美洲—布什在联合国首脑会议期间与中国领导人进行全面

Bush Meets Chinese Leader on Sidelines

of UN Summit

布什在联合国首脑会议期间与中国领导人进行全面

 

Efforts to end North Korea's nuclear program and ease the huge trade imbalance between the United States and China dominated talks Tuesday between President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The two leaders met in New York on the sidelines of a special U.N. gathering¹ of world leaders.

 

This may be the biggest global summit ever with leaders from around the world meeting on the 60th anniversary of the United Nations.

 

Fighting world poverty and ways to reform the U.N. are supposed to be the focus of the summit, which is taking place as a new General Assembly session gets underway.

 

But President Bush has other matters he wants to bring to the fore². They include fighting terrorism, boosting world trade, and stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.

 

In his speech, the president is likely to bring up the threat posed by the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. And in his discussions on the sidelines of the summit, he is urging support for a strong international stand.

 

A few hours after his arrival in New York, he met with China's President Hu Jintao. The meeting took place as six party talks resumed in Beijing on Pyongyang's nuclear program. Speaking through an interpreter, the Chinese leader promised to press for progress in the negotiations³.

 

Mr. Hu (through interpretation): We stand ready to step up our communication and cooperation with the United States so we can facilitate fresh progress in the second session of the fourth round of the six party talks.

 

President Hu also pledged action to ease China's trade imbalance with the United States. He said China is willing to take measures to increase imports from America and cut its huge trade surplus - which hit $17.7 billion in July.

 

Mr. Hu (through interpretation): There is no denial that our bilateral⁴ trade has developed so fast and to such a large scale it is inevitable⁵ that we may have some frictions⁷.

 

Hu Jintao made no specific mention of Iran, and international efforts to convince Tehran to abandon nuclear projects that could have military uses. Earlier in the day, President Bush said he would be discussing the matter with the leaders of other countries with permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council.

 

Mr. Bush did not directly threaten sanctions, but said he wanted to discuss the possibility of punitive⁸ action if necessary. He stressed the stakes are high.

 

President Bush: It is very important for the world to understand that Iran, with a nuclear weapon, will be incredibly destabilizing. And, therefore, we must work together to prevent them from having the wherewithal to develop a nuclear weapon.

 

President Bush said he would also bring up the matter when he meets Wednesday in New York with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and in Washington on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 

注释：

fore [fC:] n. 前部

denial [di5naiEl] n. 否认

friction⁶ [5frikFEn] n. 摩擦

sanction [5sANkFEn] n. 制裁

punitive [5pju:nitiv] adj. 惩罚性的

wherewithal [wZEwi:5TC:l] n. （常做the…）必要的资金

1 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 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。

5 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

6 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

7 frictions   

n.摩擦( friction的名词复数 )；摩擦力；冲突；不和

参考例句：

• Family frictions can interfere with a child's schoolwork. 家庭中的争吵会影响孩子的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As far as we are concerned, these frictions are not of our own making [have been imposed on us]. 就我们来说，这种摩擦是被动式的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 punitive   

adj.惩罚的，刑罚的

参考例句：

• They took punitive measures against the whole gang.他们对整帮人采取惩罚性措施。
• The punitive tariff was imposed to discourage tire imports from China.该惩罚性关税的征收是用以限制中国轮胎进口的措施。