VOA标准英语2013--美国在亚洲的政策概述

 

Overview¹ Of U.S. Policy In Asia 美国在亚洲的政策概述

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, speaking recently in Washington about U.S. policy for the Asia Pacific region, said that the rebalancing of the U.S approach to the region was generally based on three areas of focus.

“Our five enduring treaty alliances in the Asia Pacific region ... form the foundation of peace and stability. They are grounded in our common commitment to democracy, to the rule of law, human rights, and other values,” he said about the first area of focus.

“The second . . . area of focus . . . is our commitment to institution building,” Assistant Secretary Russel said.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently led the U.S. delegation² to the ASEAN Regional Forum³ and the East Asia Summit foreign ministerial. In October, Secretary Kerry and President Obama will travel to Bali, for the APEC first ministerial and summit. Then, in Brunei, President Obama will attend the East Asia Summit and the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Summit.

Russel indicated that the United States will cooperate closely with these Asian institutions on a range of issues that include education, economic development, energy, climate, maritime⁴ security, and connectivity.

“The third element of our strategy has always been engagement with emerging powers, and the most conspicuous⁵ of them is China,” Assistant Secretary Russel said. In the recently concluded Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the United States and China, “we discussed regional hotspots –- Iran, North Korea, Syria. ... We discussed nuclear proliferation, climate change, cyberspace⁶, human rights, maritime security, and relations between our two militaries.”

“We are exploring the areas in which cooperation between the U.S. and China, two major economies, can make a positive and practical impact,” Assistant Secretary Russel said. “We are also working hard to develop a candid⁷ dialogue on areas of disagreement.” 

Assistant Secretary Russel said he came away from the Dialogue with a sense of continued progress.

In closing Assistant Secretary Russel said, “The U.S. is genuinely, thoroughly⁸ committed to deepening our regional engagement and deepening our regional partnerships⁹. And you will see continuity of focus from the State Department and the Administration towards East Asia and the Pacific region.”

1 overview   

n.概观，概述

参考例句：

• The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

4 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

5 conspicuous   

adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的

参考例句：

• It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
• Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。

6 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

7 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

8 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

9 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句