voa标准英语2008-Russia, India Sign Agreement to Build Civil Nucl

Russia and India have signed an agreement to build civilian¹ nuclear reactors² in India during a visit by the Russian president to New Delhi. The two countries have also called for greater international cooperation in the fight against terror.
　

Russian Pres. Medvedev (L), and Indian Prime Minister Singh shake hands in New Delhi, 05 Dec 2008

The agreement to build four new nuclear energy reactors in the southern state of Tamil Nadu was concluded Friday after Russian President Dmitri Medvedev held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

Russia is the third country to sign an atomic energy agreement with India after the Nuclear Suppliers Group lifted a ban on trade of nuclear technology with New Delhi in September. India has concluded similar accords with France and the United States.

The Russian president came for a two-day visit to India a week after the Indian business hub of Mumbai was devastated³ by coordinated⁴ terror strikes.

At a news conference with the Russian leader, Mr. Singh said India was hurt and angry as never before by the terror attacks, and called for greater international cooperation in the fight against terror.

"I conveyed to President Medvedev the sense of anger and outrage⁵ in India over the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. We deeply appreciate Russia's expression of solidarity⁶ with India at this moment. We both agreed that these attacks represent a threat to all open and pluralistic societies, and require a major intensification⁷ of efforts against supporters and terrorism anywhere in the world," he said.

On top of the Russian leader's agenda was increasing defense⁸ cooperation with India. Moscow has traditionally been the main supplier of defense equipment to India, but it has been facing competition from countries like Israel and the United States in recent years .

Mr. Singh said India will continue to have strong defense links with Russia.

"We have agreed to further strengthen our defense cooperation by increasingly focusing on joint⁹ production and research and development," he said.
　

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, 29 Oct 2008 file photo

New Delhi and Moscow, signed ten accords in areas ranging from tourism to trade. These include stepping up cooperation in space exploration. Russia will send an Indian cosmonaut into space in 2013 and launch a manned Indian spacecraft in 2015. Both countries also want to increase bilateral¹⁰ trade to $10 billion by 2010.

The Russian leader cancelled plans to visit Italy after his visit to India, and decided¹¹ to return to Moscow due to the death of the Russian Orthodox Patriach Alexei II.

　

1 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

3 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

4 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

6 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

7 intensification   

n.激烈化，增强明暗度；加厚

参考例句：

• The intensification of the immunological response represents the body's natural defense. 增强免疫反应代表身体的自然保卫。 来自辞典例句
• Agriculture in the developing nations is not irreversibly committed, to a particular pattern of intensification. 发展中国家的农业并没有完全为某种集约化形式所束缚。 来自辞典例句

8 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。

9 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

10 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。

11 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。