PBS高端访谈:伊拉克宣布在摩苏尔获得对抗ISIS的胜利

 　　"Reuters" Reporter Stephen Kalin is in Mosul and joins me now via Skype. So, how significant was this moment?

　　Very significant. This is -- we're getting very close to the end of nearly nine-month battle.

　　There are still a small pocket of territory in Mosul that Islamic State controls those, but we really expect that to be finally be done tomorrow.

　　What happens now?

　　Well, now, in Mosul, the city has to start rebuilding. A lot of the city had been destroyed.

　　I talked to the United Nations a few days ago, and they told me that just the initial stages of rebuilding, getting public infrastructure¹ working again,

　　which will take about a year and cost more than $1 billion. And on top of that, I mean, there's much more long term reconstruction² that has to happen.

　　The -- all the five bridges inside Mosul are destroyed. Most of the old city is in ruins and other parts of the city are heavily damaged.

　　People's homes are destroyed and people have been living three years under brutal³ rule, so they have to really, you know, readjust to being back part of Iraq.

　　Even if you rebuilt all the infrastructure, what about all the people that have left?

　　Yes. I mean, there are a lot of people who have fled. When ISIS came, a few hundred thousand people left the city, before they sort of shut down any avenue to escape.

　　So, when the battle began nine months ago, there were -- we estimated about one and a half million people inside the city.

　　Of that 900,000 people were displaced. About a third of that was to camps outside of the city.

　　The rest were to other houses, you know, relatives' homes, friends' homes inside the city.

　　So, most of the population actually stayed inside the city.

　　But now, they're going to have to find way to rebuild their homes that were destroyed and, you know, get back to a normal life.

　　While a big city -- this is just one city, there are still lots of cities that are under ISIS control, smaller ones.

　　Yes, there are a number of smaller cities to the south and west of Mosul, and we're expecting that the military campaign will continue with the help of the U.S.-led coalition⁴.

　　The battle is not over against ISIS by any stretch in Iraq. And in addition to those cities, we expect that there will be an insurgency⁵,

　　that there will be asymmetrical⁶ terrorist type attacks in Mosul and other parts of Iraq.

　　So, it -- really stabilizing⁷ Iraq will continue to be an important mission for the security forces.

　　All right. Stephen Kalin of "Reuters", joining us via Skype from Erbil tonight, thanks so much.

　　Thank you. undefined

1 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

2 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。

3 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

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 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

6 asymmetrical   

adj.不均匀的，不对称的

参考例句：

• Most people's faces are asymmetrical.多数人的脸并不对称。
• Folds may be gentle and symmetrical,or sharp and asymmetrical.褶皱可以是平缓而对称的，也可以是陡峭而非对称的。

7 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句