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There've also been some rapid changes on the Korean peninsula. In late 2017, the international community placed the toughest sanctions, economic penalties that it's ever put on North Korea after the communist country flaunted¹ it's nuclear and missile programs. Now, just a few months later, North Korea's weapons test have apparently² quieted down and the country's dictator, Kim Jong-un, looks like he's ready to turn his back on years of isolation³ to appear on the world stage. He's preparing for a summit that will be held later this week with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a possible meeting in May or early June with U.S. President Donald Trump⁴.

Both South Korea and the U.S. have been rivals of North Korea since fighting stopped in the Korean War in 1953.

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We're just a few days now from that North-South Korean summit that the South Korean President Moon Jae-in has called a guide post, a stepping stone, to the next summit, that between the U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

We have been hearing from White House officials. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders saying the U.S. is not naive⁵ in this process. They won't make the same mistakes the previous administrations have been, something we have heard before. Also hearing from the White House that they're not going to make any concessions⁶ until Kim Jong-un does show that he is going to dismantle⁷ the nuclear and missile programs.

So, the final preparations now ongoing⁸ for the meeting on Friday. We know there will be rehearsals⁹ over the next couple of days with both North and South Korean officials to make sure that everything goes very smoothly¹⁰. They appreciate this is an historic moment.

It's the first summit between North Korean and South Korean leaders in more than a decade, but it's going to be the first time that a North Korean leader crosses the border into South Korea. And just for that occasion, they're going to let South Korean journalists cross the border into North Korea so they can capture that moment on camera.

We're told this will all be broadcast live with a welcoming ceremony and also a banquet after the meeting. The meeting itself clearly won't be broadcast live.

We also have the menu. Obviously, well thought out, this food sources not only from the town of a South Korean president, but also the two previous presidents who met the late Kim Jong-il at the two previous summits, the father of the current leader Kim Jong-un. There's also going to be cold buckwheat noodles from North Korea. They're bringing a chef with them and the machine to make those noodles.

So, clearly, a lot of thought has gone into this, trying to show an even keel between the two Koreas. So, the preparations as I say are ongoing now as both sides appreciate that this is an historic moment.

Paula Hancocks, CNN, Seoul.

1 flaunted   

v.炫耀，夸耀( flaunt的过去式和过去分词 )；有什么能耐就施展出来

参考例句：

• She flaunted the school rules by not wearing the proper uniform. 她不穿规定的校服，以示对校规的藐视。 来自互联网
• Ember burning with reeds flaunted to the blue sky. 芦苇燃烧成灰烬，撒向蔚蓝的苍穹。 来自互联网

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

6 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• 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。

7 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

8 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

9 rehearsals   

n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 )；排练；复述；重复

参考例句：

• The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
• She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。