美国务卿克里抵达俄罗斯

 　　美国务卿克里抵达俄罗斯

       U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Russia for talks on the war in Syria and other issues.

　　He is scheduled to meet Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

　　Later, Kerry will hold a full bilateral¹ meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.  They are expected to discuss a wide range of issues including Syria, the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, Afghanistan and trade.

　　Kerry and Lavrov have met several times in the past few months, but this will be Kerry's first trip to Moscow since taking the post of secretary of state in February. The two-day visit comes ahead of next month's meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Mr. Putin  on the sidelines of the G-8 summit.

　　The United States and Russia have been at odds² about how best to deal with the rebellion in Syria.  Russia and China have repeatedly used their U.N. Security Council veto to block tougher United Nations action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？