PBS高端访谈:特朗普在东京就贸易及朝鲜问题发表讲话

 　　We return to President Trump¹'s lengthy² trip to Asia and the first stop on his visit, Japan. William Brangham reports.

　　It was mostly smiles and warm words today in Tokyo.

　　Our two great countries will have incredible friendship and incredible success for many centuries to come.

　　President Trump praised his host at a banquet ending his two-day stop in Japan, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responded in kind.

　　Yesterday's golf diplomacy³ between Donald and me attracted so much attention. And we actually made everything public, except for the score.

　　And through golf, we could demonstrate to the world how strong the bond is between Japan and the United States.

　　Indeed, after the president's arrival on Sunday, the two men went straight to the golf course.

　　They forged a friendship last February during Abe's visit to Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

　　But for all the golf and good feelings, the president also aimed some criticisms at the Japanese, specifically about trade.

　　We have to do more. The United States has suffered massive trade deficits⁴ with Japan for many, many years, almost $70 billion annually⁵.

　　Many millions of cars are sold by Japan into the United States, whereas virtually no cars go from the United States into Japan.

　　The president offered no new ideas on how to remedy the trade gap,

　　but he defended his decision at the start of his term to pull out of the Trans-Pacific trade agreement, known as TPP.

　　We will have more trade than anybody ever thought of under TPP. That, I can tell you. TPP wasn't the right idea.

　　Probably some of you in this room disagree, but, ultimately, I will be proven to be right.

　　The New York Times' Mark Landler is covering the president's visit. He says Japan is unlikely to reopen trade talks.

　　The problem that the administration has, not just in Japan,

　　but around the region, is that all of these countries put a lot of political capital and domestic muscle into getting the TPP deal done.

　　And they don't really have the appetite or in some cases the political influence at home to enter into a bilateral⁶ negotiation⁷ at this point.

　　Mr. Trump also spent time underscoring the North Korea threat, starting with an address to U.S. troops just after his arrival Sunday.

　　No dictator, no regime, and no nation should underestimate, ever, American resolve.

　　Today, the president and the prime minister met with families of Japanese people who've been abducted⁸ over the years by North Korea.

　　Mark Landler says the Japanese government has strongly endorsed⁹ the Trump strategy of maximum pressure on the North Koreans regarding their nuclear weapons program.

　　Prime Minister Abe announced some unilateral sanctions today against North Korean individuals and entities¹⁰.

　　So, he's putting a little bit of tangible¹¹ action behind his words.

　　And he also said that he supports President Trump's statement that all options are on the table, including potential military action.

　　Abe himself made that clear at their joint¹² news conference today.

　　As far as shooting down missiles, we will shoot them down if necessary.

　　But we will coordinate¹³ closely with the United States even on shooting down missiles.

　　President Trump endorsed that sentiment, and pushed again for Japan to buy more American hardware.

　　He will shoot them out of the sky when he completes the purchase of lots of additional military equipment from the United States.

　　With the visit completed, Mr. Trump's next stop is South Korea.

　　Before leaving Japan Tuesday morning local time, he tweeted that he and South Korean President Moon will -- quote -- "figure it all out." For the PBS NewsHour, I'm William Brangham. 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 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

3 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

4 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

5 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

6 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

7 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。

8 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

9 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

11 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

12 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。

13 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。