【托福阅读】背景机经：美伊战争十年后的畅想.docVIP

【托福阅读】背景机经：美伊战争十年后的畅想 小马过河为大家准备了“【托福阅读】背景机经：美伊战争十年后的畅想”， 供各位备考托福的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267。 　　Its been 10 years [March 20, 2003] since U.S.-led forces launched an offensive that toppled the government of Iraqs then-President Saddam Hussein. Although some Iraqis say life since then has improved somewhat, many are angry at the legacy left by the war. 　　十年前，美国领导的联军攻入伊拉克，很快推翻了当时的总统萨达姆的政府。虽然一些伊拉克人说，从那以后生活有某些改善，不过很多人因为战争遗留后果而感到愤怒。 　　Its early morning in central Baghdads Bataween district. Out-of-work laborers huddle on the street hoping to pick up a days wages. 　　在巴格达中部的巴塔温区，失业劳工一大早就聚在街头烤火取暖，希望这一天能找到份活干，挣点工钱。 　　Abed Khaled is a house painter. Hes been coming here for 10 years. He said he works a few days a month. It earns him about $35 a day. 　　房屋粉刷匠阿拜德·哈利德十年来一直在这里守候。他说，他一个月能有几天工作，每天工钱大约35美元。 　　“Everybody is suffering. There are no jobs. When an employer comes by everyone rushes him, competing to get hired. The income is very little. Its bad and every day seems to get worse,” said Khaled. 　　哈利德说：“每天都在受罪。没有工作。好不容易来个雇主，每个人都挤上去抢着被雇。收入只有一点点。情况很坏，而且看起来是一天天坏下去。” 　　Baghdads streets are choked with vehicles as workers head to their jobs. Tight security slows traffic even more. Most residents say life is hard. Only a few seem to have benefited from the conflict that took more than 100,000 lives, and continues to do so today in reduced numbers. 　　上班时间到了，巴格达街头塞满了车辆。严格的安全措施加剧了交通堵塞。多数居民说，生活是艰苦的。只有少数人因战争受益。这场冲突夺去了10万多人的生命，直到今天仍有人在丧生，只不过死的人少了。 　　In a central market a few kilometers away, Najila Ali Saba shops for her nine children and 21 grandchildren. She said bombs are a major worry. 　　在几公里外的一处中心市场，娜吉拉·阿里·萨巴在为九个孩子和21名孙辈购物。她说，炸弹是一大担心。 　　“Life is difficult because of the security situation, the terrorists. Most of the terrorists are not Iraqis. They are coming from foreign countries,” said Saba. 　　萨巴说：“生活艰难，因为有安全问题，还有恐怖分子。多数恐怖分子都不是伊拉克人。他们是从外国来的。” 　　Ten years ago, U.S.-led forces launched the air strikes and subsequent ground invasion that brought an end to the regime of Pre