时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:VOA2004(上)--各类新闻


英语课

Bush Warns of Nuclear Weapons Threat


Scott Stearns


 


President Bush wants to expand international law enforcement efforts to stop the flow of technology and expertise 1 relating to weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Bush used his weekly radio address to repeat his call to limit sales of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing equipment.


As part of the fight against terrorism, President Bush wants a U.N. resolution requiring all countries to enact 2 strict export controls on weapons-related technologies. He is calling for broader international inspections 3 of all nuclear sites and a ban on the sale of nuclear enrichment or reprocessing equipment to any state that does not already have those facilities.


"The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, one of the most important tools for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, is undermined by a loophole that allows countries to seek nuclear weapons under the cover of civilian 4 nuclear power programs. I propose that the world's leading nuclear exporters close that loophole."


The president said the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 raised the prospect 5 of what he called the greatest threat before humanity today -- a secret and sudden terrorist attack with weapons of mass destruction.


"Terrorists and terrorist states are in a race for weapons of mass murder, a race they must lose. They are resourceful. We must be more resourceful. They are determined 6. We must be more determined. We will never lose focus or resolve. We will be unrelenting in the defense 7 of free nations, and rise to the hard demands of our dangerous time."


The president has agreed to meet privately 8 with a commission he appointed to investigate the September 11 attacks. The commission has suggested the possibility of public testimony 9 from the president at a later time, but a White House statement said there is no need, as Mr. Bush can provide all the information privately.


In his weekly radio address, the president said America is confronting terrorist threats with open eyes and unbending purpose. He says U.S. intelligence agencies are adapting to new and emerging threats.


The president said U.S., and British intelligence officers helped break up the black market operations of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan who has admitted to selling equipment and expertise related to weapons of mass destruction.


Mr. Bush wants the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish a special committee to focus on safeguards and verification. The president says no nation under investigation 10 for proliferation violations 11 should be able to serve on that committee or on the governing board of the U.N. nuclear agency.


 


注释:


expertise [7ekspE5ti:z] n. 专门技能,专门技术


enrichment [in5ritFmEnt] n. (矿)富集


reprocessing equipment  核燃料回收装置


enact [i5nAkt] vt. 制定(法律)


ban [bB:n] n. 禁令


reprocess [5ri:5prEuses] v. 再生,再加工


the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty  核不扩散条约


undermine [7QndE5main] v. 破坏


loophole [5lu:phEJl] n. 漏洞


humanity [hju(:)5mAniti] n. 人类,人性


resourceful [ri5sC:sful] adj. 足智多谋的,资源丰富的


focus [5fEukEs] n. 焦点,(兴趣活动等的)中心


resolve [ri5zClv] n. 决心


unrelenting [QnrI5lentIN] adj. 不屈不挠的,毫不松懈的


testimony [5testImEnI] n. 宣言


unbending [5Qn5bendiN] adj. 坚决的,不屈的


intelligence agency  情报局


adapt to  适应


break up  结束


the International Atomic Energy Agency  国际原子能机构


safeguard [5seif7^B:d] n. 安全装置,安全措施


verification [7verifi5keiFEn] n. 查证,核实


proliferation [prEu7lifE5reiFEn] n. 增加


serve on  担任……的职,成为……中的一员



n.专门知识(或技能等),专长
  • We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
  • You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
vt.制定(法律);上演,扮演
  • The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
  • For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。
n.检查( inspection的名词复数 );检验;视察;检阅
  • 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》
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • 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。
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
  • Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
  • The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
n.证词;见证,证明
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
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Fenobrate
fitting overall chain
flax bow
for the second time
genl.
great mesenteric artery
Grignard nitrile synthesis
Hilbert class field
history of agriculture
hummer electric screen
hypothesis of limiting fragmentation
indication of manufacture under license
intradistrict
inventory number
Ireby
jerked
Khartoum State
luminous intensity distribution curve
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mice-eyed
Mixodectidae
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NTST
oil cut out valve
on the front
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overall shipping width
Para rubber
Parking for boats and trailers
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