2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Optimistic North Korean Situation Can Be R

By Paula Wolfson
Washington
07 July 2006

President Bush says the seven missile launches this week by North Korea provide an opportunity for the world to come together to deal with Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. The president says he is optimistic diplomacy¹ will succeed.

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The president has now discussed the missile launches with the leaders of all the other countries that have been involved in negotiations² with North Korea: Russia, China, South Korea and Japan. He indicates the North Korean tests have galvanized opinion around the world.

"I view it as an opportunity to get the Chinese and the South Koreans and the Japanese and Russians to work with us and send a clear message that this is unacceptable behavior," said Mr. Bush.

Mr. Bush spoke³ during a rare hour long televised interview. He told CNN's Larry King that the only way to deal with North Korea is through a multi-lateral approach.

"We have all sent a signal to him. He has ignored us. Now we need to send another signal," he said. "And just speak with one voice. This issue is one that will be solved when the international community works in concert."

The president was also asked about the incentives⁵ package put before Iran to convince Tehran to suspend nuclear enrichment activities, and why no similar offer was made to North Korea.

Mr. Bush stressed the two situations are very different. He said Pyongyang was offered incentives by his predecessor⁶ Bill Clinton and later broke commitments made to curtail⁷ its nuclear program.

"A president looks not only at what his administration has tried, but what have others have tried.," Mr. Bush added. "And there have been incentive⁴ packages laid out for the North Koreans, which they took. And then they did not honor the commitment they made."

In the course of the wide-ranging interview, the president also talked about the war in Iraq and its impact on his popularity at home and abroad. He said he does not worry about public opinion polls because he is confident he made the right decision when he launched the invasion that removed Saddam Hussein from power. He also vehemently⁸ denied Iraq has so occupied his time and attention that other world hot spots have received insufficient⁹ attention.

Mr. Bush talked in general terms about the war on terror, and admitted he fears another major attack like the one that occurred on September 11, 2001.

"I think we are safer," he said. "But I am worried about an enemy that wants to hit us again. And I am comforted by the fact that there is a lot of people working hard on the issue."

The president also spoke briefly¹⁰ about the recent election in Mexico, where final official tallies¹¹ show a narrow victory by ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon. He said he looks forward to working with the new Mexican leader.

1 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

2 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。

3 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。

4 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

5 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

6 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

7 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

8 vehemently   

adv. 热烈地

参考例句：

• He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
• Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。

9 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

10 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

11 tallies   

n.账( tally的名词复数 )；符合；（计数的）签；标签v.计算，清点( tally的第三人称单数 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• Cash on hand tallies with the figure in the accounts. 现款跟账上的数目没有出入。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He tallies his own marks. 他把自己的得分记了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》