巴基斯坦提议印度暂停核试验

 ISLAMABAD: As a verbal duel¹ between Pakistan and India heats up in the backdrop of escalation² of violence in the disputed region of Kashmir, Islamabad on Tuesday renewed its proposal for a bilateral³ agreement for a moratorium⁴ on testing of nuclear devices.

伊斯兰堡：在克什米尔争议地区的冲突升级让印巴两国的口水战愈演愈烈之际，巴基斯坦周二重新提议两国签订双边协议以停止核试验。

The bilateral arrangement will send a positive signal to the members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which are currently discussing non-proliferation commitments of non-NPT states in relation to the question of membership, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakria said in a statement.

巴基斯坦外交部发言人Nafees Zakria在一份声明中说道，双边协议将给核供应国集团成员发去积极信号，目前该集团成员正在谈论未加入《不扩散核武器条约》国家加入该条约所需作出的核不扩散承诺。

Pakistan and India both seek a membership of the NSG and have already voluntarily declared that they will not conduct more nuclear tests. But Zakria said the unilateral moratoriums⁵ declared by the two countries were legally non-binding⁶ and could be withdrawn⁷ unilaterally.

巴基斯坦和印度都寻求加入核供应国集团，并且双方都已经自愿宣布不会进行更多的核试验。但是Zakria称如果两国只是单边的宣布暂停核试验，那么在法律上是没有约束性的，而且可以单方面取消。

“A bilateral arrangement will be mutually binding and difficult to withdraw unilaterally,” he added.

他补充道：“只有签订双边协议才能互相约束，而且无法轻易的进行单方面取消。”

The spokesperson said that following the nuclear tests in 1998, Pakistan had offered India simultaneous adherence⁸ to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The proposal did not elicit⁹ a favourable¹⁰ response from India, he regretted.

这位发言人称在1998年的核测试之后，巴基斯坦向印度提议共同遵守《全面禁止核试验条约》。但是这个提议并没有获得印度方面的积极响应，他遗憾的说道。

1 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

2 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

5 moratoriums   

正式的延缓，暂停( moratorium的名词复数 )

参考例句：

6 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

7 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

8 adherence   

n.信奉，依附，坚持，固着

参考例句：

• He was well known for his adherence to the rules.他因遵循这些规定而出名。
• The teacher demanded adherence to the rules.老师要求学生们遵守纪律。

9 elicit   

v.引出,抽出,引起

参考例句：

• It was designed to elicit the best thinking within the government. 机构的设置是为了在政府内部集思广益。
• Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything. 你休想从我这里套问出我们的商业机密, 我什么都不会告诉你的。

10 favourable   

adj.赞成的，称赞的，有利的，良好的，顺利的

参考例句：

• The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
• We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。