2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Warns North Korea on Missiles

By Paula Wolfson
Washington
29 June 2006

President Bush is warning North Korea not to test-launch a long range missile. He spoke¹ after talks at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (left) and President Bush 
  
Both leaders made clear North Korea was high on the agenda for what is likely to be their last formal White House meeting.

President Bush told reporters there was complete agreement on the issue.

"We both agreed that it is very important for us to remain united in sending a clear message to the North Korean leader that, first of all, launching the missile is unacceptable," he said.

The president said North Korean leader Kim-Jong Il has provided no information on the long-range missile program and no clues as to his intent.

"There have been no briefings on what is on top of the missile. They have not told anybody where the missile is going. He has an obligation, it seems to me and the prime minister, that there be a full briefing to those of us who are concerned about it to see what his intentions are," he said.

Prime Minister Koizumi emphasized the importance of the six-party talks set up to deal with the North Korean nuclear issue. He said Japan and the United States must work in close coordination² to encourage North Korea to "become a responsible member" of the international community.

The prime minister indicated that, during his two-hour meeting with Mr. Bush they discussed possible options, should North Korea ignore all the warnings and go ahead with a missile launch.

"Should they ever launch the missile, we would apply various pressures, and we discussed that. I believe it is best I do not discuss what specific pressures we were talking about," he said.

President Bush said, one way to deal with a North Korean launch would be through the United Nations. He also talked about enhanced efforts to develop and deploy³ anti-missile systems.

"The Japanese cannot afford to be held hostage to rockets," he said. "And neither can the United States or any other body who loves freedom."

Satellite images have suggested that North Korea may be preparing to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile, though there has been no confirmation⁴ from Pyongyang. The first time the North Koreans conducted a long-range missile test was in 1998 over Japan.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

3 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。