2006年VOA标准英语-Authors of Iraq Study Group Report Speak With V
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十二月）
By VOA News
08 December 2006
An author of the Iraq Study Group report says a continued rise in violence in Iraq could lead to a catastrophe 1 in the Middle East.
Charles Robb (VOA TV image)
Former U.S. Senator Charles Robb of Virginia made that assessment 2 while he and another author of the report, former U.S. Supreme 3 Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, spoke 4 Thursday to VOA.
Robb said the rising violence may lead to a failed state and that might prompt Iran and Turkey to send forces into the country. He also said there would be a huge humanitarian 5 problem with respect to refugees.
O'Connor said Iran has been a source of trouble in Iraq. But she called for U.S. officials to hold talks with Tehran just like the United States did with the Soviet 6 Union during the Cold War.
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。