希拉里秘密造访巴基斯坦

时间：2011-05-27 06:24:48

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a previously¹ unannounced visit aimed at soothing² tensions between the two countries.

美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿在没有提前公开的情况下造访巴基斯坦，试图缓和两国之间的紧张局势。

Hillary Clinton is due to meet Pakistani leadership during her visit
It is the first such high-level visit to Pakistan since the killing³ of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin⁴ Laden⁵ on 2 May.

The American special forces raid on Bin Laden's hideout（隐匿处） in Abbottabad prompted protests from Islamabad.

It comes a day after the US announced it was withdrawing some of its troops from Pakistan, at Islamabad's request.

The Pentagon said it had received a request from the Pakistani government to reduce its presence in the country.

Relations between US and Pakistan are always complex and fragile but they are particularly volatile⁶（不稳定的） at the moment.

In Washington, suspicion is rife⁷ that some in Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden's hiding place.

During her visit, Mrs Clinton is to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Ahmad Shuja Pasha, chief of Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency ISI.

The secretary of state is accompanied by chairman of the US Joint⁸ Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen.

They are expected to demand more co-operation from Pakistan in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants⁹.

Some in Washington believe that Pakistani intelligence works closely with violent extremist groups.

Meanwhile, US media reports say that Pakistan will allow the CIA to examine Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad.

A forensics（辩论） team is expected to arrive within days along with sophisticated equipment to find material that may be embedded¹⁰ behind walls, inside safes or buried underground.

An incredible amount of intelligence was recovered during the raid, but officials said this could be an opportunity to find out more about al-Qaeda.

It could also help improve ties with Pakistan, they said.

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1 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 soothing
adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的
参考例句：
Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。 His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

6 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。 His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

7 rife
adj.(指坏事情)充斥的，流行的，普遍的
参考例句：
Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。 Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。

8 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

9 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 embedded
a.扎牢的
参考例句：
an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术 He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。