VOA标准英语2009年-China, South Korea, Japan Leaders Hold Sum

By Stephanie Ho
Beijing
10 October 2009

 
From left: S. Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier¹ Wen Jiabao and Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama, attend joint² press conference at Great Hall of the People in Beijing, 10 Oct 2009 
China says North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea. Leaders from the three Asian countries met Saturday in Beijing.

North Korea, and its nuclear programs, topped the agenda during a summit in Beijing that brought together Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Speaking at a news conference following the meeting Saturday, the Chinese premier spoke³ of his recent trip to North Korea, which ended a few days ago.

Mr. Wen says the strongest impression he got from his three days in Pyongyang was that North Korea not only hopes to improve relations with the United States, but also hopes to have better ties with South Korea and Japan.

North Korea's supreme⁴ leader Kim Jong-il is reported to have told Mr. Wen that he would return to the six party nuclear disarmament negotiations⁵ - but only if North Korea has one-on-one talks with the United States.

Pyongyang pulled out of the talks earlier this year. It also tested both a long-range missile and a nuclear explosive, in violation⁶ of United Nations sanctions.

A joint statement issued by China, Japan and South Korea in Beijing Saturday said all three countries would make efforts for an early resumption of the six party talks, which also include North Korea, Russia and the United States.

On other issues, the statement said the three countries remain committed to a long term goal of realizing an "East Asian community," which would be a regional grouping inspired by the European Union.

The three nations also presented a united front on regional economic cooperation. Japan and China are the world's second and third largest economies.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 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。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。