194 俄中不会对美违反反弹道导弹协议采取联合行动

194  俄中不会对美违反反弹道导弹协议采取联合行动

Russia-China: No Joint¹ ABM Response
Larry James
Moscow
18 Jul 2001 16:28 UTC

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has no plans to join with China in a joint response should the United States unilaterally 1)abandon the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Mr. Putin made the announcement during a wide-ranging Kremlin 2)news conference.
Mr. Putin said that while a new friendship treaty signed this week with China provides for such joint action, there are no plans for such a move. He said, in practice, we do not plan joint activities in this 3)sphere, including with China.
Both Russia and China adamantly² 4)oppose U.S. plans to 5)deploy a missile-defense³ system. They say such a missile shield would 6)violate the 1972 ABM treaty and would lead to a new 7)arms race. Washington says the treaty is a 8)relic of the Cold War and should be abandoned.
Last week, the United States carried out a successful test of its missile shield by downing an incoming intercontinental 9)ballistic missile.
The U.S. missile defense plans are likely to be the main topic of discussion at a meeting this weekend of the seven leading industrial nations plus Russia in Genoa, Italy.
Mr. Putin also repeated a statement made to an Italian newspaper earlier this week when he said Russia sees no need for NATO's continued existence. He said while Russia does not view NATO as an enemy, it no longer has a use. He said that since there is no more Warsaw pact⁴ and no more Soviet⁵ Union there should be no need for NATO.
Mr. Putin rejected the claim that NATO is a political 10)alliance. He said it was a military alliance that bombed Yugoslavia and, he said we are not happy about it.
The Russian president called for the creation of a single European defense body which could be achieved by 11)disbanding NATO, or by having Russia join the alliance, or by creating a new body in which Russia would be an equal partner.

(1) abandon[E5bAndEn]vt.放弃, 遗弃n.放任, 狂热
(2) news conference n.记者招待会
(3) sphere[sfIE(r)]n.球, 球体, 范围, 领域,半球
(4) oppose[E5pEJz]vt.反对, 使对立, 使对抗, 抗争vi.反对
(5) deploy[dI5plCI]v.展开, 配置
(6) violate[5vaIEleIt]vt.违犯, 冒犯, 违反, 妨碍, 侵犯
(7) arms race n.军备竞赛
(8) relic[5relIk]n.遗物, 遗迹, 废墟, 纪念物
(9) ballistic missile n.弹道飞弹
(10) alliance[E5laIEns]n.联盟, 联合
(11) disband[dIs5bAnd]v.解散, 裁减

 

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 adamantly   

adv.坚决地，坚定不移地，坚强不屈地

参考例句：

• "Come over here,"he told her adamantly. “到这边来，”他对她坚定地说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His family were adamantly opposed to the marriage. 他的家人坚决反对这门亲事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 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。

5 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。