奥巴马:美国不试图遏制中国

 　　奥巴马:美国不试图遏制中国

　　MANILA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said here on Monday that Washington was not trying to "contain" China when it signed a new military pact¹ with the Philippines.

　　The United States and the Philippines signed on Monday a 10- year Enhanced Defense² Cooperation Agreement to expand the rotational³ presence of American forces in the country.

　　"Our goal is not to counter China, our goal is not to contain China. Our goal is to make sure that international rules and norms are respected," Obama told a joint⁴ press briefing with Philippine president Benigno Aquino III in Malacanang, the presidential palace.

　　He said the U.S. does not take sides on South China Sea dispute.

　　Obama said, however, that the U.S. supports Aquino's approach to resolve its dispute with China through international arbitration⁵.

　　"Our message to China consistently in a whole range of issues is, we want to partner with you in upholding international law," he said.

　　Obama said the U.S. welcomes China's "peaceful rise", adding that China's growth bodes⁶ well for Asia-Pacific and the rest of the world.

　　He noted⁷ that the U.S. and China have a "constructive⁸ relationship" and that the two countries see eye to eye on most international issues.

　　Obama arrived in Manila Monday on a two-day state visit to the Philippines, the last leg of his four-nation Asia trip which also took him to Japan, South Korea and Malaysia.

　　Obama's trip to the four Asian countries is part of Washington' s efforts to reassure⁹ allies of U.S. pivot¹⁰ to Asia-Pacific strategy.

1 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 rotational   

adj.回转的，轮流的

参考例句：

• A synchronous motor drives the measuring bob at a constant rotational speed.同步马达驱动测锤以恒速旋转。
• With some limitations,this is true also of rotational degrees of freedom.在某些限定条件下，这一说法对转动自由度也成立。

4 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。

5 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

6 bodes   

v.预示，预告，预言( bode的第三人称单数 )；等待，停留( bide的过去分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待

参考例句：

• This bodes ill for the failure of the programme. 这是那项计划有凶兆。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• This bodes him no good. 这对他是不祥之兆。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

9 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

10 pivot   

v.在枢轴上转动；装枢轴，枢轴；adj.枢轴的

参考例句：

• She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
• If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。