VOA标准英语2009-Indian PM: Pakistani Action Against Terroris

India's prime minister has reiterated¹ his desire for peace with Pakistan, but says a pre-requisite is "strong and effective" action by its long-time adversary² against terrorism targeted at India.
　
Pakistan President Zardari (L) and Indian PM Singh (R) during summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Yekaterinburg, 16 Jun 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has returned home following twin summits in the Russian Ural mountain city, Yekaterinburg. Although the Indian leader held several meetings with other heads of government, the most closely watched discussion was his 40-minute encounter with Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari.

Speaking to reporters aboard his airplane en route to New Delhi, Mr. Singh said the Pakistani leader told him Islamabad needs "some time" to overcome difficulties in tackling terrorism.

"We agreed that our foreign secretaries will discuss what Pakistan is doing and can do to prevent terrorism from Pakistan against India and to bring those responsible for these attacks to justice."

The two foreign secretaries are to meet ahead of a summit of non-aligned nations next month in Egypt.

Mr. Singh also told the journalists traveling with him Pakistan must "dismantle³ the infrastructure⁴ of terror" inside its borders.

The Indian prime minister characterizes the relationship with Pakistan as being "under considerable stress." It has been that way since the large-scale terrorist attack on India's commercial capital, Mumbai, last November.

The attack, in which more than 160 people died including foreign tourists, is blamed on Pakistani-based militants⁵. Pakistani officials have acknowledged the assault was partly plotted in their country.

India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since winning independence from Britain in 1947. The catalyst⁶ for two of the conflicts was the unresolved territorial⁷ dispute over the Kashmir region.

Formal peace talks between the nuclear-armed neighbors began five years ago, but have not been held since the attack on Mumbai.

1 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

2 adversary   

adj.敌手，对手

参考例句：

• He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
• They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。

3 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

4 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。

5 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

6 catalyst   

n.催化剂，造成变化的人或事

参考例句：

• A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质。
• The workers'demand for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.工人们要求改善工作条件促进了社会变革。

7 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。