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 　　BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhuanet) -– South Korea will not resort to forces first amid the escalating¹ tension on the Korean Peninsula, the country’s ambassador to China said .

　　“The Republic of Korea is not going to take any provocative² military behavior now, and will not do so in the future”, Ambassador Lee Kyu-hyung told Xinhuanet in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

　　The remarks came as tensions continue between South Korea and its northern neighbor, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

　　South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers that the DPRK would highly likely test launch mid-range missiles "at any time from now on."

　　Its Defense³ Minister Kim Kwan-jin said on April 4 that Pyongyang moved intermediate-range missiles, estimated to be Musudan, to its east coast.

　　The missiles are feared to be fired off around April 15 when Pyongyang celebrates the birthday of Kim Il-sung, the DPRK's founder⁴ and the late grandfather of the current leader Kim Jung-un.

　　South Korean Defense Ministry⁵ said on Thursday that the country's missile defense system may intercept⁶ missiles if they are to strike the South Korean territory.

　　On the same day, South Korea's unification minister in charge of dialogue and cooperation with Pyongyang called on the DPRK to come to the dialogue table to resolve the political deadlock⁷.

　　Ambassador Lee Kyu-hyung also expressed South Korea’s willingness to get back to dialogue in the Xinhuanet interview, saying that the six-party talks are a necessary mechanism⁸ and have contributed to the peace and stability on the peninsula.

　　In the interview, he also thanked China for its great efforts as the host country in the talks.

1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

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 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

7 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

8 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。