美国有线新闻 CNN 朝鲜宣布中止朝韩高级别会谈 威胁取消金特会

 

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Will the historic summit between North Korean and American leaders be stopped before it begins? That's the first subject we're exploring today on CNN 10. I'm Carl Azuz. We're glad you're watching.

Here's what's going on: Earlier this week, North Korea said it was suspending its planned high level talks with South Korea. Those have been scheduled for Wednesday, but the North was angry about something that's happening right now between South Korea and the United States who are close allies.

They're holding their annual air force drills. They have been doing military drills together for years. They say they're defensive¹ purposes, but the exercises have always angered North Korea who sees them as threats or preparations for an invasion.

Back in March, when North Korea's leader invited America's president to meet, the White House was told that dictator Kim Jong-un understands that the military exercises between South Korea and the U.S. would go on. But this week, North Korea said the exercises violated an agreement between the two Koreas, that they would stop all hostile acts against each other. So, North Korea called off its talks with the South. And then it went a step further, saying, quote, if the United States is trying to drive us into a corner to force our unilateral nuclear abandonment, we will no longer b?e interested in such dialogue.

Getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons is the main demand of the U.S. So, what happens now?

Analysts² say it's not likely that North Korea will cancel talks with the U.S. And the Trump³ administration says North Korea's threats were an expected bump in the road in dealing⁴ with an unpredictable North Korean leader. In fact, just months ago, many analysts wouldn't have predicted the two nations would even be planning talks with on?e another.

1 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

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。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• 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。