广播电视英语短句 第 39 课：卓有成效-1

President Obama, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari met Wednesday at the White House. 奥巴马总统、阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊和巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里周三于白宫举行会晤。

Mister Obama described the day as "extraordinarily productive." 奥巴马称当天是“卓有成效”的一天。

He said the three nations are joined by a common goal to "defeat al-Qaida and its extremist allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan."
他说三国联合为了共同的目标：打击基地组织及其分布在巴、阿的极端分子联盟。

He also told President Karzai that the United States will make every effort to avoid harming civilians as it helps the Afghan government. 他还告诉阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊，阿富汗人民曾帮助过自己的政府，美国会尽全力避免伤害他们。

But on Friday President Karzai, appearing on CNN television, demanded that American airstrikes end. 到那时周五卡尔扎伊总统出现在CNN电视台上，要求美国停止空袭。