英闻天下——517 China, US Pledge Peaceful Korean Solution

 　　Kerry's China visit was his first as the US Secretary of State and came amid escalating¹ tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

 

　　In his talks with Kerry, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will stick to denuclearization and peace on the peninsula and settle the issue through dialogue.

 

　　Wang Yi urged related parties to refrain from any act that may escalate² the tension.

 

　　He also called for restoring the six-party talks.

 

　　Meanwhile, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, also China's former foreign minister, made similar comments in a separate meeting with Kerry.

 

　　"China will work with other relevant parties, including the United States, to play a constructive³ role in promoting the six-party talks and to advance the implementation⁴ of the goals set out in the joint⁵ statement of September 19, 2005."

 

　　In that statement, North Korea agreed in principle to scrap⁶ its nuclear program in return for aid and diplomatic incentives⁷ from other members of the six-party talks, which involved China, Russia, the US, Japan and the two Koreas.

 

　　But Pyongyang withdrew from the talks in 2009 and later conducted more nuclear tests.

 

　　Kerry urged Pyongyang to return to the negotiation⁸ table over its nuclear program.

 

　　"China and the United States recommitted ourselves to find a peaceful solution. And we say to Kim Jong Un and the government of DPRK that they have an obvious choice here which is to join us in an effort to try to find a negotiated resolution."

 

　　North Korea recently threatened war and nuclear strikes against its perceived enemies, the US and South Korea.

 

　　On China-US relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Kerry that both nations should interact positively⁹ in the Asia-Pacific region, and safeguard regional and world peace.

 

　　Premier¹⁰ Li Keqiang made similar comments in his meeting with Kerry.

 

　　"I must say that there are immense common interests between China and the United States and the course of the Sino-US relationship in the past several decades has fully¹¹ shown that our common interests far outweigh¹² our differences. We are both big countries and we share a responsibility for peace and stability in our region and in the world."

 

　　For his part, Kerry suggested the two nations find a path to foster a new type of bilateral¹³ relations.

 

　　"We very, very much look forward to building on what the president has described to me as the potential for a new model, a model relationship."

 

　　The concept of the "new type of relations" is characterized by win-win cooperation, mutual¹⁴ trust and favorable interaction.

 

　　China is the second leg of Kerry's four-day East Asia tour, which has already taken him to South Korea.

 

　　He is now visiting Japan.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Xiuqi.

1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

3 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

4 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

5 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。

6 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

7 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 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。

9 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

10 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

11 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。

12 outweigh   

vt.比...更重，...更重要

参考例句：

• The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
• One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。

13 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。

14 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。