美国重申对韩国日本防务承诺

 　　WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday reaffirmed U.S. defense¹ commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, vowing² no recognition of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a nuclear state.

　　"The bottom line, very simply, is that what Kim Jong Un has been choosing to do is provocative³, it is dangerous, reckless and the United States will not accept the DPRK as a nuclear state," the top American envoy⁴ told reporters after meeting with his ROK counterpart Yun Byung-se at the State Department, referring to a recent series of threats made by the DPRK under the leadership of Kim.

　　"And I reiterate⁵ again, the United States will do what is necessary to defend ourselves and to defend our allies, Korea and Japan," Kerry said. "We are fully⁶ prepared and capable of doing so. "

　　He described the 60-year alliance between the U.S. and ROK as one "critical" to American engagement in Asia. "It is a linchpin of peace and stability in the region," he added.

　　The DPRK said on Tuesday that it has decided⁷ to restart operations at its Nyongbyon nuclear complex, including a uranium enrichment plant and a 5MW graphite moderated reactor⁸ that had been "mothballed and disabled" under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in October 2007.

　　Tensions have been running high on the Korean Peninsula since the DPRK conducted its third nuclear test on Feb. 12 as a countermeasure against the joint⁹ military drills of the United States and the ROK.

　　The DPRK has also threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear strike for self-defense and unilaterally nullified the 1953 armistice¹⁰ that ended the Korean War.

　　The U.S. Navy was moving a sea-based radar¹¹ platform closer to the Korean Peninsula in order to monitor military moves of the DPRK, including possible new missile launches, CNN quoted a Pentagon official as saying on Monday.

　　In his remarks, Kerry also pledged to work with the ROK for better relations between the two neighbors so as to achieve their shared goal of a peaceful Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons.

　　"President (Barack) Obama has said repeatedly, we are prepared to enter into a dialogue of negotiation¹² if they are serious, if they will stop the provocations¹³, and engage in a serious discussion," he said.

　　For his part, Yun said he and Kerry agreed to further strengthen "credible¹⁴ and robust¹⁵ deterrence¹⁶" in response to the DPRK's nuclear and conventional provocations.

　　Yun also called for "patience" in restarting the six-party talks involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia.

　　"Even though this is very difficult task, we believe that with China and with many members of the six- party talks we should continue these efforts with patience," he said.

　　Kerry is scheduled to visit the ROK, Japan and China starting next week, while ROK President Park Geun-hye will come to Washington in early May for a summit with Obama.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

3 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

4 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

5 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

9 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

10 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

11 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

12 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

13 provocations   

n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 )；激怒；刺激；愤怒的原因

参考例句：

• We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

15 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

16 deterrence   

威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑

参考例句：

• An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。