2007年VOA标准英语-China to Propose Schedule for North Korean Nucl

By Kurt Achin
Beijing
19 July 2007

Negotiators meeting on North Korean nuclear disarmament in Beijing say so far, so good on implementing¹ the first phase of a landmark² February agreement. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports, China is now expected to present a timetable on the next steps Pyongyang should take to dismantle³ all its nuclear programs.

Christopher Hill in Beijing, 19 Jul 2007

Going into meetings Thursday, chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said the remainder of this week's six-nation Beijing talks is likely to focus on a Chinese proposed nuclear disarmament timetable for North Korea.

"There is a consensus⁴ among the six [nations] as to the sort of target time frame for completing of these tasks," said Hill.

China is chairing the talks with negotiators from Japan, Russia, the United States, and the two Koreas.

The talks convened⁵ Wednesday after U.N. inspectors⁶ confirmed North Korea had shut down its main Yongbyon nuclear facility. It was the first crucial step under February's landmark deal for North Korea to end its nuclear aspirations⁷ in exchange for vital energy aid and diplomatic incentives⁸.

The shutdown was originally scheduled to be completed by mid-April - but had been delayed due to a banking⁹ dispute that was only settled early this month. Hill says despite the delay, the six nations agree the February deal is still on track.

"Everyone feels that we did okay in the first phase, with the understanding that we missed just about every deadline, and that we don't want to do that anymore," said Hill. "So I guess we have to be careful about deadlines, but if you don't have deadlines, you'll never get stuff done, so we have to balance that."

The second, more ambitious phase requires North Korea to make a full declaration of all of its nuclear programs with the intent to disable them later. Hill says he is optimistic the second phase of disarmament could be completed this year, and says some of this week's discussions have been devoted¹⁰ to what should be included on the list.

The United States says North Korea violated previous international agreements by pursuing a secret uranium-based nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang has never publicly admitted that program's existence.

However, South Korea's senior delegate to the Beijing talks, Chun Yung-woo, says North Korea is showing a constructive¹¹ attitude toward carrying the agreement forward.

Chun says North Korea is promising¹² to declare "every single one" of its nuclear programs very soon.

1 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

3 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

4 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

5 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

6 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

8 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

9 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

10 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

11 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

12 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。