巴基斯坦准备在西北发动攻势一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 巴基斯坦准备在西北发动攻势一托福阅读机经背景   U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Pakistan’s military will soon be ready to begin a long-awaited offensive in its North Waziristan border region, where the al-Qaida-affiliated Haqqani network is reportedly based. Military officials in Pakistan have nothing to say about Panettas claim, and Pakistans political leaders say it would be premature to speculate on whether an operation is being planned.  美国国防部长帕内塔说，巴基斯坦军队很快就会准备好对北瓦茨里斯坦边界地区发动攻势，这是人们期待已久的。据报道，北瓦茨里斯坦地区是跟基地组织有关联的哈卡尼网络组织的大本营。巴基斯坦的军事官员对帕内塔的说法不做评论，政界领袖则表示，现在就说军方是否打算发动攻势还为时过早。  Pakistan has long resisted pressure to mobilize troops against the Haqqani network who are said to be entrenched in North Waziristan. The United States says the militants are involved in cross-border attacks on NATO forces to fuel the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.  长期以来，巴基斯坦一直顶住压力，拒绝调兵遣将对付在北瓦茨里斯坦根深蒂固的哈卡尼网络组织。美国说，这些激进分子对北约军队发动跨边界袭击，煽动阿富汗境内塔利班的叛乱活动。  The proposed Waziristan operation was said to be high on the agenda when the chief of the Pakistani spy agency, Lieutenant-General Zaheerul Islam, visited Washington earlier this month for counterterrorism talks.  据说，巴基斯坦三军情报局局长查布尔.伊斯兰姆8月初访美期间，对北瓦茨里斯坦发动攻势是反恐会谈的主要议题之一。  No details of those discussions were made public, but leaks to both Pakistani and U.S. media have led to speculation that the two sides are closer to an agreement on the issue. Military officials in Islamabad are dismissing the reports.  虽然会谈的细节没有公开，但是巴基斯坦和美国媒体得到的消息引起猜测说，双方在这个问题上更接近于达成协议。  U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panettas revelation that Pakistan is readying itself for the long-awaited offensive in North Waziristan has again revived the controversy. He told The Associated Press that army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani discussed the Pakistani plan in recent talks with the U.S. commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan General John Allen.  巴基斯坦军方否认这一报道。美国国防部长帕内塔透露巴基斯坦准备发动攻势，使这个问题争议再起。帕内塔告诉美联社，巴基斯