled northwest, as well as young leaders and religious scholars.

1 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 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。

3 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。