万花筒 2009-05-28&05-29 朝鲜核爆，奥巴马面临考验
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2009年
A defiant 1 North Korea, the reclusive state ruled by Kim Jong-Il tests its second nuclear device and follows with a test firing of several short-range missiles. The US on Tuesday said North Korea will pay a price if it does not reverse course. Bruce Klingner of the Conservative Heritage Foundation.
“But since the beginning of the year they’ve engaged in a rapid fire series of provocations 2 with no time in between, which indicates that North Korea is no longer in a rest, at least in the near term, for negotiations 3. They are trying to achieve a viable 4 nuclear weapon. ”
President Barack Obama used his inaugural 5 address to offer an open hand if hostile nations unclench their fists. But that appeal has not worked with North Korea. Likewise condemnation 6 from world powers and a series of sanctions have not stopped Pyongyang’s nuclear pursuit.
“We’ve tried sort of an all-sticks approach in the early part of the Bush administration, we tried an all-carrots, at the end neither one was successful.”
The UN Security Council condemned 7 the nuclear test and is working on a new resolution. “The key for Obama may be the role of China,” says William Keylor of Boston University.
“If he really tries to persuade the Chinese leadership that it must do something to stop this program, and if he is successful in persuading the Chinese that it’s in their interest to bring this to a close, then I think the Nobel Peace Prize is waiting for him. It’s a long shot, but it’s the, I think, the most effective way of resolving this problem.”
Brushing aside the latest international outrage 8, Pyongyang said the United States was the aggressive one, its long-held argument to justify 9 a nuclear arsenal 10.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
- We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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。
- The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
- The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
- We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
- Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
- There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
- The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。