181 俄罗斯和中国重申支持反弹道导弹条约

181 俄罗斯和中国重申支持反弹道导弹条约

Russia, China Reaffirm Support for ABM Treaty
Larry James
Moscow
16 Jul 2001 14:32 UTC

Russia and China say they want the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) to be preserved unchanged so it can serve as the basis of international 1)stability. The statement was part of a joint¹ declaration issued following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
The statement said Russia and China stress the basic importance of the ABM treaty, which, it said, is the 2)cornerstone of 3)strategic stability and the basis for reducing 4)offensive weapons.
U.S. plans to build a missile-defense system 5)contradict the ABM treaty, which President Bush has said he wants to either amend² or scrap³.
China and Russia are firmly against the American plan. Both countries condemned⁴ a U.S. test of the 6)controversial system on Saturday. Russia called the test a clear threat to nuclear 7)disarmament and non-proliferation. China responded with a call for Washington to listen to what it called - widespread international opposition⁵ - to the anti-missile shield.
Mr. Putin intends to bring the Russian and Chinese views to Italy and his scheduled talks with President Bush at the G-8 summit in Genoa.
 Jiang Zemin and Vladimir Putin exchange treaty documents In addition to the joint statement in support of the ABM treaty, Mr. Putin and Mr. Jiang also signed a new 8)bilateral friendship pact⁶ aimed at setting the course of future relations between the two countries.
The treaty, known as the Good Neighbor Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, includes promises to respect each other's borders and 9)territorial 10)integrity.
It is the first major agreement between Russia and China since the Soviet⁷ Union 11)collapsed in 1991. It is also their first official declaration of friendship since a 1969 Chinese-Soviet border war.
Both countries have said they are not planning any kind of military or political 12)alliance, and that the friendship treaty is not a threat to anyone.

(1) stability[stE5bIlItI]n.稳定性
(2) cornerstone[5kC:nEstEJn]n.墙角石, 基础
(3) strategic[strE5ti:dVIk]adj.战略的, 战略上的
(4) offensive[E5fensIv]adj.讨厌的, 无礼的, 攻击性的n.进攻, 攻势
(5) contradict[kRntrE5dIkt]vt.同...矛盾, 同...抵触
(6) controversial[kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的
(7) disarmament[dIs5B:mEmEnt]n.裁军
(8) bilateral[baI5lAtErEl]adj.有两面的, 双边的
(9) territorial[terI5tC:rIEl]adj.领土的
(10) integrity[In5te^rItI]n.正直, 诚实, 完整, 完全, 完整性
(11) collapse[kE5lAps]n.倒塌, 崩溃, 失败vi.倒塌,瓦解, 失败, 病倒
(12) alliance[E5laIEns]n.联盟, 联合

 

1 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。

2 amend   

vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿

参考例句：

• The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
• You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

3 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

4 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

7 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。