2006年VOA标准英语-US Satisfied With UN Resolution Sanctioning Nor

By Stephanie Ho
Washing
15 October 2006

U.S. officials say Washington is happy with the U.N. Security Council resolution that imposes weapons sanctions on North Korea. Pyongyang last week angered the world by conducting what it says was a nuclear test, which followed a series of missile tests in July.

 
Condoleezza Rice 
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she is satisfied with the U.N. resolution that passed unanimously Saturday.

"This is a remarkable¹ unity² of purpose and unity of message to North Korea," she said.

The resolution demands Pyongyang abandon its nuclear-weapons programs. It also orders all countries to prevent North Korea from importing or exporting any material for weapons of mass destruction or ballistic missiles.

China shares a 1,400 kilometer border with North Korea, and is often considered to be its closest ally. When asked about media reports that China does not intend to inspect shipments going to and from North Korea, Rice, speaking on the Fox News Sunday program, pointed³ out that China did sign on to the U.N. resolution.

"It [China] voted for this resolution. It is a Chapter-Seven mandatory⁴ resolution, and so I am quite certain that China is going to live up to its responsibilities," she noted⁵.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said the resolution leaves open the possibility for Pyongyang to return to the so-called six-party North Korean nuclear talks, which include the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, and Russia.

But Ambassador Bolton told NBC's Meet the Press television program that things could 
John Bolton 
get worse for Pyongyang, if it chooses not to return to negotiations⁶.

"We are going to continue to ratchet up the pressure, make it clear that their international isolation⁷ is only going to increase," said Bolton. "We are going to make it, to the extent we can, impossible for them to continue the program, through making sure they do not get the materials and technology and equipment they need to continue these programs." 

Bolton said President Bush has not taken the military option off the table, but prefers to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis peacefully. Pyongyang has said it feels threatened by the United States, but President Bush has repeatedly said U.S. forces will not attack North Korea.

Meanwhile, Senator John Kerry, who ran against President Bush in the 2004 presidential election, accused the Bush administration of, in his words, tolerating a nuclear North Korea. He also appeared on Fox News Sunday.

"This administration is doing exactly what it said it would not do, which is allowing North Korea to get away with what it is doing. These [U.N.] sanctions are not the bold tough sanctions that the Secretary [Rice] talked about," commented Kerry. "China walked out of there, and said, 'We voted for it, but we are not going to enforce the cross-border mechanism⁸. It is too dangerous for our region.' So, you have sanctions that are just, by statement of those involved, not going to do the job."

He added that he believes there should be direct U.S.-North Korean talks, to address the nuclear crisis and other unresolved issues remaining from the armistice⁹ agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953.

Meanwhile, Secretary Rice will discuss implementation¹⁰ of the details of the U.N. resolution on North Korea when she travels to Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing this week.

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

3 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 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。

7 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。

8 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

9 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

10 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。