2006年VOA标准英语-Rice: Pyongyang's Missile Tests Do Not Scuttle

By David Gollust
State Department
05 July 2006

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the international community has multiple ways of responding to what she termed North Korean "brinksmanship." But she said the missile tests do not mean the end of the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks over the North Korean nuclear program.

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Condoleezza Rice talks about North Korea at a press conference, July 5, 2006   
  

In her first public comments on the issue, Secretary Rice says North Korea may have miscalculated that its missile tests would divide the international community.

But she says in fact, the missile tests have drawn¹ world-wide condemnation² and that multiple diplomatic tools are available to make it more difficult for North Korea to continue its pursuit of long-range missiles and nuclear weapons.

The barrage³ of missile tests has touched off intensive diplomatic consultations⁴ between the United States and other parties to the Chinese-sponsored talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons program.

In her remarks, a joint⁵ press appearance with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Rice reiterated⁶ the initial White House depiction⁷ of the missile tests as a provocation⁸.

But she also made clear that the United States still considers the six-party talks a viable⁹ mechanism¹⁰ for dealing¹¹ with concerns about North Korea's weapons activities.

"What the six-party talks provide is a diplomatic infrastructure¹² that can be used to resolve problems of this kind," she said. "And it would still be incumbent¹³ on the North Koreans to use that kind of infrastructure to address these issues. I might note that Chris Hill will soon be talking with his counterparts from the six-party talks in the region. And that simply demonstrates that the wisdom of the six-party framework is that it is now not a matter of the United States and North Korea. It is really a matter of the region saying to North Korea that it has to change its behavior."

Officials here said assistant secretary of state for East Asian Affairs Christopher Hill, the chief U.S. delegate to the six-party talks, will leave Washington late Wednesday on a mission to Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Moscow to discuss implications of the North Korean actions.

Secretary Rice is also discussing the issue by telephone with her foreign minister counterparts of major world powers.

The six-party talks, which include South Korea, Russia and Japan as well as the United States North Korea and host China, have been idle since last November, with Pyongyang refusing to return despite a framework nuclear accord reached in September.

Under it, Pyongyang said it was willing in principle to give up its nuclear weapons and related activities in return for security guarantees and aid from the other parties.

North Korea has said it will not return to the bargaining unless the United States drops economic sanctions it imposed last year because of alleged¹⁴ counterfeiting¹⁵ of U.S. currency and other illegal activity by Pyongyang.

The United States says the penalties are completely separate from the nuclear talks but that it would discuss the issue with North Korea if it rejoined the negotiations¹⁶. 

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

3 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

4 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

7 depiction   

n.描述

参考例句：

• Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place. 这双重旋律互为表里，表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。
• A realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life. 日常家居生活的写实画。

8 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

9 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

10 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。

11 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

12 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

13 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

14 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

15 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

16 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。