2007年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Says North Korea Will 'Promptly' Shut
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（六月）
Seoul
22 June 2007
Washington's chief negotiator in efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs is briefing diplomats 1 in South Korea after an unannounced visit to Pyongyang. He says leaders there have reassured 2 him they want to follow through on their promises to start disabling those programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said Friday in Seoul that his unannounced visit to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, went well.
Christopher Hill (File)
"The talks were very detailed 3, very substantive 4, and … very useful and positive," he said.
Hill met with North Korean Vice 5 Minister Kim Kye Kwan. Both senior diplomats head their respective country's delegation 6 at six-nation talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons programs. The talks also involve China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea.
In a joint 7 press conference with South Korean delegation head Chun Yung-woo, Hill said North Korea - which he calls by its official title, the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea or DPRK - is ready to fulfill 8 an overdue 9 promise to shut down its main nuclear reactor 10 in Yongbyon.
"The DPRK indicated they are prepared promptly 11 to shut down the Yongbyon facility," he said. "They also said they are prepared to disable the Yongbyon facility... and some of what I did with [Kim Kye Kwan] was to discuss some of the details of how that might proceed."
The Yongbyon shutdown is the first phase of an agreement the six nations struck in February in Beijing. It was due to be completed by mid-April, but Pyongyang refused to take action due to a banking 12 dispute over some of its money frozen by a U.S. investigation 13.
The funds were transferred to a Russian bank this week on their way to Pyongyang. North Korea has invited United Nations nuclear inspectors 14 to visit to discuss the shutdown, and is expected to confirm a date for their visit. U.N. officials say the visit may take place as soon as next week.
South Korea's Chun Yung-woo says more six party meetings are likely to get underway soon.
Chun says the North has reacted favorably to the idea of resuming the six-party negotiations 15. He says a head of delegation meeting will probably take place in July, and a minister-level meeting would follow at an appropriate point after that.
Assistant Secretary Hill goes to Japan Saturday to brief officials there on the Pyongyang visit, before returning to Washington. Hill's trip to North Korea was his first, and marks a new stage in his long-running diplomatic shuttle between the six parties to talks aimed at defusing East Asia's largest nuclear threat.
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
- They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
- A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- 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。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
- This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
- The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
- The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。
- 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。
- He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
- She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- 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》
- 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。