182 俄中关系继续向前发展

182 俄中关系继续向前发展

Russia-China Relations Moving Forward
Larry James
Moscow
16 Jul 2001 06:41 UTC

Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign a friendship pact¹ Monday in Moscow 1)aimed at setting the course of future relations between the two countries.
President Jiang has described "The Good Neighbor Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" as an agreement that will lay down a solid basis for long term and 2)stable relations.
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told China's official Xinhua news agency the pact is a 3)reliable guarantee that will give Russia and China a chance to put the past behind them and 4)concentrate on the future.
The treaty includes promises to respect each other's borders and 5)territorial 6)integrity. It is the first major treaty between Russia and China since the Soviet² Union 7)collapsed in 1991. It is also their first official declaration of friendship since a 1969 Chinese-Soviet border war near Manchuria.
Both countries say they are not planning any kind of military or political 8)alliance and that the friendship treaty is not a threat to anyone.
After wrapping up his Russian trip, President Jiang will visit Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Malta. President Putin will travel to Genoa, Italy for the G-8 summit and a meeting with President Bush. That meeting follows 9)condemnation by Russia and China of the latest U.S. test of its controversial missile defense³ system. Russia called the test a clear threat to nuclear 10)disarmament and non-proliferation. Monday, China urged the United States to listen to what it called 11)widespread international opposition⁴ to the antimissile shield. Russian officials say Mr. Putin and Mr. Jiang will focus on the U.S. missile defense plan during their talks and that Mr. Putin intends to bring up the subject when he meets with Mr. Bush in Italy.

(1) aim[eIm]n.目标, 目的, 瞄准v.对...瞄准, 打算
(2) stable[5steIb(E)l]adj.稳定的
(3) reliable[rI5laIEb(E)l]adj.可靠的, 可信赖的
(4) concentrate on v.集中, 全神贯注于
(5) territorial[terI5tC:rIEl]adj.领土的
(6) integrity[In5te^rItI]n.正直, 诚实, 完整, 完全, 完整性
(7) collapse[kE5lAps]n.倒塌, 崩溃vi.倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解, 失败, 病倒
(8) alliance[E5laIEns]n.联盟, 联合
(9) condemnation n.谴责, 指责, 定罪
(10) disarmament[dIs5B:mEmEnt]n.裁军
(11) widespread[5waIdspred, -5spred]adj.分布广泛的, 普遍的

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。