Sticking point: 症结

2005-08-08 09:14

The six-party talks have so fair failed to result in an agreement. The sticking point, officials said Sunday, was North Korea's refusal to abandon all its nuclear programs.

Protracted: 延长的

2005-08-05 09:43

China was struggling to persuade its ally North Korea to agree to a statement meant to lay the foundation for nuclear disarmament as the protracted round of negotiations entered their tenth day on Thursday.

Bloodthirsty: 残忍的

2005-08-05 09:32

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned the attack, calling it "a reprehensible act of a bloodthirsty Jewish terrorist who sought to attack innocent Israeli citizens."

Amphibious assault vehicle: 水陆两用装甲车

2005-08-04 09:43

The military said the bomb struck the amphibious assault vehicle about 1 mile south of Haditha, a city along the Euphrates River about 135 miles northwest of Baghdad. The military said one Marine was wounded.

Surveillance: 监视,监督

2005-08-04 09:16

Iran said it hoped to restart work at a uranium conversion plant on Wednesday and said a request by the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it wait a week for surveillance equipment to be installed was unacceptable.

Recess: 休会;暂时中断

2005-08-03 10:25

"Whether we have a draft that everyone agrees on, or whether it's decided that there should be a recess of some kind, we don't know yet," Hill said, adding that negotiators were "close to the end of this round" after eight days of talks.

Jetliner: 喷气式客机

2005-08-03 09:37

An Air France jetliner attempting to land at Toronto's Pearson International Airport overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames Tuesday afternoon.

Downpour: 倾盆大雨

2005-08-02 09:20

Nearly a week after record rains fell on Mumbai, the Indian financial center was fighting misery on different fronts as new downpours hindered cleanup efforts.

Half brother: 异父或异母兄弟

2005-08-02 09:02

Saudi officials said King Abdullah, who is at least 80 and has run most of the kingdom's affairs since his half brother suffered a stroke in 1995, would maintain its close alliance with the West.

Desolate: 荒凉的,无人烟的

2005-07-27 10:21

Gaedcke had been missing since Sunday night, when he decided to take a hike across desolate lava fields near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to get a closer look at an active volcano.

Compare notes: 交换意见

2005-07-26 09:17

"We are just trying to get acquainted, review how we see things coming up and compare notes," Hill told reporters.

Drought: 旱灾;干旱季节

2005-07-22 09:12

The costs of saving millions of people starving in Niger are rocketing because rich nations ignored calls for early intervention to avert the ravages of last year's drought, relief workers said on Wednesday.

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