VOA慢速英語：關(guān)于東盟在南海爭(zhēng)端上的立場(chǎng)，反應(yīng)不一

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is getting mixed reaction for its recent declaration on the South China Sea issue.

東南亞國家聯(lián)盟針對(duì)中國南海問題發(fā)布的最近聲明，引起了不同反應(yīng)。

The 10 ASEAN members struggled to reach a compromise statement last week at the end of meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their final communique called for developing a required code ofconduct in the disputed waters. ASEAN has been talking about establishing such a system for more than 10 years.

上周，在馬來西亞吉隆坡會(huì)議結(jié)束時(shí)，10個(gè)東盟成員國難以達(dá)成妥協(xié)聲明。最后公報(bào)呼吁針對(duì)有爭(zhēng)議海域制定一項(xiàng)必需的行為規(guī)則。十多年來，東南亞國家聯(lián)盟一直在討論建立這樣一個(gè)體制。

North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Ri Tong Il speaks at a news conference during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 6, 2015.

Benjamin Ho is a research fellow at theInstituteof Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore. He says there has been a lot of talk about the Code of Conduct. He says some Asian countries are in a hurry to have system a system enacted.

Benjamin Ho是新加坡國防與戰(zhàn)略研究研究所的一名研究員。他表示，關(guān)于這一行為規(guī)則已經(jīng)進(jìn)行多次討論，還表示一些亞洲國家急于系統(tǒng)地制定這一體制。

Mr. Ho thinks the possibility is very realfor establishing rules of behavior. But in his words, those rules "should not be seen as a ‘be all' and ‘end all' for resolving the situation in the South China Sea."

Benjamin Ho認(rèn)為最有可能的就是建立行為規(guī)則。但用他的話來說，這些規(guī)則不應(yīng)被看作是解決南中國海問題的全部及結(jié)果。

Many in East Asiabelieve any public statement is better than none at all. No communique was released at the ASEAN meetings in 2012, when Cambodia was the group's chair.

在東亞，許多人認(rèn)為任何公開聲明勝過沒有聲明。2012年東盟會(huì)議上，沒有發(fā)布任何公報(bào)，當(dāng)時(shí)柬埔寨擔(dān)任該組織的主席。

Oh Ei Sun is a former political secretary to Malaysia's prime minister.

Oh Ei Sun是馬來西亞總理的前政治秘書。

"ASEAN tried very gingerly to strike a balance between the competing demands of the United Statesand of China. And,the result being the language in the final joint communique."

東盟非常謹(jǐn)慎地試圖平衡中美兩國之間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)需求。并且這一結(jié)果在聯(lián)合公報(bào)中作出聲明。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attended the Kuala Lumpursummit in a trip that also took him to Singapore and Vietnam. He warned that the United States will not permit any restrictions on shipping in the disputed sea.

美國國務(wù)卿克里出席吉隆坡峰會(huì)，在此次之旅也訪問了新加坡與越南。他警告稱，美國不會(huì)允許在有爭(zhēng)議的海域運(yùn)輸存在任何限制。

The Chinese government has long said that the territorial disputes in the South China Seashould be settled between claimants. But recently China has been partly softening its positionin communications with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

中國政府一直表示，中國南海的領(lǐng)土爭(zhēng)端應(yīng)該在所有權(quán)人之間進(jìn)行解決。但最近，與東南亞國家聯(lián)盟交流時(shí)，中國已經(jīng)部分軟化自己的立場(chǎng)。

Four ASEAN members have competing claims in the waters with China. The four are Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In addition, China's territorial claims conflict with exclusive economic zones of two other ASEAN members: Indonesia and Singapore.

四個(gè)東盟成員國都與中國爭(zhēng)奪海域主權(quán)。這四個(gè)國家包括文萊、馬來西亞、菲律賓和越南。此外，印度尼西亞和新加坡，這兩個(gè)東盟成員國的專屬經(jīng)濟(jì)區(qū)與中國存在領(lǐng)土爭(zhēng)端。

Leaders of ASEAN nations will meet in December.

東盟各個(gè)國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人將于12月會(huì)面。

I'm Caty Weaver.

VOA correspondent Steve Herman reported on this story from Bangkok. George Grow adapted it for Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.

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Words in This Story

communique – n. an official announcement, statement or declaration

code– n. a system of rules or laws

conduct– n. the way in which a person behaves

summit– n. conference or meetings between leaders

exclusive – adj. limited or restricted to; not admitting other things

zone(s) – n. an area that is different from other areas