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时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月
AS IT IS 2016-04-12 Kerry 'Deeply Moved' on Hiroshima Visit 克里称广岛之行很“感动”和“荣幸”
John Kerry said he was “deeply moved" and "honored” to visit Hiroshima, Japan on Monday.
United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II. An estimated 140,000 people died in that bombing.
The meeting included a tour of a World War II memorial to victims in Hiroshima.
“It was a stunning 1 display,” said Kerry, after visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
“It is a gut-wrenching display. It tugs 3 at your sensibilities as a human being," he added.
Speaking of the U.S. alliance with Japan, Kerry said, “My visit to Hiroshima has a very special meaning about the strength of the relationship and the journey we have traveled together since the difficult time of the war.”
The secretary of state was asked if President (Barack) Obama will visit Hiroshima when he attends a G-7 leaders’ summit in Japan in May. Kerry said he hoped that one day the president of the U.S. would be among those who visited the city.
He added that Obama had expressed an interest in visiting, but did not know if the president’s schedule would permit it during his upcoming trip to Japan.
Nuclear proliferation and disarmament however were important themes during discussions.
Kerry commented at the end of a two-day meeting with other Group of Seven, or G7, foreign ministers. He was joined by foreign ministers from Germany, Italy, Britain, Canada, France as well as Japan.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida hosted the ministers’ meeting. He was asked if Japan would seek its own nuclear weapons as suggested by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump 4.
Kishida answered, “For us to obtain nuclear weapons is completely inconceivable.”
The foreign ministers released a joint 5 declaration in Japan calling for a world without nuclear weapons.
The so-called Hiroshima Declaration discussed the security situations in Syria and Ukraine. It also noted 6 North Korea's repeated violations 7 of bans on its nuclear and missile tests.
On Sunday, the seven ministers discussed issues including the regional problems posed by China's increasing presence in the South China Sea. They also discussed North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Pam Dockins and Victor Beattie reported this story for VOANews.com. Mario Ritter adapted their reports for Learning English. Kathleen Struck edited the story.
Words in This Story
gut-wrenching – adj. causing great emotional pain
nuclear proliferation –n. the rapid increase in the number of nuclear weapons
theme –n. a main subject that is discussed or written about
inconceivable – adj. something that cannot be imagined
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- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
- We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
- The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
- The raucous sirens of the tugs came in from the river. 河上传来拖轮发出的沙哑的汽笛声。 来自辞典例句
- As I near the North Tower, the wind tugs at my role. 当我接近北塔的时候，风牵动着我的平衡杆。 来自辞典例句
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