2007年VOA标准英语-Top US Nuclear Negotiator Urges North Korea to

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
29 May 2007

The United States' top nuclear negotiator urged North Korea to quickly honor its February commitment to shut down its nuclear reactor¹. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.

Christopher Hill speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, 29 May 2007

Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill says he thinks a technical problem in transferring North Korean funds to Pyongyang will be solved soon. That means, he says, Pyongyang should start dismantling² its nuclear weapons facilities.

"They know we are working very hard on this matter of the banking³ issue," he said. "The United States and my team, we've worked very hard on this and we're looking forward to some discussions with the Chinese, I'm going to see them tomorrow. We are doing all we can. We will get through this. We will resolve it."

In February, North Korea promised South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia to shut down and eventually dismantle⁴ its nuclear facilities in exchange for economic assistance and diplomatic benefits.

However, Pyongyang says it will not begin doing so until its money in a Macau bank is returned.

The $25 million was frozen after U.S. officials began investigating links to suspected illegal activities by North Korea, such as money laundering⁵.

Earlier this year, Washington said the money could be released, but international banks are reluctant to process the transfer to North Korea.

Hill says North Korea should let the U.S. resolve the banking issue and get on with implementing⁶ the February agreement, including allowing inspections⁷ by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA.

"The whole process would be helped immeasurably if the North Koreans simply left it to us to work on this and get on with their task which is to get the IAEA in and shut down this nuclear facility that has caused the problem in the first place," Hill said.

Hill was in Indonesia meeting with top government officials to discuss bilateral⁸ and regional issues. The U.S. considers Indonesia, a democratic nation with the world's largest Muslim population, a close ally in the war on terror.

On Wednesday, Hill heads to Beijing to discuss ways to resume the six-party talks with North Korea.

Before Indonesia, Hill visited Vietnam and the Philippines to discuss regional security and investment issues. He also briefed each nation on the North Korean nuclear issue.

1 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

2 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

3 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

4 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

5 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

7 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。