VOA标准英语2009年-Russia to Help India Build 4 Nuclear R

 

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says Russia will help his country build 4 new nuclear power plants. Mr. Singh made the announcement after meetings in Moscow with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

Peter Fedynsky | Moscow 07 December 2009

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) speaks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) at the Kremlin in Moscow on 07 December 2009

"Today, we have signed an agreement, which broadens the reach of our cooperation beyond the supply of nuclear reactors¹ to areas of research and development and a whole range of areas of nuclear energy."

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says Russia will help his country build four new nuclear power plants.  Mr. Singh made the announcement after meetings in Moscow with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

President Dmitri Medvedev says the heads of the Russian and Indian atomic energy agencies initialed the agreement to foster nuclear cooperation between the two countries for years to come.

Mr. Medvedev notes numerous ongoing² energy projects between the two countries, including many related to nuclear energy.  He says the latest agreement opens prospects³ for future cooperation.  He says Russia has experience at India's Kudankulam power station and is thinking about ways to work at another site.

Mr. Singh called the Kudankulam site a symbol of Russian-Indian cooperation in civilian⁴ nuclear power, adding that four more reactors will be built after a new site is identified in West Bengal.

"Today, we have signed an agreement, which broadens the reach of our cooperation beyond the supply of nuclear reactors to areas of research and development and a whole range of areas of nuclear energy," he said.

According to the deal, Russia will also provide India with nuclear fuel for its reactors.

President Medvedev says Russia and India want peaceful nuclear technology to remain under the strict control of the International Atomic Energy Agency.  He notes that nuclear weapons are a separate issue regulated by special international agreements.  He adds that Russia opposes expansion of the nuclear club.

Mr. Medvedev says it goes without saying that this also concerns the Iranian nuclear program and any other country that could possibly use nuclear weapons.

Prime Minister Singh notes Russia and India share similar views in the fight against global terrorism.

"We can share intelligence, information gathering⁵ and also use our instrumentalities to pressurize countries, which give shelter and encourage terroristic activities," he said.

Details of a separate arms agreement signed by the two countries are not immediately available.  Both sides are also reported resolving a disagreement over India's purchase of the Admiral Gorshkov, Russia's Soviet-era aircraft carrier, whose modernization⁶ has run into serious delays and cost overruns. 

India was unwilling⁷ to meet Moscow's demand for $1.2 billion above an agreed upon price for refurbishment of the warship⁸, which was launched in 1982.  There is no word of a final figure.

 

1 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 modernization   

n.现代化，现代化的事物

参考例句：

• This will help us achieve modernization.这有助于我们实现现代化。
• The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。

7 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

8 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。