新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2018/06/15

Is Trump¹-Kim Summit Beginning of a New Era?

After months of speculation² and threats, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Singapore this week.

The two men held a 40-minute meeting, followed by the signing of a joint³ statement in which they agreed to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Speaking at a news conference after the summit, Donald Trump said he had agreed to halt "inappropriate" military exercise with South Korea.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed South Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese on Thursday about the outcome of the historic meeting.

Pompeo told reporters in Seoul that he expected major disarmament in North Korea before the end of President Trump's first term in office.

During his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Pompeo conveyed Trump's appreciation⁴ for the Chinese President's advice and help connected to the Korean Peninsula issue.

Xi congratulated Pompeo on the success of the Singapore summit, and says China continue to support denuclearization through dialogue.

In the meantime, North and South Korea agreed at high-level military talks on Thursday to restore their military communication lines along their eastern and western areas.

To take a closer look at the major developments this week on the Korean Peninsula issue, CRI’s Zhao Ying is joined by -

James Rae, professor of the department of government at California State University, and Fulbright Scholar at Beijing Foreign Studies University;

Dr. Stephen Nagy, senior associate professor at the International Christian⁵ University, Tokyo, and a distinguished⁶ fellow with Canada’s the Asia Pacific Foundation.

Da Wei, assistant president with the University of International Relations.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• 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。

2 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• 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。

4 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。