VOA标准英语2014--脱北者誓言继续向朝鲜放飞气球传单

N. Korean Defector Vows 1 More Airborne Leafleting 脱北者誓言继续向朝鲜放飞气球传单

SEOUL— 

South Korea-based activists 2 recently launched balloons loaded with propaganda leaflets over the country's heavily militarized northern land border, triggering a volley of gunfire between border security guards and forcing a bilateral 3 relations dialog to the point of collapse 4.

首尔— 最近，在一些韩国活动人士向朝鲜放出携带传单的气球之后，韩国和朝鲜出现交火。平壤官员威胁将取消改善两国关系的会晤。 美国之音在首尔采访了发起气球活动的组织领导者。尽管金正恩政权发出威胁，甚至韩国领导人也要求停止放飞活动，但是这位组织者说，他们会继续努力把外部世界的消息带到朝鲜。

The airborne leafleting effort is nothing new. Lee Min-bok, a North Korean defector, and his group, the Campaign For Helping 5 North Korea in Direct Way (sic), have used balloons to send printed messages, CDs and even little radios tuned 6 for uncensored news and information, into the country since at least 2003.

 李民复（Lee Min-bok，音译）是一名逃离朝鲜的“脱北者”。他和他的组织“自由朝鲜运动联合”利用气球携带传单、光碟甚至小收音机把未经审查的新闻和信息传送给朝鲜民众。

“The balloon launch is a primitive 7 humanitarian 8 activity for human rights, which opens eyes, ears and mouths of North Korean people that have been closed by the North Korean regime,” said Lee, an evangelical Christian 9 and former North Korean agricultural scientist.

他说：“放飞气球是一个单纯的争取人权的人道主义活动。它会打开被朝鲜政权封闭的人民的眼、耳朵和嘴。” 

He speaks from experience. Each year his group launches hundreds of the leaflet-packed, lightweight vessels 10 into North Korea, where access to the Internet and international news media outlets 11 is strictly 12 controlled. While most of balloons go undetected, the gunfire resulting from this weekend's launch has increased diplomatic tensions less than a week after both countries had agreed to talks after a senior North Korean delegation 13 made a surprise visit to South Korea for the Asian Games.

他和其他在韩国的活动人士每年会向新闻媒体和网络途径被严格控制的朝鲜发放成千上万的气球。李民复说，绝大部分的活动都没有被察觉，但最近的一次气球放飞导致边境发生一起军队交火事件，外交关系也因此紧张。

The planned negotiations 14 raised hopes of at least temporarily improved relations between the neighbors, which are still technically 15 at war following their 1950s conflict.

North Korean state television even broadcast threats of retaliatory 16 military strikes and possible cancellation 17 of recently scheduled high-level talks aimed at easing military tensions.

朝鲜通过国营的朝鲜国家电视台（KRT）警告将发动致命回击，还威胁要取消近期约定的缓解军事紧张局势的高层会晤。 

双方军事官员据报道已经会面并讨论了这一事件。

韩国统一部发言人林炳哲（Lim Byeong Cheol）说，依照法律他们不能阻止这些行动， 但他们将敦促活动人士有所节制。

"If [South Korea] truly hopes for resolution in relationship and high-level dialogue as well, they should respect us and have courtesy first," a recent KRT newscaster declared.

Military officials on both sides reportedly met to discuss Friday's incident, in which Pyongyang's military opened fire on the balloons. When some of the rounds fell on the southern side of the border, Seoul returned fire. No injuries or damage were reported on either side.

他说：“政府一直在呼吁有关团体，考虑到民众安全，在散发反北传单问题上作出谨慎而明智的决定。”

Lim Byeong-cheol, South Korea’s Unification Ministry 18 spokesman, says while Seoul officials cannot ban the balloon launches, they will urge activists to practice restraint.

"The government has been calling on the groups to make careful and wise decisions on sending anti-North Korea leaflets due to concern for people's safety," he said.

While Lee says he understands the risks and concerns, he doesn't plan to stop.

他说：“政府一直在呼吁有关团体，考虑到民众安全，在散发反北传单问题上作出谨慎而明智的决定。”

“I don’t do this for political reason and this activity is justified 19 in the spirit of the constitution," he said. "But the activity must be done more quietly.”

他说：“我不是因为政治原因做这些，而且行动都是合法的，符合宪法精神的。但这些行动应当更保密些。”

Lee downplays the likelihood of the balloon launches sparking a military conflict, but says he and other activists will continue to do it as wind conditions permit.

李民复说，他明白其中的风险和担忧，但不打算停止这些行动。