VOA英语2010年-Saber Rattling Leaves Korean Peninsula on Ed
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(十二)月
The scenes of homes ablaze 1 on a South Korean island in late November - from a North Korean artillery 2 attack - stunned 3 and angered this country.
South Korea later staged a live-fire artillery exercises, prompting a renewed warning from Pyongyang.
"The political situation on the Korean peninsula is reaching an uncontrollable extreme level by the frantic 4 provocations 5 of the puppet group. No one can predict what this situation will turn into," said an announcer on North Korean TV.
Amid the saber rattling 6, South Korea, Japan and the United States resolved to have their soldiers and diplomats 7 work more closely together.
The U.S. military conducted war games with each ally to send a message of deterrence 8 to North Korea.
And the three countries' top envoys 9 met in early December to demonstrate a united front, express concern about North Korea's nuclear weapons programs and send a signal to Beijing.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan had this to say to Pyongyang's lone 10 significant ally. "We would like China to play a more important role. And regarding this, we will consult closely with the United States and Japan," he said.
North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong island came nearly seven months after the sinking of a South Korean navy ship that killed 46 sailors. An international investigation 11 blamed a North Korean torpedo 12, but Pyongyang denies responsibility.
Some regional security experts suspect the two attacks were meant to bolster 13 the image of North Korea's youngest four-star general, Kim Jong Un, who has no military background. But he is the son of absolute leader Kim Jong Il, and is expected to succeed his father, and his grandfather, in ruling the country.
Father and son made their first prominent joint 14 appearance for the world's cameras at a military parade in Pyongyang in October.
As 2010 drew to a close, South Korea's leaders promised swift and substantial retaliation 15 if North Korea strikes again. Most South Koreans are growing increasingly anxious, unsure just what might come from across the border in 2011.
- The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
- Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
- He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。
- We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
- Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。
- the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
- Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
- Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》