235 赖斯就美国导弹防御体系与俄方进行会谈

235 赖斯就美国导弹防御体系与俄方进行会谈

Rice in Moscow to Discuss Missile Defense¹
Rebecca Santana
25 Jul 2001 17:03 UTC

U.S. National Security Advisor² Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Moscow. She is scheduled to meet Thursday with top Russian leaders about U.S. missile defense plans. Earlier today (Wednesday), Ms. Rice advised Ukraine to hold fair elections and continue political reforms or risk losing economic support from the West.
U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice met with Ukrainian leaders Wednesday and gave them some strongly worded 1)criticism.
Ms. Rice said Ukraine needs to 2)ensure that parliamentary elections next March are free and fair. During her meeting with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, Ms. Rice 3)stressed that political and economic reforms must continue.
Ms. Rice said Ukraine must investigate the recent killings³ of 4)journalists. She said the world is watching how Ukraine 5)probes the murders of Ukrainian journalists, Georgiy Gongadze and Ihor Aleksander.
The body of Mr. Gongadze was found beheaded outside of Kiev late last year. The journalist's death sparked protests against the government with the opposition⁴ calling for the resignation of Mr. Kuchma. Opponents of Mr. Kuchma say he ordered the journalist's death, a charge the Ukrainian president strongly denies. Another journalist, Ihor Aleksander, was killed earlier this month under 6)suspicious 7)circumstances, which also fueled international attention.
Ms. Rice also met with newly appointed Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh. Mr. Kinakh came to office after the parliament passed a vote of no confidence against his 8)predecessor, Viktor Yushchenko. Mr. Yushchenko had been praised by Western leaders for his economic reforms.
Ms. Rice is now in Moscow. She is scheduled to meet with President Vladimir Putin Thursday to discuss Washington's plans to build a national missile defense system. Moscow has said in the past that it is strongly opposed to the plan but is now 9)hinting that it might be ready to 10)negotiate.

(1) criticism[5krItIsIz(E)m]n.批评, 批判
(2) ensure[In5FJE(r); (?@) In5FJEr]vt.保证, 担保v.确保, 确保, 保证
(3) stress[stres]vt.着重, 强调, 重读
(4) journalist[5dV:nElIzt]n.新闻记者, 从事新闻杂志业的人
(5) probe[prEJb]n.探针, 探测器vt.探查, 查明
(6) suspicious[sE5spIFEs]adj. 可疑的, 怀疑的
(7) circumstance[5s:kEmstEns]n.环境, 详情, 境况
(8) predecessor[5pri:dIsesE(r); (?@) 5predEsesEr]n.前辈, 前任
(9) hint[hInt]n.暗示, 提示, 线索
(10) negotiate[nI5^EJFIeIt]v.(与某人)商议, 谈判, 磋商

 

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 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

3 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

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。