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Last Friday, we said it was scheduled to happen and it happened. But even some Koreans say it's hard to believe.

For the first time since fighting stopped in the Korean War in 1953, a North Korean leader stepped into South Korean territory. The historic summit between the two nations' leaders have been planned for weeks and they made some potentially world-changing promises — to completely g??et rid of nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula, to call for a formal end to the war that started in 1950.

According to South Korean President Moon Jae-in's office, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also promised to shut down his nuclear test site in May and invite experts and journalists from South Korea and the U.S. to come make sure it was close.

There is some controversy¹ around that. Chinese scientists said last week that the test site had been so badly damaged in nuclear explosions that it might not be useful anymore. North Korea's dictator says that's not true, that parts of it are in very good condition.

Either way, after all these apparent breakthroughs, analysts² say there's plenty of reason to proceed cautiously. The U.S. President Donald Trump³ says that even though the meeting between him and North Korea's leader could happen in weeks, it's hard to predict how successful it will be.

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 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。