Bush Says Iraqi Security Improving (2/2)

【标准VOA】2008-04-15
Bush Says Iraqi Security Improving (2/2)



 大意
People criticize the war in Iraq and the budget is too high.


 听写
Troops deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan after August 1st, will have their tour of duty reduced from 15 months to 12 months. The war in Iraq is deeply unpopular in the United States, a majority of Americans now believe toppling Saddam Hussein was a mistake. A public opinion poll by the Associated Press this past week showed nearly two thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Bush is handling the war. In the Democratic Party’s radio address, Kentucky Congressman John YarmuthN focused on the continuing cost of the war which the non-partisan congressional budget office says it is as much as 9 million dollars a month. N Yarmuth saysidIraq’s government is enjoying a multibillion dollars surplus while Americans pay the salaries of Iraqi security forces. President Bush this past week said there’s no doubt the cost of the war is great, but he said it’s a modest traction of the nation’s wealth, and is a burden worth bearing because Iraq is a focal point for what he called the greatest threats to America, al-Qaida and Iran.


 生词
disapprove不答应，不准，不赞成


 翻译
8月1日以后派往美国和阿富汗的士兵的海外服役期将又15个月减少到12个月。伊拉克战争在美国很不受欢迎，大部分美国人现在认为颠覆SH政权是一个错误。上周美联社的一个调查显示将近2/3的美国人对布什处理战争的方式不满。在民主党的广播讲话中，K的国会议员J强调持续的战争投入。无党派国会预算办公室公布的数据显示，每月的战争支出高达900万美元。N说伊拉克政府的财政盈余高达数十亿，而美国却在为伊拉克的保卫力量支付薪水。布什上周说，战争的成本无疑是巨大的，但战争是拉动国家经济谨慎的方式。他说这个负担值得承担，因为伊拉克是牵制“美国最大威胁”——基地组织和伊朗的关键点。


 总结
没有录音和印度口音的播音员，今天的VOA听得真熨帖~
posted @ 2008-04-15 06:42 vivianliv86 阅读(22) 评论(0)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: 每日VOA 网摘收藏

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