2007年VOA标准英语-N. Korean Envoy Warns Nuclear Talks Could Go Ba

By Heda Bayron
Hong Kong
25 September 2007

North Korea's chief nuclear envoy¹ warns negotiations³ on ending his country's nuclear programs are entering a crucial stage that could undo⁴ four years of diplomatic effort. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong, his comments come ahead of the resumption of the six-nation nuclear talks.

Kim Kye Gwan, the North Korean negotiator, arrived in Beijing Tuesday for the next phase of negotiations on dismantling⁵ his country's nuclear programs.

He told reporters at the Beijing airport that if North Korea, the United States, Japan, South Korea, China and Russia fail to agree on the details of the process, it could grind to a halt.

But Kim says if the United States and other countries meet their commitments, North Korea will do the same as well.

After four years of diplomatic effort, North Korea said earlier this month that it would dismantle⁶ its nuclear facilities by the end of the year. In February, the other five nations offered heavy fuel oil, economic aid and security incentives⁷ to North Korea, if it ended its nuclear programs. In July, it shut down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor⁸.

But the details of how to move forward are still under negotiation². The U.S. and its allies want a verifiable and complete dismantling of the all the programs.

North Korea tested its first nuclear explosion a year ago.

The latest round of six-nation talks begins Thursday in Beijing.

On Tuesday, Kim also denied that North Korea has provided nuclear assistance to Syria.

He says "That matter is fabricated by lunatics. So you can ask those lunatics to explain it."

U.S. newspapers earlier this month reported that unnamed U.S. intelligence officials believe Syria and North Korea are cooperating on a nuclear facility in the Middle Eastern state.

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

3 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。

4 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。

5 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

6 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

7 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

8 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。