VOA常速英语2007年-Pentagon: US-Pakistan Military Cooperation Unaf

By Al Pessin
Washington
08 November 2007

A senior U.S. military officer says there has so far not been any impact on U.S.-Pakistani military cooperation, since the declaration of a State of Emergency in Pakistan on Saturday. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon.

Lieutenant¹ General Carter Ham says the cooperation with Pakistani forces along the country's border with Afghanistan has not been affected² by the political turmoil³ in Pakistan. "From an operational standpoint, the commanders on the ground are not reporting yet any noticeable difference in the relationship, in the communication that they have with their Pakistani counterparts on the other side of the border," he said.

General Ham, who is in charge of monitoring worldwide operations for the senior U.S. military staff, says cooperation with Pakistan is important in fighting extremist groups that operate along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. He says the more coordination⁴ there is between government forces on both sides of the border, the more successful their efforts are.

"Those military operations conducted by forces on either side of the border are done with increasing openness, collaboration⁵, synchronization⁶. There's good communication between U.S. and Afghan forces on one side and the Pakistan forces on the other. And we would certainly not want to see that jeopardized⁷ in any way," he said.

General Ham says continued cooperation with Pakistan is also important because of the country's role in allowing the United States and other countries to keep their forces in Afghanistan supplied. "Well over half of the supplies, the sustainment, for forces in Afghanistan come either through or over Pakistan. So it is very, very important for us in that regard," he said.

The U.S. government is reviewing its aid to Pakistan in the wake of the emergency declaration, including military aid and sales. But senior officials say they are taking into account the importance of Pakistan's help with the fighting in Afghanistan, and the broader war on terrorism.

General Ham also reports several attempts by Taliban forces to confront NATO forces in Afghanistan directly in large numbers have failed. He says the Taliban may now be reverting⁸ to terror tactics, like the large-scale suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday. He called that "a worrisome trend." And he says there is some concern the Taliban may be trying to conduct as many attacks as possible before the winter sets in.

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 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

6 synchronization   

n.同一时刻；同步；使时间互相一致；同时性

参考例句：

• Communication record: the function supports synchronization record during the communication process. 通话录音：支持通话过程的同步录音。 来自互联网
• Synchronization is an important problem of digital audio watermarking. 同步性是数字音频水印的一个重要问题。 来自互联网

7 jeopardized   

危及，损害( jeopardize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The soldier jeopardized his life to save his comrade. 这个士兵冒生命的危险救他的同志。
• The occasional failed project or neglected opportunity does not jeopardized overall progress. 偶然失败的项目或失误的机会并没有影响总的进展。

8 reverting   

恢复( revert的现在分词 )； 重提； 回到…上； 归还

参考例句：

• The boss came back from holiday all relaxed and smiling, but now he's reverting to type. 老板刚度假回来时十分随和，满面笑容，现在又恢复原样了。
• The conversation kept reverting to the subject of money. 谈话的内容总是离不开钱的事。