Comment on the quotations:
«Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate». (John F. Kennedy)
«Diplomacy not backed by strength will always be ineffective at best and dangerous at worst». (George Schultz)
SECTION C
1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
National security strategy of the United States
(an extract)
We are attentive to the possible renewal of old patterns of great power competition. Several potential great powers are now in the midst of internal transition — most importantly Russia, India, and China. In all three cases, recent developments have encouraged our hope that a truly global consensus about basic principles is slowly taking shape.
With Russia, we are already building a new strategic relationship based on a central reality of the twenty-first century: the United States and Russia are no longer strategicadversaries. The Moscow Treaty on Strategic Reductions is emblematic of this new reality and reflects a critical change in Russian thinking that promises to lead to productive, long-term relations with the Euro-Atlantic community and the United States. Russia's top leaders have a realistic assessment of their country's current weakness and the policies — internal and external — needed to reverse those weaknesses. They understand, increasingly, that Cold War approaches do not serve their national interests and that Russian and American strategic interests overlap in many areas.
United States policy seeks to use this turn in Russian thinking to refocus our relationship on emerging and potential common interests and challenges. We are broadening our already extensive cooperation in the global war on terrorism. We are facilitating Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization, without lowering standards for accession, to promote beneficial bilateral trade and investment relations. We have created the NATORussia Council with the goal of deepening security cooperation among Russia, our European allies, and our selves. We will continue to bolster the independence and stability of the states of the former Soviet Union in the belief that a prosperous and stable neighborhood will reinforce Russia's growing commitment to integration into the Euro-Atlantic community.
At the same time, we are realistic about the differences that still divide us from Russia and about the time and effort it will take to build an enduring strategic partnership. Lingering distrust of our motives and policies by key Russian elites slows improvement in our relations. Russia's uneven commitment to the basic values of free-market democracy and dubious record in combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction remain matters of great concern. Russia's very weakness limits the opportunities for cooperation. Nevertheless, those opportunities are vastly greater now than in recent years — or even decades.
2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
A renewal; an adversary; to serve one's national interests; to overlap; to facilitate; to bolster; to reinforce; enduring; uneven; dubious; record; to combat.
3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
Неровный/неравномерный; усиливать; возобновление; противник; поддерживать; отвечать чьим-л. интересам; способствовать; свидетельство; прочный; сомнительный/неоднозначный; вести борьбу; совпадать.
4.Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
1.What renewal is possible?
2.What is the central reality of the twenty-first century?
3.Do Cold War approaches serve Russian national interests? And why?
4.Do Russian strategic interests run counter American ones?
5.Where does USA facilitate Russia to enter?
6.What is a proclaimed goal of the US foreign policy in the states of the former Soviet Union?
7.How can this goal boost Russian commitment to integration into the EuroAtlantic community?
8.What sort of strategic partnership do Russia and USA still have to build?
9.What poisons Russian-US relations according to the document?
5.Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
6.Using the given «package words» express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements and comment on them.
Agreement: I couldn't agree more./I fully agree with.../It appears to me to be true. Partial agreement: To some extent it is true./I agree but up to a point. Disagreement: I'm afraid it's not quite right./I would object to .../On the contrary.
1.The United States and Russia are no longer strategic adversaries.
2.Russia's top leaders have a realistic assessment of their country's current weakness and the policies.
3.Russian and American strategic interests overlap in many areas. If yes, where.
4.A prosperous and stable neighborhood will reinforce Russia's growing commitment to integration into the Euro-Atlantic community.
5.Distrust of the US motives and policies by key Russian elites slows improvement in Russian-US relations.
6.Russia has an uneven commitment to the basic values of free-market democracy and dubious destruction.
1 противоракетная оборона — antiballistic missile defense
2 Эту фразу нужно объединить с предыдущим предложением. Источник информации в англоязычном тексте стоит либо в конце предложения и отделяется запятой (напр.
..., said the Foreign Ministry spokesman), либо начинает предложение (напр. According to the Foreign Ministry spokesman...)