双语新闻：美韩贸易谈判人员未提贸易协议

US, South Korean Trade Negotiators Give No Word on Pact

美韩贸易谈判人员未提贸易协议

U.S. and South Korean trade negotiators are not saying whether a long-delayed trade pact is ready to be approved by their presidents this week.

美国和韩国的贸易谈判代表没有说明本星期是否能准备好一个推延已久的贸易协议，让各自的总统签署。

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon have been meeting since Monday trying to resolve differences that have held up the free-trade agreement for three years.

美国贸易代表科克和韩国贸易部长金宗埙自从星期一以来一直在举行会谈，试图解决双方存在的一些分歧。这些分歧导致这个自由贸易协议被搁置三年。

But they broke off Wednesday with no word on progress from either side. Nor did they say when or whether they will meet again.

但是他们星期三中断了会谈，双方都没有提及会谈的进展。他们也没有说何时或者双方是否还将再次会面。

U.S. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, agreed last week to make an all-out push to reach an agreement before they meet at the G20 summit of leading economic powers. The conference opens Thursday evening in Seoul.

美国总统奥巴马和韩国总统李明博上个星期同意两人在20个主要经济大国的峰会上会晤之前全力以赴，力争达成一个协议。20国集团峰会星期四晚上在首尔开幕。