时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年1月


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North and South Korea are working toward reducing tensions on their shared peninsula. On Tuesday, the two sides held face to face talks for the first time in more than two years and after a day of negotiations 1, North Korea agreed to send a delegation 2 to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and to continue holding talks with its southern neighbor.


South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his goal was to, quote, resolve the North Korean nuclear problem and solidify 3 peace during his term. He recently discussed his concerns that the international pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons could raise tensions and cause unintended fighting. But President Moon also said that U.S. President Donald Trump 4, quote, deserves big credit for bringing about the inter-Korean talks as they could be the result of U.S.-led sanctions and pressure on North Korea.


President Trump has said this in a tweet last week when North and South Korea reestablished communications with each other and agreed to hold talks. A North Korean government-run newspaper criticized the American leader for, quote, boasting of diplomatic success.


The U.S. is an ally of South Korea and those two countries regularly hold military drills together. They say they're practicing defensive 5 maneuvers 6, but North Korea says they're practiced for an invasion.


The exercises are not happening right now, though. The U.S. and South Korea suspended the drills for as long as the two Koreas are holding talks and as long as the Olympics are taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea.



1 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • 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。
2 delegation
n.代表团;派遣
  • 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 solidify
v.(使)凝固,(使)固化,(使)团结
  • Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
  • Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。
4 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
5 defensive
adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
6 maneuvers
n.策略,谋略,花招( maneuver的名词复数 )
  • He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到,她已经侦察到他的行动。 来自辞典例句
  • Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。 来自辞典例句
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