2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Says it Will Not Give Terrorists Nu

By Scott Stearns
White House
19 October 2006

North Korea says it will not help terrorists acquire nuclear weapons. U.S. President George Bush says the United States would act to stop such a transfer if North Korea tries to export nuclear technology.

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North Korean General Ri Chan Bok told the American television network ABC that his country's nuclear weapons are meant for self-defense, and are not to be sold for profit.

General Ri, who commands troops in the demilitarized zone with South Korea, says his country has no relations with terrorist organizations, and will not give nuclear weapons to terrorists or other countries.

President Bush makes his way to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Oct. 19, 2006  
  
In a separate interview with ABC, President Bush said he believes North Korean nuclear weapons are a destabilizing force in the region, and he will use all means necessary to hold Pyongyang to account, if it attempts to transfer that technology.

"If we get intelligence that they are about to transfer a nuclear weapon, we would stop the transfer.  We would deal with the ships that were taking, or the airplane that was dealing¹ with taking the material to somebody," he said.

In his interview with ABC, General Ri said North Koreans believe President Bush wants to humiliate² them by making them kneel before him.  The general says North Koreans cannot agree to that, and if the current situation continues, he says, war on the Korean peninsula is inevitable³.

White House Spokesman Tony Snow says the region is not on the verge⁴ of war.  He says President Bush has not engaged in personal insults against North Korean leader Kim Jung Il, and has no desire to humiliate the North Korean people.

"Not only do we not want North Korea to kneel down before them, what we are trying to do is offer them a better deal, better economy, more security, better relations with their neighbors, integration⁵ into the global community, as opposed to isolation⁶. Pretty good deal," Snow said.

Snow says the White House appreciates the efforts of a Chinese delegation⁷ in Pyongyang.

Condoleezza Rice    
  
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is also in the region working with allies to find the best way to implement⁸ U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea.

Pyongyang says it considers those sanctions an act of war.  General Ri told ABC that sanctions must be lifted before there can be any progress in diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff.

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 humiliate   

v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace

参考例句：

• What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this?凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢？
• They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me.他们虚情假意地恭维我，这只能使我感到羞辱。

3 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

4 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

5 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

6 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

7 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• 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。

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。