PBS高端访谈:朝鲜核导弹试验失败引发开战讨论

 　　The long-simmering standoff between the United States and North Korea is heating up again, with new warnings from both President Trump¹ and Vice² President Pence.

　　Our chief foreign affairs correspondent, Margaret Warner, begins our coverage³.

　　The warnings started at the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas, where Mr. Pence vowed⁴ action to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.

　　Later, in Seoul, he said that, if productive talks didn't start and do the job, President Obama has demonstrated he won't shrink from military action.

　　The world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in Syria and Afghanistan.

　　North Korea would do well not to test his resolve or the strength of the armed forces of the United States in this region.

　　Mr. Pence also declared again that the U.S. and its allies will act, unless China its influence to rein⁵ in North Korea.

　　In Washington, President Trump took a moment out from the White House Easter egg roll to send his own briefing warning.

　　Any message for North Korea?

　　Got to behave.

　　But at the United Nations, the deputy ambassador from North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK, was defiant⁶.

　　The DPRK is ready to react to any mode of war desired by the Americans.

　　The dueling⁷ rhetoric⁸ came after North Korea's ballistic missile launch on Sunday, which U.S. officials say blew up within seconds.

　　A day earlier, Pyongyang had paraded containers large enough to hold new long-range ballistic missiles through the capital.

　　There had been expectations the North would also carry out its sixth nuclear test, but no test occurred.

　　Today, though, the vice foreign minister told the BBC that his government will be testing missiles weekly,

　　and he warned of a preemptive nuclear strike by the North if the U.S. takes military action.

　　Opinions among South Koreans seem sharply divided.

　　As Trump became president, the policies seem likely to become more oppressive, and it worries me that war might actually break out.

　　In fact, I believe we have to strongly respond to North Korea's provocation⁹.

　　Mr. Pence today echoed other top officials in saying the Obama era policy of strategic patience with the North is over.

　　He will look for more regional support as he travels on to Japan, Indonesia and Australia.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Margaret Warner. undefined

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

4 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

5 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

6 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

7 dueling   

n. 决斗, 抗争(=duelling) 动词duel的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• More light-hearted But somewhat puzzled, Vladimir prepared to meet Eugene on the dueling ground. 弗拉基米尔心里轻松了一些，但仍感到有些困惑，在这种心情下，他准备去决斗场地迎战叶甫盖尼。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw. 他们一直决斗了数小时，最后打成平局。

8 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

9 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。