2015年最新英语六级听力练习材料VOA标准英语(12)
<p> <span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Hagel">Hagel</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="Saturdays">Saturdays</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Afghanistans">Afghanistans</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finalize">finalize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="residual">residual</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Ballot">Ballot</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="braved">braved</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Ashraf">Ashraf</span> <span word="Ghani">Ghani</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="appreciates">appreciates</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ghani">Ghani</span>. <span word="Sporadic">Sporadic</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shaken">shaken</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Complaints">Complaints</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="duly">duly</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="overseen">overseen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="validation">validation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surge">surge</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>. <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Josh">Josh</span> <span word="Earnest">Earnest</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustaining">sustaining</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Earnest">Earnest</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="outgoing">outgoing</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Hamid">Hamid</span> <span word="Karzai">Karzai</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>. <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Kaine">Kaine</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawdown">drawdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="squandered">squandered</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 2,300 <span word="servicemembers">servicemembers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> $600 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="gloss">gloss</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2001, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kaine">Kaine</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="audible">audible</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Afghanistans">Afghanistans</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="minimal">minimal</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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