美国巴基斯坦关系出现缓与迹象一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 美国巴基斯坦关系出现缓和迹象一托福阅读机经背景   Ties between the intelligence agencies of Pakistan and the United States have been severely strained since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a covert U.S. raid in Pakistan in May.  自从美国今年5月秘密派人前往巴基斯坦打死基地组织头目本.拉登以来，美国同巴基斯坦情报机构之间的关系大受影响。  Both sides have attempted to play down the tensions through public statements, but the expulsion of American security personnel by Pakistan and the suspension of some U.S. military assistance have highlighted the distrust on both sides.  双方都试图通过公开讲话淡化他们之间的紧张关系，但是巴基斯坦驱逐美国安全人员，以及美国暂停对巴基斯坦的部分军事援助突显了双方的互不信任。  In an interview with VOA, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter acknowledges that the bin Laden raid was a setback for bilateral ties.  美国驻巴基斯坦大使卡梅伦.芒特在接受美国之音采访时承认本.拉登事件影响到双边关系。  “I think in the wake of what happened on May 2, there was a great deal of consternation on the side of Pakistan because of the issue of the sovereignty, the questions that were raised, Munter said. There were questions that were raised in the United States because people did not know whether there was a role of Pakistani authorities in him being here. This was a source of great amount of unhappiness on both sides because there were questions that could not be answered.  芒特说：“我认为在5月2号本.拉登被打死之后，巴基斯坦方面由于主权问题而惊惶失措。美国国内也提出了一些问题， 因为人们不知道巴基斯坦当局是否参与窝藏本.拉登。由于本.拉登事件，双方都很不愉快，因为有些问题没有答案。”  But after months of their tense relationship playing out in public, this week the Pakistani military made a rare public acknowledgement that U.S. agents provided key information that helped them plan the successful raid that captured senior al-Qaida planner, Younis al-Mauritani, along with two aides.  在之后的几个月里，美国和巴基斯坦的紧张关系公开化。但是这个星期巴基斯坦军方少有地公开承认，美国情报人员提供的重要情报帮助他们策划并成功地逮捕了基地组织的资深领导人毛利塔尼和他的两名助手。  Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the authorities watched the group for months.  巴基斯坦陆军发言人阿巴斯少将说，当局几个月来一直对这些人进行监视。  “We have been