Rumsfeld Makes Surprise Baghdad Visit（双语加油站●时事追踪）

　　In a show of support for Iraq’s emerging government， U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Baghdad unannounced on Wednesday for meetings with Prime Minister-designate Jawad al-Maliki and other newly selected leaders.

　　Rumsfeld flew overnight from Washington to Baghdad after a private meeting on Capitol Hill with a group of Republican senators. It was his first visit t

　　Rumsfeld was expected to not only congratulate the Iraqis on breaking a deadlock over selection of a prime minister and other top political positions， but also to reinforce the Bush administration’s message that the Iraqis should not expect U.S. forces to remain indefinitely.

　　拉姆斯菲尔德突访巴格达

　　为表示对即将诞生的伊拉克政府的支持，美国防部长唐纳德·拉姆斯菲尔德周三秘而不宣地抵达巴格达，与伊拉克候任总理贾瓦德·马利基和其他新选出的领导人会晤。

　　在国会山与一些共和党参议员举行私人会晤后，拉姆斯菲尔德连夜从华盛顿飞赴巴格达。这是他2006年首次访问伊拉克。

　　拉姆斯菲尔德不仅将祝贺伊拉克人打破了在推举总理和其他高级领导人问题上的僵局，还将强化布什政府传达的如下信息，即伊拉克人不应指望美军会无限期留下来。 关键词：

　　1.prime minister-designate 候任总理，已被任命但尚未就职的总理

　　2. break a deadlock 打破僵局

　　（本栏目供稿：萧 涵）