153 印巴将讨论克什米尔领土及边界恐怖活动问题

153 印巴将讨论克什米尔领土及边界恐怖活动问题

India, Pakistan to Discuss Kashmir, Cross-Border Terrorism
Jim Teeple
New Delhi
12 Jul 2001 15:53 UTC

India says it will discuss the disputed 1)territory of Kashmir when the leaders of India and Pakistan meet at a summit in India in a few days time. India says it will also focus on what it calls "cross-border terrorism" in Kashmir, and does not have any "set proposal" to 2)resolve the 50-year-old dispute.
Jaswant Singh, who is both India's foreign and defense¹ minister, says Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will have no 3)hesitation about discussing the issue of Kashmir when he sits down with Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf. "As in earlier years, on several earlier 4)occasions, India has not ever felt shy about engaging and talking to Pakistan about Jammu and Kashmir," said Mr. Singh. "Similarly, on this occasion, too, we have no difficulty about talking on Jammu and Kashmir, but we do not have any set 5)proposal on Jammu and Kashmir as such."
India and Pakistan both claim the territory of Kashmir in its 6)entirety. Two of the three wars India and Pakistan have fought have been over Kashmir. In recent days, Pakistan's president, General Musharraf, has said that the issue of how to resolve the Kashmir dispute should be the "core issue" at the summit. Mr. Singh says India's concerns will focus on what he calls "cross-border terrorism" in Kashmir. "This is very much an issue - cross border terrorism, the promotion² of terrorism," he said. "And the infliction³ of this upon India is a continuing concern. There is no way that this concern has in any fashion been 7)diluted, or will not find 8)prominence in what we have to say."
A separatist 9)insurgency in India's state of Jammu and Kashmir has claimed more than 35,000 lives since 1989. Mr. Singh ruled out any summit discussions on a possible referendum for the disputed territory, saying Kashmir lies at the 10)core of Indian nationalism. Pakistan and Kashmir separatists have long called for the implementation⁴ of a 1948 U.N. resolution that says a 11)plebiscite should be held to determine the territory's future.
Mr. Singh says India will push for what he calls a "composite dialogue" on a wide range of issues with Pakistan, including measures to prevent a nuclear accident, proposals on trade and commerce, and the possible de-militarization of the Siachan Glacier⁵, where both countries have armies facing each other at an elevation⁶ of 6,000 meters.
Mr. Singh also says he hopes the summit will lead to an 12)improved atmosphere between the two countries, saying if India and Pakistan can learn to live together as neighbors, it will be a "good thing."

(1) territory[5terItErI; (?@) -tC:rI]n.领土, 版图, 地域
(2) resolve[rI5zRlv]n.决心v.决心, 决定,解决vt.解决
(3) hesitation[hezI5teIF(E)n]n.犹豫, 踌躇
(4) occasion[E5keIV(E)n]n.场合, 时机, 机会
(5) proposal[prE5pEJz(E)l]n.提议, 建议
(6) entirety[In5taIEtI]n.全部, 完全
(7) dilute[daI5lju:t; (?@) daI5lju:t]v.冲淡, 稀释adj.淡的, 弱的, 稀释的
(8) prominence[5prRmInEns]n.突出, 显著, 突出物
(9) insurgency[In`s:dVEnsI]n.叛乱, 叛乱状态,
(10) core[ kR:(r)]n.果核, 中心, 核心
(11) plebiscite[5plebIsIt]n.平民制定法, 公民投票
(12) improved adj.改良的

 

1 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。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 infliction   

n.（强加于人身的）痛苦，刑罚

参考例句：

• Don't immerse yourself in the infliction too long.不要长时间沉浸在痛苦经历中。
• Instead of rivets there came an invasion,an infliction,and a visitation.但是铆钉并没有运来，来的却是骚扰、混乱和视察。

4 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。

5 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

6 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。