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朝鲜建高层建筑阻挡视线 英首相被迫寻求再度推迟脱欧

First story takes us to North Korea. There's a lot that happens here that's unknown to the outside world. North Korea is a secretive country that threatens people who expose those secrets. And it doesn't allow independent media organizations to exist. The government controls the radio and TV stations that are allowed. And it's illegal for North Koreans to listen to broadcasts made from other countries.

So i?n a nutshell, if the dictatorship doesn't want certain information getting out, it makes it difficult and dangerous for North Koreans to find it out. And as far as foreign journalists are concerned, North Korea limits who's allowed in, where they're allowed to go and what they're allowed to cover. That's why international observers¹ are confused by something noticed recently at some high rise buildings in North Korea's capital. The views which once overlooked² the rooftops of government buildings are now blocked, obstructed³ or blurred⁴ by new coverings.

According to the New York Times, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has bu?ilt up a number of high rise apartments and the people allowed to live there are elite⁵ members of society. But the top floors of these apartments are where these coverings have appeared. nknews.org and thedailynk — two websites outside North Korea that focus on news inside the country — say the coverings block the views of North Korea's forbidden city to tourists and citizens and also prevent pictures of government buildings from being taken and sent outside North Korea.

More delay and more questions in the process of Brexit, the British exit from the European Union. Britain is scheduled to leave the EU on October 31st and an agreement between the country and the EU on exactly how to do that would make things smoother and more organized. The government of Prime⁶ Minister Boris Johnson did recently make a deal with the EU. But Britain's parliament⁷ has to approve it first. And in a vote held Saturday, when lawmakers were expected to either approve or reject the deal, they delayed making a decision on it and they passed a law requiring the prime minister to ask the EU for another delay in the Brexit process. The European Union could accept or reject that request. Britain's parliament could still pass the prime minister's deal with the EU. So bottom line, it's still uncertain what will happen next when it comes to the Brexit.

1 observers   

n.观察者( observer的名词复数 )；遵守者；观测者；目击者

参考例句：

• According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off. 据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 overlooked   

v.忽视( overlook的过去式和过去分词 )；监督；俯视；（对不良现象等）不予理会

参考例句：

• He seems to have overlooked one important fact. 他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。
• This is a minor point, but it must not be overlooked. 此事虽小，然亦不可忽视。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 obstructed   

阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着，他看不到道路。
• The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁，或受到了严重阻碍。

4 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

6 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

7 Parliament   

n.议会，国会

参考例句：

• She won a seat in Parliament at the election.她在选举中赢得了议会中的席位。
• The drug was banned by an act of parliament.议会的法案明令禁止该药品。