VOA标准英语2009年-Ex-President Bush Promotes Six-Party N. Ko

By VOA News
14 October 2009
 
Former US President George W. Bush speaks during the World Knowledge Forum¹ in Seoul, South Korea, 14 Oct 2009
Former U.S. President George W. Bush says multilateral diplomacy² is the key to resolving the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program.

During a speech in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, Mr. Bush said the six-nation talks are "the best way to bring peace to the Korean peninsula."

The United States, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea have been negotiating with North Korea since 2003 to convince the communist regime to abandon its nuclear weapons program in exchange for economic aid.

North Korea pulled out of the six-nation talks in April after the international community criticized its launch of a rocket that other nations suspect was a test of long-range missile technology.

The former U.S. president warned that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il will undoubtedly³ "test the system" to find some kind of weakness and use it for his advantage.

Kim recently told Chinese Premier⁴ Wen Jiabao his country is willing to return to the talks if the U.S. is willing to engage in bilateral⁵ talks.

Washington says it will agree to bilateral talks within the framework of the six-party talks.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

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 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 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。