2006年VOA标准英语-South Hopes North Korean Leader's China Vi

By Stephanie Ho
Washington
23 January 2006

A top South Korean official says he thinks the recent visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to China will have a positive effect on multi-lateral talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear-weapons programs.
 
 
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon 
  
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said he has several reasons for being optimistic about the North Korean leader's trip to China.

"First of all, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il said to Chinese leaders that he is committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," he said. "And he also said that he would like to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully, through dialogue, participating in six-party talks. Therefore, we believe that his visit will have a positive impact to have six party talks move forward."

In an interview broadcast Sunday on the CNN program Late Edition, Ban added that he hopes Mr. Kim's visit to several southern Chinese economic powerhouses will have a positive effect on efforts to reform and open North Korea's society. 
 

Kim Jong-Il (l) and China's President Hu Jintao at Beijing's Great Hall of the People  
  
"He (Kim) was accompanied by many senior government officials of North Korea, including economic advisers¹. And he visited several Chinese cities, the modern cities of economic development like Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Those are the cities known for their success stories of economic development of China," said Ban.

U.S. officials are in Seoul to discuss allegations that North Korea is engaging in illicit² financial activities, including counterfeiting³ U.S. currency.

Ban said Seoul also has conveyed its deep concern about illegal North Korean financial activities to authorities in Pyongyang. He said although the U.S. actions have, what he described as, an understandable law-enforcement dimension, he worried about the negative effects they can also have to ongoing⁴ nuclear disarmament efforts.

"And at the same time, we hope that this kind of counterfeiting or illicit activities by North Korea, will not be standing⁵ in the way of six-party talks," he said.

The United States has imposed sanctions on companies it suspects of aiding North Korea in counterfeiting, money laundering⁶, and the drug trade. U.S. officials also have blacklisted eight North Korean companies in connection with weapons proliferation.

North Korea is now vowing⁷ to boycott⁸ the six-party nuclear talks until the U.S. sanctions are lifted.

The talks have been stalled since November, although there has been a recent flurry of high-level activity aimed at restarting them as early as next month.

1 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

2 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

3 counterfeiting   

n.伪造v.仿制，造假( counterfeit的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills. 他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱。 来自辞典例句
• National bureau released securities, certificates with security anti-counterfeiting paper technical standards. 国家质量技术监督局发布了证券、证件用安全性防伪纸张技术标准。 来自互联网

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

8 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。