VOA常速英语2019--朝美谈判陷入僵局（在线收听）

For the US, it’s an all-or-nothing approach to getting rid of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Though President Trump had signaled flexibility ahead of this summit last month with Kim Jong-un, the top US negotiator for North Korea is now sending a tougher message. We’re not going to do denuclearization incrementally. The president has been clear on that, and that is a position around which the US government has complete unity.

对美国而言，朝鲜无核化事宜如果不能一蹴而就，就只能遥遥无期。虽然特朗普总统在上个月举行特金会之前就曾暗示过有周转的余地，但美国在朝鲜问题上的首席谈判代表现在正在发出比此前更为强硬的信息。实现无核化，我们不会一步一步进行。特朗普总统已明确表示过这一点，这一点也会说美国政府一致认同的。

Kim has said he’s willing to begin dismantling parts of his nuclear program in exchange for the US taking corresponding measures. In particular, Kim wants sanctions relief. North Korea appears to be backing up that demand with a threat of more missile tests.

金正恩表示自己愿意拆除部分和计划设施，条件是美国采取相应的措施。金正恩尤其希望能够解除制裁。但朝鲜似乎以进行更多导弹试验的方式来为自己提出的要求增加筹码。

Commercial satellite images suggest North Korea has rebuilt part of a satellite launching station, an increased activity at a site used to assemble ballistic missiles and rockets. It’s their anger at the summit not ending well, but it’s also ratcheting up pressure for future negotiation. This is their traditional negotiating posture, you know, turn up the heat, shoot a missile. The big question is how Washington would respond to a North Korean missile test. I would be very very disappointed in Chairman Kim, and I don’t think I will be but we’ll see what happens. The current deadlock is a major test of whether the Trump-Kim relationship can help revive the faltering nuclear negotiations.

商用卫星图像显示，朝鲜已经重建了部分卫星发射站设施，这表明朝鲜活动愈加频繁，而活动地点曾经是组装弹道导弹和火箭的地方。他们对峰会没有如期结束感到愤怒，但这也为未来的谈判增加了压力。这是朝鲜一贯的谈判风格——为自己造势，发射个导弹之类的。重点在于美国政府会如何回应朝鲜的导弹试验。如果金正恩主席这样做，那我会对他非常非常失望，我想不会有这一天。让我们静观其变吧。当前的僵局是一次重大的检验，可以检验特朗普与金正恩的关系是否能助力恢复摇摇欲坠的无核化谈判。