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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料美暂停援助巴基斯坦有风险一托福阅读机经背景TheObamaadministrationhassaiditwillsuspendhundredsofmillionsofdollarsinmilitaryaidandreimbursementstoPakistan.ThemoveiswidelyseenasreflectingahighleveloffrustrationinWashingtonwiththePakistanigovernment.Itisalsoahighlyriskysteptotakeagainst
2、agovernmentthatisakeyallyinawar.奥巴马政府表示,将暂停向巴基斯坦提供几亿美元的军事援助和偿付开支。这个举措被普遍认为是华盛顿对巴基斯坦政府感到极度受挫的反应。对战争关键盟友的政府采取如此做法也有相当大的风险。Government-to-governmentdisputesbetweenfriendlygovernmentsusuallytakeplaceinprivateandaresmoothedoverinpublic.SotheObamaadministration’sdecisiontoholdbac
3、ksome$800millioninU.S.militaryassistanceisahighlyunusualdisplayofWashington’sdiplomaticdispleasurewithIslamabad.关系友好的政府之间出现争议通常是在私下进行,这些争议在公开场合会被淡化下来。因此奥巴马政府决定暂停大约8亿美元的军事援助极不寻常地显示出,华盛顿在外交方面对伊斯兰堡的不满。FormerStateDepartmentpolicyplannerDanielMarkey,nowwiththeCouncilonForeignRe
4、lations,saysthemovereflectsadownwardtrajectoryinU.S.-Pakistanrelations.前国务院政策策划人丹尼尔.马尔基现在是美国外交关系委员会的研究员。他表示,这个决定反映了美巴关系在走下坡。"It’sdefinitelyasignthattherelationshipisspiralingdownwards,andIthinkit’saratchetingupofthepressurefromWashington,"saidMarkey."ButIdon’tthinkit’sasig
5、nificantenoughratchetinguptoactuallyturnacornerinaconstructiveway.Ifanything,itlooksmorelikefrustrationandventing,whichmaycontributetoafurtherspiralingdownward."马尔基说:“这肯定是两国关系一路下降的迹象。我认为这是由于华盛顿压力越来越大,但我不认为这种压力会真的大到足以扭转为建设性的途径。这看起来更像是挫折和消气,而这可能导致以后关系急速下降。”TotalU.S.aidtoPaki
6、stanlastyearcametoabout$4.5billion,abouthalfofwhichwenttothemilitary.DanielMarkeysaystheadministrationprobablyactedinanticipationofsomekindofmovebyCongress,wheresentimenttocurtailaidtoPakistanhasbeengrowing.去年美国对巴基斯坦的援助总额大约为45亿美元,其中大约一半拨给军方。马尔基说,奥巴马政府的决定或许是出于国会的期待。国会中要求减少对
7、巴基斯坦援助的声浪不断上升。"TheU.S.hasbeenfrustratedandhasfeltthatPakistanhasnotturnedapositivecorner-that,ifanything,relationsfromthePakistanisidehavegottenmorenegative,"hesaid."AndsoIgatherthatinresponsetothat-andperhapsinanticipationthattheU.S.Congresswouldcutassistanceiftheadminist
8、rationdidnot-theObamaadministrationhasdecided,astheyputit,topostponethedeliveryofmonies,s
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