VOA标准英语2009年-Families Say Tearful Goodbyes as Latest Ro
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By Jason Strother
Seoul
01 October 2009
S. Korean Kwon Dae-gi, left, bids farewell by kissing his North Korean cousin Kwon Si Jung before leaving for home during the reunion meeting at the Diamond Mountain in North Korea, 01 Oct 2009
Families from South and North Korea tearfully ended the latest round of reunions for separated relatives. It was the first time these meetings were held in two years. Jason Strother has more from Seoul.
After sad goodbyes, South Korean families returned home from North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort on Thursday.
For the past six days, several hundred relatives from both sides of the Korean peninsula met at the resort. Most had not seen each other since the Korean War erupted in 1950.
Tens of thousands of families are divided by the border separating the two nations. There is no communication between the two countries.
Reunions have been held sporadically 1 since 2000; this latest round was the first in two years. Pyongyang had called off the gatherings 2 in protest to the conservative South Korean government, which was elected in 2007.
The reunions are emotional, as the relatives are quite elderly and may never see each other again. Observers say many South Koreans feel sympathetic for the divided families and calls for greater cooperation with North Korea tend to increase when reunions are held.
North Korea analyst 3 Andrei Lankov at Seoul's Kookmin University says that is exactly what Pyongyang wants.
"It is obviously in hope to mobilize some pro-North Korean support to increase pressure over the [South Korean] government on the assumption that the government will be more willing to give more concessions 5 to the North Koreans," Lankov said.
The resumption of the family reunions is seen by many in the South as a sign that inter-Korean relations are improving. Earlier this year, North Korea tested a nuclear device and said it would renounce 6 the cease-fire agreement that has been in effect since 1953.
South Korean news media report that the impoverished 7 North Korea has asked Seoul for fertilizer and food aid in return for holding the reunions.
Analyst Andrei Lankov says he expects the South to offer some sort of concession 4.
"Dealing 8 with North Korea is largely about giving them money and concessions," Lankov said. "We are dealing with a very brutal 9 government, which is ready to create trouble for everybody, so it is important to give something that will at least partially 10 go to the people, not the government."
While progress may have been made on family reunions, efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program remain deadlocked 11. Next week, Chinese Premier 12 Wen Jiabao will travel to Pyongyang where he is expected to urge ruler Kim Jong Il to return to multinational 13 disarmament talks.
- There are some trees sporadically around his house. 他的房子周围零星地有点树木。 来自辞典例句
- As for other aspects, we will sporadically hand out questionnaires. 在其他方面,我们会偶尔发送调查问卷。 来自互联网
- His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
- During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次,其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
- That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工,公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
- She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
- It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
- The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静,宵禁部分解除。
- The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。
- The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。