VOA慢速英语2016--制裁影响朝鲜私立大学

AS IT IS 2016-05-31 Sanctions on North Korea Affect a Private University 制裁影响朝鲜私立大学

Pyongyang University of Science and Technology is North Korea’s first privately¹ funded university. It opened in 2010. But, the head of the school says the university is facing financial difficulties because of international sanctions against North Korea.

Chan-Mo Park is the university’s chancellor². He is a former computer science professor at the University of Maryland and a U.S. citizen who was born in South Korea.

He told VOA on Wednesday, “We want to recruit South Korean professors, but the May 24 measure blocks it.”

He was referring to trade and exchange sanctions South Korea made against North Korea on May 24, 2010. The sanctions came after South Korea accused the North of sinking one of its naval³ boats and claiming the lives of 46 sailors.

North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests earlier this year have further isolated⁴ the country. In March, a United Nations Security Council resolution placed further restrictions⁵ on North Korea’s financial activity.

The school chancellor says that despite international tensions, the university is growing. It is largely supported by Western-based Evangelical Christians⁶. It currently hosts about 500 enrolled⁷ students and 100 professors. Some are U.S. citizens.

Park says the school offers North Korean students rare opportunities to engage with Western-trained scientists.

“We were doing a virtual reality class and some students turned in materials about American hip⁸ hop⁹ music for their homework,” said Park. He described students as eager to learn about the outside world.

Critics argue the institution could help the North Korean government further develop nuclear technology. Park said this is not the case. He said the school’s curriculum meets U.S. regulations.

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recruit – v. to find the right person to fill a position, job or place in a class

Isolated – adj. apart from others, alone

virtual reality – n. meaning images, sounds and experiences created by a computer that are meant to appear as an artificial world

hip hop – n. rap music

curriculum – n. the classes taught by a school, college or university

1 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

3 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

4 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

7 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

9 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？