2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says N. Korea Diplomacy Will Take Time

By Scott Stearns
Washington
06 July 2006

President Bush says the international community is united in its desire to convince North Korea to give up nuclear weapons.Mr. Bush is consulting with world leaders ahead of possible U.N. sanctions.

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George Bush   
  
President Bush has now spoken with the leaders of Japan, South Korea, China and Russia since the North Korean missile tests. He says all five members of the six-party talks with Pyongyang are united in working to make the Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons.

"My message was that we want to solve this problem diplomatically and the best way to solve the problem diplomatically is for all of us to be working in concert and send one message to Kim Jung Il," he said. "And that is that we expect you to adhere to international norms and we expect you to keep your word."

Japan has delivered a strong message, putting forward a U.N. resolution calling for sanctions that Washington supports.

Russia and China want a less-binding resolution. President Bush says diplomacy² takes awhile, particularly when dealing³ with more than one partner. He says U.S. diplomats⁴ are working hard to make sure allies speak with one voice.

Following telephone calls Wednesday with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South Korean leader Roh Moo Hyun, President Bush Thursday spoke¹ with Chinese leader Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He says all are concerned about the North Korean leader, who Mr. Bush says, does not seem to really care about what other people say.

"We are dealing with a person who was asked not to fire a rocket by the Chinese, the South Koreans, the United States, the Japanese, and the Russians, and he fired seven of them," he said.

Mr. Bush spoke to reporters during his public appearance with Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper. 

Picture from file video of unidentified North Korean missile launch   
  
President Bush says part of the problem is that it is difficult to tell what is going on in non-transparent societies run by governments that are not elected by the people.

He says it is important to show the North Korean leader that there is a better way forward and a better life for his people through verifiably disarming⁵ nuclear weapons.

North Korea says its missile tests were successful and plan to carry out more launches. White House spokesman Tony Snow said Pyongyang should cease and desist from any further tests.

The top American envoy⁶ to the North Korean nuclear talks, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is heading to Asia for talks in Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

6 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。