日本迫切希望扮演强大的安全角色

02 日本迫切希望扮演强大的安全角色

Japan Urged to Play Stronger Security Role
Amy Bickers
Tokyo
28 May 2001 12:39 UTC
 
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer arrived in Tokyo Monday, a kick off three countries agent tour. He is expected to encourage Japan to take on a stronger security role in Asia. Which could ultimately involve amending¹ the Japanese constitution.
In Japan Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer is expected to tell his Japanese 1)counterpart and other 2)cabinet ministers to tell them that he believes Japan should play a larger part in peacekeeping missions in Asia.
In doing so, he will be backing a longstanding policy direction of the United States, which the Bush Administration is now strongly emphasizing.
Washington says it sees both Japan and Australia as linchpins of Asia-Pacific security. It wants Tokyo to take on a bigger position in regional security arrangements rather than simply providing economic support for peacekeeping.
Sydney-based political 3)analyst Gerard Henderson said "there is a view in the Australian government that this might be taken a step further. I do not think that anyone thinks this should happen suddenly. In Australia there is awareness² that these are matters for 4)debate, not only within North Asia, but within Japan itself."
 Japan's new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi also supports consideration of 5)expanding the role of Japan's military. But the idea is highly controversial since Japan's constitution 6)bars the country from using military force as a means of 7)settling international 8)disputes.
Japan currently maintains 9)Self-Defence Forces, which are limited to defending Japan's people and sovereign territory.
Countries such as China and South Korea, which suffered under Japan's 10)expansionist wartime policies, have protested against such a move, as have many Japanese, who are against even the appearance of a return to militarism.
In a recent interview with the Australian Broadcasting Company, Mr. Downer said that nobody wants to encourage Japan to return to a militaristic 11)stance and to be 12)provocative. However he added that he wants Japan to be able to play its full part in the architecture of the region, including participating in peacekeeping operations.
Australia was disappointed in 1999 when Japan was unable to send members of its Self-Defense³ Forces to 13)East Timor, even though Tokyo provided economic aid. At that time, Australia was leading a U.N. peacekeeping mission after the former Portuguese⁴ 14)colony voted for independence from 15)Indonesia.
After his stop in Tokyo, Mr. Downer will visit South Korea and Hong Kong. His stop in 16)Seoul would focus on North Korea-related policies. Australia has been closely involved in diplomatic efforts to draw 17)Pyongyang out of its isolation⁵.
In Hong Kong, he will underline Australia's continuing support for its autonomy as a special administrative⁶ region of China. Analysts⁷ say Mr. Downer's interest in a more empowered Japanese military could further strain relations with Beijing. China has criticized Australia's support for a wide range of U.S. policies, including Washington's proposed missile defense shield.
 

注释：

(1)counterpart[5kaJntEpB:t]n.副本, 极相似的人或物, 配对物
(2)cabinet [5kAbInIt]n.内阁
(3)analyst [5AnElIst]n.分析家
(4)debate [dI5beIt]v.争论, 辩论 n.争论, 辩论
(5)expand [Ik5spAnd]vt.使膨胀, 详述, 扩张 vi.张开, 发展
(6)bar [bB:(r)]vt.禁止, 阻挡
(7)settle [5set(E)l]vt.安排, 解决, 决定
(8)dispute [dI5spju:t]v.争论n.争论
(9)Self-Defence Forcesn.自卫军
(10)expansionist [Ik`spAnFEnIst]n.扩张主义者
(11)stance [stR:ns, stAns]n.姿态
(12)provocative[prE5vRkEtIv]adj.煽动的, 挑衅的
(13)East Timor n.东帝汶(位于东南亚,曾是葡萄牙殖民地)
(14)colony [5kRlEnI]n.殖民地
(15)Indonesia[IndE5ni:zIE] n.印尼(东南亚岛国)
(16)Seoul[sEJl,`sj:`Jl]n.汉城
(17)Pyongyang[`pjQN`jCN]n.平壤

1 amending   

改良，修改，修订( amend的现在分词 )； 改良，修改，修订( amend的第三人称单数 )( amends的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Amending acts in 1933,1934, and 1935 attempted to help honest debtors rehabilitate themselves. 一九三三年，一九三四年和一九三五年通过的修正案是为了帮助诚实的债务人恢复自己的地位。
• Two ways were used about the error-amending of contour curve. 采用两种方法对凸轮轮廓曲线进行了修正。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 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。

4 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

5 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

6 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。