CRI听力:Obama Announces Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the World's Reactions

短语讲解：

1. Starting next month, we will be able to remove 10-thousand of our troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, and we will bring home a total of 33-thousand troops by next summer, fully recovering the surge I announced at West Point.

remove from从…中移开〔拿走, 除掉〕
例句：He ordered them to remove the weapons from the great hall.
他命令他们把那些武器从大厅中搬走。
by the end of到…为止
He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。

2. After this initial reduction, our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace as Afghan security forces move into the lead.

move into进入, 搬进
例句：You may move into the house on completion.
办完手续后，你就可以搬进去。

3. By 2014, this process of transition will be complete, and the Afghan people will be responsible for their own security.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：We are responsible for ourselves.
我们要对自己负责。

4. Leaders around the world have quickly reacted to the news.

react to对…作出反应〔评价, 应答〕
例句：How did he react to your suggestion?
他如何对待你的建议?

5. We welcome the decision of President Obama and the American people on the withdrawal of a certain number of their troops from Afghanistan.

a certain number of一定数量的…
例句：A certain number of years ago, this place was still a little fishing village.
若干年前， 这里还是一个小渔村。

6. The number and quality of Afghan National Army and its capacity has reached the level to take over the responsibility form the troops who leave Afghanistan.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

7. This decision is the result of the progress we have made in Afghanistan and it follows close consultations with NATO allies and partners.

make progress前进,进步
例句：During these years the labour movement of the United States has made great progress.
这些年来, 美国的工人运动已取得巨大的进展。

8. The Taliban is under pressure everywhere, the Afghan security forces are getting stronger every day, and transition is on track to be completed in 2014, and that's why we can gradually adapt our presence in Afghanistan.

under pressure在压力下
例句：He works well under pressure.
他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。
on track走上正轨, 在正道上
So far, they are all more or less on track.
目前来看，他们都或多或少地在按计划行事。

9. The British Foreign Secretary William Hague echoes NATO's comment and says the two sides should think about future cooperation now.

think about考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：I should like to think about your suggestion before I give a definite reply.
我想先考虑一下你的建议, 然后给你一个明确的答复。

10. As recently as today, the Chief of the Defence Force has confirmed to me that those one-thousand five-hundred Australian personnel are required to acquit our mission in Uruzgan province and, in terms of the announcement from the United States, our work in Uruzgan province would continue in the same way.

be required to被要求…
例句：Passengers are required to through security check.
旅客必须通过安全检查。