新闻原文

【背景】

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Japan and South Korea this week with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and the new Japanese government's defense policies high on the agenda. The visits come just a couple of weeks before President Barack Obama will visit the two countries.

美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨本周将前往日本和韩国进行访问就，朝鲜核问题和导弹项目，以及日本新政府的外交政策进行交涉。而两周之后，奥巴马总统也将对两国进行访问。

【原文】

From Tokyo, Secretary Gates will travel to Seoul, where Geoff Morrell says he will try to further reassure officials of the U.S. commitment to South Korea's security, in the wake of the latest short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month.

【参考翻译】

离开东京之后，盖茨部长还将访问首尔。杰夫称，继本月初朝鲜发射的一系列短程导弹测试之后，盖茨在首尔将进一步向首尔官员保证美国对南韩安全的承诺。

词汇讲解

1. Secretary
秘书;书记;干事;文书

如：Secretary of State [US] 国务卿

Hu Jintao, is the Chinese president and CPCCC general secretary.
胡锦涛是中华人民共和国主席也是中国共产党中央委员会总书记。

2. reassure 使安心

如：reassure the public; set people's minds at rest 安抚人心

3. commitment to
献身(于某事) ；义务；作出承诺(做某事)

如：The letter contained a clear commitment to reopen talks.
这封信明确承诺要重新开始谈判。

The Kyoto Protocol is a commitment to reduce the amounts of carbon dioxide output.
京都议定书承诺减排二氧化碳。

4. in the wake of 在……之后

如：In the wake of the scandal, his name became mud in the eyes of the public.
这件丑闻过后，他在公众眼里声名狼藉。

In the wake of the accident no one knew how many people had been injured.
灾难发生后，没人知道多少人受伤。