VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Welcomes NATO Crackdown on Narcotics
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
The strategic decision by NATO to attack heroin 4 manufacturing labs and drug dealers 5 is being welcomed by Afghanistan's government.
Humayun Hamidzada
Presidential spokesman Humayun Hamdizada tells VOA News the government is pleased NATO defense 6 ministers decided 7 to allow international forces here to target the illicit 8 drugs infrastructure, including major smugglers and traffickers.
"In the past the entire counter-narcotics strategies were focused on punishing the farmers to which the Afghan government never agreed," he said.
Hamidzada adds Afghanistan will cooperate with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, known as ISAF, in the crackdown.
The effort is expected to focus on seven southwestern provinces where nearly all of Afghanistan's opium is produced. American, British, Canadian and Danish forces comprise the bulk of NATO troops operating in that part of the country.
An ISAF spokesman in Kabul says it is still unclear when such operations will commence.
Meanwhile, President Hamid Karzai on Saturday shuffled 9 his Cabinet. He placed Hanif Atmar, a veteran minister with a clean reputation, as head of the corruption-riddled Interior Ministry 10.
The ministry oversees 11 the poorly-regarded police and some of the ministry's ranking officials are alleged 12 to be facilitating the lucrative 13 narcotics trade.
An Afghan farmer collects resin 14 from poppies in opium poppy fields in Helmand province, south of Kabul (file photo)
The opium industry provides tens of millions of dollars of funding annually 15 for the Taliban fighters, who oppose Afghanistan's democratic government.
U.S. military officials say American-led coalition 16 and Afghan soldiers killed nine insurgents 17 during overnight operations in Ghazni and Kandahar provinces. They say two of those who were killed were Taliban and al-Qaida commanders.
Here in Kabul, the country's intelligence service released a statement Saturday saying it recently thwarted 18 a plot to use suicide bombers 19 to free Taliban prisoners from a notorious jail on the outskirts 20 of the capital. Authorities say three policemen were arrested for their alleged involvement. Officials believe the jailbreak would have resembled the assault four months ago on a Kanadahar prison which freed 900 prisoners, nearly half of them Taliban.
- The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
- Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
- Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
- Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
- Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。
- He shuffled across the room to the window. 他拖着脚走到房间那头的窗户跟前。
- Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them. 西蒙笨拙地拖着脚朝他们走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
- This allyl type resin is a highly transparent, colourless material.这种烯丙基型的树脂是一种高度透明的、无色材料。
- This is referred to as a thixotropic property of the resin.这种特性叫做树脂的触变性。
- Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
- They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
- Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。
- Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》