2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants Diplomatic Response to North Korea

By Scott Stearns
White House
07 July 2006
 
President Bush says he will not be drawn¹ into one-on-one talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.  Mr. Bush says the international community should respond to North Korean missile tests with one voice.

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President Bush
  
President Bush says the choice is clear for North Korean leader Kim Jung Il, that there is a way forward for him to improve the lives of his citizens by verifiably giving up nuclear weapons, and stopping missile tests.

He says the best way to make that choice clear is through a unified² response by those nations engaged in six-party talks with Pyongyang: the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea.

"It's best for all of us to go to the U.N. Security Council and say, loud and clear, 'Here are some red lines.' And that's what we are in the process of doing," said Mr. Bush.  "You know, the problem with diplomacy³ is that it takes awhile to get something done. If you are acting⁴ alone, you can move quickly."

Speaking to reporters at a news conference in the Midwest city of Chicago, Mr. Bush said rallying world opinion on North Korea and finding the right language for a U.N. resolution takes time.

The U.N. Security Council is considering a Japanese proposal to prevent the transfer of funds, technology and goods that could benefit North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. That measure appears to have broad backing on the council, but Russia and China want a weaker measure without sanctions.

As he continues to pursue a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff with North Korea, President Bush says he is not going to get caught in what he calls the trap of sitting at the table alone with Pyongyang.

"My concern about handling this issue bilaterally⁵ is that you run out of options very quickly. And sometimes, it is easy for the leader of the non-transparent society to turn the tables, and make a country like the United States the problem as opposed to themselves," he added.

Asked if he thought the North Korean missile launches were an effort to extract more incentives⁶ from the international community, President Bush said he does not know the intentions of the reclusive North Korean leader, but he has made clear to allies that there will be no rewarding people who violate past agreements.

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 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

3 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。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 bilaterally   

[医]adv.两侧，双向地

参考例句：

• The data in the Performance Test shall be Bilaterally recorded and confirmed. 在生产线考核期间的数据应由双方共同记录并确认。
• Anatomic constraints may preclude the insertion a transarticular screw unilaterally or bilaterally. 解剖制约可能妨碍单边或双边插入关节螺钉。

6 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