2007年VOA标准英语-UN Nuclear Inspector Says North Korea Committed

By Luis Ramirez
Beijing
14 March 2007

The chief United Nations weapons inspector², Mohamed ElBaradei, says North Korean officials have told him they are committed to getting rid of their nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, where ElBaradei spoke³ to reporters shortly after returning from meetings in Pyongyang.

 
Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to the press in Beijing, 14 Mar¹ 2007
The head of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency called his two-day visit to North Korea "quite useful," saying Pyongyang remains⁴ committed to the terms of a February 13 preliminary accord that is designed to lead to North Korea's complete nuclear disarmament.

"We cleared the air," he said. "We opened the door for a normal relationship between North Korea and the IAEA. And both of us agreed that the most important thing is to look forward and not back."

North Korea has not allowed U.N. inspectors⁵ into the country since it expelled them in 2002 at the start of the nuclear crisis.

The agreement reached among delegates to the six-nation North Korea nuclear talks last month calls for North Korea to shut down and seal its only nuclear plant and plutonium factory by mid-April. In exchange, the North is to get energy aid and diplomatic concessions⁶.

ElBaradei said that while the North Koreans stated they are willing to allow U.N. inspectors to return to the country and verify the shutdown, they are not ready to do so yet.

"They are, in their view, waiting for implementation⁷ by the other parties of their commitment," he said. "Specifically they are waiting for the lifting of the financial sanctions."

In last month's agreement, the United States committed to settling a dispute over the freezing of North Korean accounts at a Macau bank.

The U.S. imposed the sanctions in response to what Washington says was North Korean money laundering⁸ and counterfeiting⁹.

 
Christopher Hill speaks to the media after his arrival in Beijing, 14 Mar 2007
The chief U.S. negotiator to the six-party nuclear talks, Christopher Hill, said Wednesday that the Macau bank issue would be resolved as promised.

The United States Treasury¹⁰ Department is scheduled to announce a decision on the Macau bank in Washington later on Wednesday.

Hill arrived in Beijing Wednesday to take part in working group talks among six-party delegates, which also include China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.

On Monday, the chief delegates are scheduled to reconvene for a full session of the negotiations¹¹.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

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 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

7 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

8 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》

9 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

10 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

11 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。