专业学位硕士研究生英语教程Unit-16.ppt

In 2005, the Central Intelligence Agency released a report saying that no weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq. As public opinion favoring troop withdrawals increased and as Iraqi forces began to take responsibility for security, member nations of the Coalition withdrew their forces. In late February 2009, new U.S. President Barack Obama announced an 18-month withdrawal window for combat forces, with approximately 50,000 troops remaining in the country to advise and train Iraqi security forces and to provide intelligence and surveillance. General Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said he believes all U.S. troops will be out of the country by the end of 2011, while UK forces ended combat operations on April 30, 2009. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said he supports the accelerated pullout of US forces. The Marlboro Man is a figure used in tobacco advertising campaign for Marlboro cigarettes. In the United States. The Marlboro Man was first conceived by Leo Burnett in 1954. The image involves a rugged cowboy or cowboys, in nature with only a cigarette. The ads were originally conceived as a way to popularize filtered cigarettes, which at the time were considered feminine. The Marlboro advertising campaign, is said to be one of the most brilliant ad campaigns of all time. Images of the Marlboro Man [4]他的这一形象于2004年11月10日成为各大报纸的头版、《时代周刊》的封面。他的形象感动了世界。当时，美国海军冒着暴风雨进入费卢杰，试图结束这场美国早在一年前就想结束的战争。 [5]米勒在战斗的间歇偷空抽一只烟，他的这一形象象征着美国战士钢铁般的意志和决心，虽然疲惫，但是绝不动摇的战斗精神。照片抓住的瞬间正是很多美国人认为入侵伊拉克是有价值的。 [6]而如今，米勒已经成为另外一种象征。随着战争的继续，他患上了创伤后应激障碍症，生活由此坍塌。他的身体状况、个人生活陷入毁灭，他不得不靠残疾抚恤金生活。他陷入失眠，经常产生遭袭击的幻觉，并对死去战友怀着深深的负罪感而不能自拔。虽然全美国人都祝福他，并对他充满感激之情，但是他仍然陷入与疾病的抗争和绝望中。上一周，新闻报道她与他儿时的恋人杰希卡离婚了。 [7]这位万宝路牛仔不再是美国勇士的象征。他现在象征的是美国退伍军人回到家里后所受遭遇和忍受的痛苦、创伤以及其它巨大的问题。他不再是胜利者，而是战争的受害者，公众眼里的战争精神病患者。 [8]在米勒的家乡阿巴拉契亚山区，祖父被称为帕伯（papaw），米勒的继帕伯（继祖父）乔·李是个越战老兵。在一次采访中，米勒描述了他的帕伯乔·李喝酒醉后给他们讲述越战故事的情景，讲着讲着，越南战场上死亡和杀戮的记忆会让帕伯情绪低落，泪流满面。 [9]这就是典型的创伤后应激障碍的行为，专家们还未找到病因。越南战争结束后，随着成