拜登重申美国致力于到亚洲再平衡

 　　拜登重申美国致力于到亚洲再平衡

       WASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice¹ President Joseph Biden on Thursday reaffirmed the Obama administration's commitment to its rebalance toward Asia and the Pacific, saying the strategy reflects the importance of a region struggling with "uncertainty² and risk."

　　The veep stressed that Washington's goal in the region is to make it not only more secure but more prosperous as well, as economic development and peace and stability are intertwined.

　　"We are focused on the risks of disruption of commerce, proliferation, humanitarian³ disasters, conflict between nations and the persistent⁴ threat caused by North Korea," he spoke⁵ at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress think tank at George Washington University, as he is scheduled to visit India and Singapore next week.

　　He said strong alliances, institutions and partnerships⁶, part of Washington's efforts to expand its presence in Asia and the Pacific, are needed to face up to challenges facing the region.

　　The United States wants to be a partner in creating "21st- century rules of the road," and such rules would extend from economic to security issues, benefiting "not only the United States and the region, but the world as a whole," Biden said.

　　Biden said the U.S. is working closely with Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and Russia to make the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) stop its nuclear and missile programs.

　　He said Washington is willing to engage directly with Pyongyang, but only when it agrees to hold "genuine" negotiations⁷ and commit to giving up its nuclear program.

　　The veep called his country's long-standing alliances with Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, the Philippines and Thailand the "cornerstones" of its rebalance strategy.

　　He stressed that the rebalance does not mean Washington is losing its focus on Europe and the Middle East.

　　"We are not leaving Europe," Biden said. "Europe remains⁸ the cornerstone of our engagement with the rest of the world. That is a fact. We are not going anywhere."

　　"As a matter of fact, we are absolutely convinced that our engagement in the Pacific is in the overwhelming self-interest of Europe," he added. "Europe, just like the United States, will benefit greatly as well from stability in the Pacific."

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

3 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

4 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

5 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。

6 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

7 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。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。