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JohnKerry:
NorthandSouthKoreatensionscaneasewithserioustalks
USsecretaryofstatetellsSeoul[səul;'sjə:
ul]汉城,首尔(韩国首都)rightdecisionscanensurepeace,andsaysanuclear-capable有核能力的Northwillnotbeaccepted
guardian.co.uk, Friday12April201312.25BST
JohnKerrygreetsSouthKorea'sforeignminister,外交部长YunByung-se,atajointpressconferenceinSeoul.Photograph:
PaulJRichards/AFP/GettyImages
TheUSsecretaryofstatehasstressedtheprospects前景forresolvingtensionsontheKoreanpeninsula朝鲜半岛ashemetwithleadersinSeoul."RelationsbetweentheNorthandSouthcanimproveveryquicklyifleadersoftheNorth,andoneinparticular,canmaketherightdecisions,"JohnKerry said.
ThenewSouthKorean韩国人;韩国的president,ParkGeun-hye,had"expressedavisionbuiltontrustpolitik–andIhopethatiswhatwilltakehold",Kerryadded.Buthewarned:
"Theyhavetobereallyserious.Nooneisgoingtotalkforthesakeof为了;为了…的利益talking."
Kerry,whoreiterated重申,反复讲thattheinternationalcommunitywouldnotacceptanuclear-capable NorthKorean.朝鲜;北韩,echoedthePentagon五角大楼inplayingdownanassessmentbyaUSgovernmentagencythatPyongyang['pjʌŋjɑ:
ŋ]n.平壤(朝鲜民主主义人民共和国首都)hadanuclearweaponthatcouldbemounted['maʊntɪd]安装onamissile['mɪsl]发射物.
KerryarrivesatamilitaryairportinSeongnam城南市(是韩国京畿道中央的一个市,位于韩国首都首尔的江东区以南,比邻首尔,是韩国首都圈的其中一个高速发展的新城市)。
southofSeoul,asforathree-dayvisittoSouthKorea,ChinaandJapan.Photograph:
KimHong-Ji/Reuters
TheSouth'sforeignminister,YunByung-se,added:
"WehopetheDPRK.朝鲜民主主义人民共和国(DemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea)willmaketherightchoiceandengagein从事于(参加)trustpolitik."
AnexpertontheNorth,JohnDeluryatYonseiUniversity,said:
"Themessageherewasdialogue,butstillinpassiveform:
'It'suptoNorthKorea'…it'sstillnotenough."
Earlier,PresidentBarackObamaurgedtheNorthto endits"belligerent[bə'lɪdʒ(ə)r(ə)nt]战的;好战的;交战国的approach".
Thetensionsonthepeninsulaareexpectedtodominate['dɑmɪnet]
控制;支配;占优势;在…中占主要地位Kerry'smeetingsin SouthKorea,ChinaandJapan.WashingtonandSeoulanticipate[æn'tɪsə'pet]
.预期,期望thattheNorthwilllaunchamid-range[mid'reindʒ]中等的,平均的missileoverthenextfewdays.
SouthKoreanprotesters反对者denounce[dɪ'naʊns]谴责;告发;公然抨击
theNorth'smilitaryexercisesandcallforKerrytovisitPyongyangfortalks.Photograph:
AhnYoung-Joon/AP
Pyongyanghasengagedinaseriesofangrythreatsandgestures,suchaspullingworkersoutoftheKaesongindustrialcomplex[工经]工业联合企业;大工业中心itshareswiththeSouth,andappearstobe好像是;仿佛preparingitslaunchbase.Itoftencarriesouttestsaroundsignificantpoliticaldates,suchasMonday'sanniversaryofthebirthofKimIl-sung,laudedasthecountry'sfounder.
ButPark,meetingofficialsfromherpartybeforetalkswithKerry,suggestedSeoulshouldatleastlistentowhatNorthKoreahadtosay.Accordingtolocalmedia,shetoldthem:
"Wehavealotofissues,includingtheKaesongindustrialzone工业区.Soshouldwenotmeetwiththemandask:
'Justwhatareyoutryingtodo?
'"
Nato's.北大西洋公约组织(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)secretarygeneral,AndersFoghRasmussen,alsomeetingParkinSeoul,saidonTwitterthathecommendedtheSouthforseekingpeacefulsolutionsthroughdialogue.HealsourgedtheNorthtohaltthepursuit[pɚ'sut]追赶,追求
ofweaponsofmassdestruction大规模杀伤性武器.
"TheNorthcertainly'sɝtnli]当然;行(用于回答);必定
seemstobeedgingaway
缓缓移动
fromsomeofitshigh-flownrhetoricandhavingbroughtinthestealthbombers隐形轰炸机[duringmilitarydrillswiththeSouth],theUSisalsostartingtoeaseup.缓和;放松;减轻abit,"saidJamesHoare,aformerBritishchargesd'affairesinPyongyang."IthinkChinaiseffectivelysayingtoeveryone:
calmdownandlet'sdosomethingsensible明智的;明显的;意识到的;通晓事理的."
Buthenotedthat注意;既然iftheNorthdidtestfireamissileitwaslikelytoleadtofurtheractionbytheUnitedNationssecuritycouncil.
KerryiswelcomedbySouthKoreanofficials.Photograph:
PaulJRichards/AFP/Getty
AUSofficialinSeoul,speakingonconditionofanonymity在匿名的情况下,toldReuters:
"Ourgreatestconcernisamiscalculationandwherethatmaylead.Wehaveseennoindicationsofmassivetroopmovements,ortroopsmassingontheborder,ormassiveexercisesoranythinglikethat,whichwouldbackup支持,援助anyoftherhetoric['retərik]修辞thatisgoingon."
TheUShopesChinawillincreasepressureontheNorth.BeijingistheNorth'smainallyandthecountryisacrucialsourceofaidandtrade.
AreportbytheDefenceIntelligenceAgency情报局;情报单位(DIA))国防情报局(DefenseIntelligenceAgency),whichemergedatacongressionalhearing国会听证会inWashingtononThursday,saidithadconcludedwith以…结束"moderate['mɑdərət]稳健的,温和的;适度的,中等的;有节制的confidence"thatNorthKoreahaddevelopedanuclearbombthatcouldbefittedonaballistic[bə'lɪstɪk]
missile.弹道飞弹,[航][军]弹道导弹,butsuchaweaponwouldprobablybeunreliable.
ButaPentagonspokesman,GeorgeLittle,said"itwouldbeinaccuratetosuggestthattheNorthKoreanregimehasfullytested,developed,ordemonstratedthekindsofnuclearcapabilitiesreferenced['refərəns]
引用的,参考的".
JamesClapper,thedirectorofnationalintelligence,saidtheDIA'sconclusionwasnotsharedbytheentireUSintelligencecommunity情报界;情报共同体."NorthKoreahasnotyetdemonstratedthefullrangeof范围capabilitiesnecessaryforanucleararmedmissile,"hesaid.
Ananti-warprotesterduringarallyinSeoul.Photograph:
KimHong-Ji/Reuters
InSeoulthedefenceministrysaiditdidnotbelieveNorthKoreacouldmountanuclearwarhead核弹头onamissile.
Evenso,expertssayrecenttestsandrocketlaunchessuggestPyongyangismakingprogressinitsweaponsprogrammes.
AfteritsthirdnucleartestinFebruarytheNorthclaimedithaddetonateda"miniaturised['miniətʃəraiz]使小型化(等于miniaturize)andlighternucleardevice核装置withgreaterexplosiveforce爆炸力,爆破力thanpreviously".
Hoaresaid:
"Thelong-termaimseemsquiteclear:
theywant nuclearweapons capabilityandareworkingonthemeanstodeliverit.Theproblemisalwaysgoingtobe:
whatcanyoudoaboutit?
Myviewisthatyoucancapbutnotstopit:
youdon'taskthemtogiveupanythingbutsay,don'tdoanythingmore.Youhaveinspectorsandmonitoringdevices.Buttodothatyouwouldhavetostarttalking."
AndreiLankov,anexpertonNorthKorea,toldCNN.美国有线电视新闻网络(CableNewsNetwork):
"Thereisnottheslightestreasontobemoreafraidthanweareof,say,Frenchnukes核武器(nuke的复数);.They'renotsuicidal…theyareveryrational."
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China'sgayloversdesperatelyseeking'awife'
Around80%ofgayandlesbian['lɛzbɪən]
.女同性恋者peopleinChinamarrytopleasedemandingparentsandsavetheircareers
TheGuardian, Sunday14April201319.52BST
Asame-sexweddingceremonyinChina'sFujianprovince.Photograph:
Str/AFP/GettyImages
Likesomanymoderncouples,TomWangandhiswifemetonline.Ontheirfirstdate,inateahouse.茶馆;茶室,headmiredherfemininity温柔;柔弱性;女子本性.Theymarriedayearlaterandarenownegotiatingthedecoroftheirnewflat.
Wanghopestheywillgrowoldtogether,yetrefusedtopayforherweddingringandiswaryof提防;当心havingachild."IhaveaheadachewhenItalkaboutthat,"saidthe40-year-oldsoftwareengineer,withahalf-smile,half-grimace[ɡrɪ'mes]鬼脸;怪相;痛苦的表情
.
Hiswifeisnotfamily;notevenafriend,hesaid–merelyapartnerintheirjointendeavour[in'devə].尽力,竭力.Heisgay,shelesbian.The marriage isafacade[fə'sɑd]正面;表面,erected直立的;正立的tosatisfytheirparentsandprotecttheircareers.
Thoughhomosexuality[,homəsɛkʃʊ'æləti]同性恋wasillegalin China until1997,and remainsasensitiveissue,thecountrydoesnothavethedeep-rooted,vicious['vɪʃəs]恶毒的;恶意的;堕落的;有错误的;品性不端的;剧烈的
homophobia['homə'fobɪə]对同性恋的恐惧;对同性恋的憎恶
ofmanyotherplaces.Formostofitshistory,it"notonlytoleratedmalesame-sexlovebutalsocelebratedit",writesRichardBurgerinBehindtheRedDoor,ahistoryofsexinChina.
Butsuchrelationshipssupplementedmarriageratherthanreplacedit.Accordingtothetenetsoftraditionalsociety,theworstkindofunfilial[ʌn'fɪlɪəl]不孝的
behaviourisfailingtocontinuethefamilyline.Evennow,the pressuretomarryandhavechildrenisintense.ZhangBeichuan,anexpertonhomosexualityatQingdaoUniversity,believesabout80%ofgaymenandlesbiansmarry.Mostwedstraightpartnersunawareoftheirspouses配偶'sexuality.Others,suchasWang,findahomosexualpartneroftheoppositesexbyaskingfriendsoradvertisingonline.
Onewomaninherearly20swritesononesuchwebsite:
"IhavepromisedmyparentsIwillmarryby2014…Iamlookingforsomeonewhoissimple,honest,hasanapartment,doesnotwantachild.
"Wewon'tdisturbeachother.Themarriagewilllastatleastfiveyears."
∙Anothersayssheandhergirlfriendareouttopleasetheirparents,butwantababy.Asanopenlylesbiancoupletheywouldfacesocialstigma['stɪɡmə]耻辱;污名;烙印
;birthcontrolpolicies控制策略alsomakelifeharderforchildrenborntosinglemothers.
"Iwanttofindsomeonewhoishealthy,notbadlooking,intelligent,kindandcheerful,"shestates.
"Youdon'tneedtoraisethekid,butIhopeyouareafatherwhowilllovethekidandbeamalerolemodel."
Wang(nothisrealname)spentfiveyearsseekingasuitablebride.Formen,thepressuretomarrystartsintheirearly30s,hesaid;forwomen,muchearlier.Hiswife,almostadecadeyoungerthanhim,alsowantedtoallayherparents'suspicion[sə'spɪʃən怀疑;嫌疑;疑心]aftertheyreactedangrilytoherattemptstocomeout.
WangboughttimebytellinghisfamilythatShanghaigirlswouldnotlookathimuntilhe