时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(九月)


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APEC Leaders to Discuss Rival South China Sea Claims



Chinese patrols in contested waters, and a new Chinese garrison 1 on a disputed island put rival claims to the South China Sea front and center at this week's forum 2 of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.


"There is a small risk, and I think it is a growing risk, that an incident at sea could escalate 3 into conflict involving China and one of its neighbors, and I think that is what we are all worried about," said Rory Medcalf, who directs the International Security Program at Australia's Lowy Institute.


U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Southeast Asian nations should draft a unified 4 code of conduct with China to resolve competing claims to the sea.


"We believe the nations of the region should work collaboratively together to resolve disputes without coercion 5, without intimidation 6, without threats and certainly without the use of force," said Clinton.


Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is taking the lead.


"I had a very good, frank and candid 7 discussion with my foreign minister of China colleague here in this very same building to call him to revert 8 back to the diplomatic process," said Natalegawa. "I think the track is quite clear what is ahead of us, namely, we must apply ourselves to have the code of conduct done."


But the Association of Southeast Asian Nations failed to agree on a code of conduct in July. Justin Logan of Washington's Cato Institute said this week's APEC summit may do no better.


"I think bringing in different countries will create a different dynamic. Although, in all likelihood, many of the countries that were in involved in the first go-around will be very, very reticent 9 to get back involved again seeing the sour outcome that happened in ASEAN," said Logan.


Resolving the standoff is complicated by Chinese wariness 10 of the Obama administration's greater military and economic involvement in Asia.


"We have noticed the United States has said many times that it will not hold a position on the South China Sea issue," said Chinese Foreign Ministry 11 Spokesman Hong Lei. "We hope they can keep their promises and do more things that are conducive 12 to regional peace and stability, not the opposite."


Before APEC, Secretary Clinton tried to soothe 13 tensions with China.


"We want to see them [China] play a positive role in navigation and maritime 14 security issues," said Clinton. "We want to see them contribute to sustainable development for the people of the Pacific to protect the precious environment, including the oceans."


U.S. officials expect this APEC summit to endorse 15 the need for a code of conduct over the South China Sea so that mechanisms 16 for resolving rival claims might be in place before November's East Asia Summit in Cambodia. 




1 garrison
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防
  • The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
  • The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
2 forum
n.论坛,讨论会
  • 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。
3 escalate
v.(使)逐步增长(或发展),(使)逐步升级
  • It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
  • Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
4 unified
(unify 的过去式和过去分词); 统一的; 统一标准的; 一元化的
  • The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
  • The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
5 coercion
n.强制,高压统治
  • Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。
  • He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。
6 intimidation
n.恐吓,威胁
  • The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
  • The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
7 candid
adj.公正的,正直的;坦率的
  • 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 revert
v.恢复,复归,回到
  • Let us revert to the earlier part of the chapter.让我们回到本章的前面部分。
  • Shall we revert to the matter we talked about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈,好吗?
9 reticent
adj.沉默寡言的;言不如意的
  • He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
  • He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
10 wariness
n. 注意,小心
  • The British public's wariness of opera is an anomaly in Europe. 英国公众对歌剧不大轻易接受的态度在欧洲来说很反常。
  • There certainly is a history of wariness about using the R-word. 历史表明绝对应当谨慎使用“衰退”一词。
11 ministry
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
12 conducive
adj.有益的,有助的
  • This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
  • Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。
13 soothe
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承
  • I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
  • This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。
14 maritime
adj.海的,海事的,航海的,近海的,沿海的
  • 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。
15 endorse
vt.(支票、汇票等)背书,背署;批注;同意
  • No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
  • I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
16 mechanisms
n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 );机械装置;[生物学] 机制;机械作用
  • The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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