时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2009年8月


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  Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has died in Seoul at the age of 85. He had been hospitalized since last month for pneumonia 1. Mr. Kim was credited with ushering 2 a new era of reconciliation 3 with wartime enemy North Korea. His own life story mirrors South Korea's tumultuous evolution from dictatorship to democracy.

韩国前总统金大中在首尔去世,终年85岁。自从上个月他患肺炎以来,一直住院治疗。金大中最著名的政绩是揭开了一个与战时敌人北韩和解的新时代。他自己的生命故事也映照着韩国的从专制到民主的动荡转型。

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak issued a statement Tuesday saying the country has lost a "great political leader" whose "aspirations 4 to achieve democratization and inter-Korean reconciliation will long be remembered by the people."

韩国总统李明博星期二发表声明说,该国失去了一位"伟大的政治领袖"。他"寻求实现民主化和南北和解的热情将被人们长久怀念。"

Friends and close family members were by the former president as he passed away earlier in the day. Mr. Kim had been hospitalized since last month for pneumonia.

金大中是今天早些时候去世的,辞世时他的朋友和亲密的家庭成员守候在身旁。他自从上个月患肺炎以来,一直在住院治疗。

The hospital president, Dr. Park Chang-il, says Mr. Kim died of multiple organ failure.

医院院长朴昌一大夫说,金大中死于多器官功能衰竭。

Kim Dae-jung may be best remembered around the world for the groundbreaking photographic images of him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il holding hands during the June 2000 inter-Korean summit.

全世界想到金大中的时候可能会最怀念那张著名的摄影作品,他与北韩领导人金正日在2000年6月南北韩首脑会晤时握手。

In a speech at the time, Mr. Kim said he believed strongly in a future in which North and South Korea cooperate, reconcile, and reunify.

在一次讲话时,金大中说,他坚信未来北韩与韩国会实现合作,协调和统一。

The 2000 summit thawed 5 nearly half a century of chilled relations between the two halves of the peninsula, since a 1953 armistice 6 paused their three-year war.

2000年南北韩首脑会议使朝鲜半岛双方将近半个世纪以来的关系解冻。

Kim Young-ho, a professor at Seoul's University of North Korean Studies, says President Kim deserves credit for changing the peninsula's political climate.

金英浩教授是首尔大学北韩研究专家。他说,金大中总统的功劳是改变了朝鲜半岛的政治气候。

He says Mr. Kim and his government removed the Cold War atmosphere from the Korean peninsula, and created what he calls a post-modern era for the region.

他说,金大中和他的政府消弭了朝鲜半岛冷战的气氛,并开创了这个地区的所谓的后现代时期。

Mr. Kim went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in arranging the meeting, although the achievement would later be tainted 7 by allegations that South Korea gave the North $500 million to agree to it.

金大中最终因安排南北韩首脑会晤而赢得了诺贝尔和平奖,不过金大中的获奖后来被有关韩国给北韩5亿美元换取北韩的同意而蒙上阴影。

Mr. Kim followed up on the summit with what he called the "sunshine" policy of pouring massive amounts of aid and investment into the North while demanding very little in return. North-South contacts expanded dramatically, and hundreds of families that had been separated by the war got a chance to hold brief reunions.

金大中在首脑会晤之后开始执行他所谓的“阳光政策”,向北韩提供了大量的援助和投资,同时很少要求回报。南北韩接触急剧扩大,数百个战争失散的家庭有机会举行简短的会面。

But the sunshine policy, which Mr. Kim's successor, President Roh Moo-hyun, also followed, failed to prevent North Korea from developing and testing a nuclear weapon. Critics of President Kim's policy say it failed to bring about any substantive 8 change in the North. Human-rights activists 9 faulted Mr. Kim for his near total silence on systematic 10 human-rights abuses there.

但是,后来金大钟的继任者卢武铉总统继续推行的阳光政策,并未能阻止北韩发展和试验核武器。金大中总统的政策也受到批评,称它没有给北韩带来任何实质性的变化。

In South Korea, Kim Dae-jung will be remembered as a heroic icon 11 of the democratization movement. He narrowly escaped death in the early 1970s when agents of authoritarian 12 President Park Chung-hee kidnapped him in punishment for his public criticism of the government. He was freed under heavy diplomatic pressure by the United States.

在韩国,金大中将在人们的记忆中作为民主化运动的英雄受到缅怀。他在20世纪70年代初时侥幸逃生,当时的独裁总统朴正熙因为他公开批评政府而绑架了他,最终在美国的外交压力下获得释放。

U.S. pressure would also play a role in getting Mr. Kim's death sentence commuted 13 to a prison term during the presidency 14 of Chun Doo-hwan.

美国的压力也发挥了作用,让全斗焕在担任总统期间把金大中的死刑判决改判为有期徒刑。

Shim Jae-hoon, who covered Kim Dae-jung's career for decades as a journalist, before retiring to work as a political consultant 15, says Mr. Kim skillfully parlayed his personal conflicts with authoritarian leaders into broader political symbolism.

申杰洪在其几十年的记者生涯中曾多次报导过金大中的新闻,他退休后担任政治顾问。他说,金大中巧妙地将他个人与独裁领导人的冲突赋予更广泛的政治象征意义。

"Kim Dae-Jung's greatest political capital was his persecution 16," said Shim Jae-hoon. "Some say had it not been for persecution under Park, he would have remained a relatively 17 small regional leader."

“金大中的最大政治资本是他受到的迫害。有些人说,如果不是因为他被朴正熙迫害,他将仍然是一个相对小的区域性领导人。”

After a period of U.S. exile, Mr. Kim won the South Korean presidency in 1997, after previous failed attempts. He is credited with helping 18 South Korea recover from the brink 19 of bankruptcy 20 during the Asian financial crisis.

经过一段时间在美国流亡后,金大中两次竞选韩国总统失败,后来终于在1997年问鼎。他在亚洲金融危机期间因帮助韩国从破产的边缘恢复过来而受到好评。



1 pneumonia
n.肺炎
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
2 ushering
v.引,领,陪同( usher的现在分词 )
  • They were right where the coach-caller was swinging open a coach-door and ushering in two ladies. "他们走到外面时,叫马车的服务员正打开车门,请两位小姐上车。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Immediately the two of them approached others, thanking them, ushering them out one by one. 他们俩马上走到其他人面前,向他们道谢,一个个送走了他们。 来自辞典例句
3 reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
4 aspirations
强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音
  • I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
  • The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。
5 thawed
解冻
  • The little girl's smile thawed the angry old man. 小姑娘的微笑使发怒的老头缓和下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while. 在火堆旁坐了一会儿,他觉得暖和起来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 armistice
n.休战,停战协定
  • The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
  • The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。
7 tainted
adj.腐坏的;污染的;沾污的;感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 );使污染;败坏;被污染,腐坏,败坏
  • The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
  • He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 substantive
adj.表示实在的;本质的、实质性的;独立的;n.实词,实名词;独立存在的实体
  • They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
  • A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议,但也需要感情上的支持。
9 activists
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 systematic
adj.有系统的,有计划的,有方法的
  • The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
  • The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。
11 icon
n.偶像,崇拜的对象,画像
  • They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
  • Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
12 authoritarian
n./adj.专制(的),专制主义者,独裁主义者
  • Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
  • The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。
13 commuted
通勤( commute的过去式和过去分词 ); 减(刑); 代偿
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。
14 presidency
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
15 consultant
n.顾问;会诊医师,专科医生
  • He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来,加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
16 persecution
n. 迫害,烦扰
  • He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
  • Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
17 relatively
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
18 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
19 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘,边沿
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
20 bankruptcy
n.破产;无偿付能力
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产,就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
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