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Vietnam Welcomes ‘Trump¹’ and ‘Kim’

In Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, cars stopped and tourists took a second look at what appeared to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and American President Donald Trump.

In front of the historic² Metropole Hotel, “Kim” hugged "Trump”, and said, “Last time we did it in Singapore, which is kind of his territory. Now we are in my territory with my comrades.”

Wait a minute! Isn't their meeting to happen next week?

That's right. The man who looked like Kim is Howard X, an Australian man who has been impersonating the North Korean leader for some time. He has the same style of haircut and eyeglasses.

X was at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. Singapore officials told him to stay away from Sentosa Island when the real Kim met with Trump last June.

Howard X was joined in Hanoi by Russell White, a Trump impersonator. Reporters with cameras surrounded the two men at the hotel briefly³ before employees asked them to leave.

Vietnam is to welcome the real Trump and the real Kim next week. The flags of Vietnam, the United States and North Korea line the streets in preparation for the meeting.

At a hair cutting shop on De La Thanh Street in Hanoi, people wanted to get styles similar to that of Kim or Trump.

Le Tuan Duong, its owner, said he had 200 customers in just two days. Duong said, “Kim’s style is a lot more popular among [his] customers.” He added Kim’s hair shows youth, while Trump’s suggests power.

The free haircut is available until February 28, when the summit⁴ ends.

Vietnam is to welcome the real Trump and the real Kim next week. The flags of Vietnam, the United States and North Korea line the streets in preparation for the meeting.

At a hair cutting shop on De La Thanh Street in Hanoi, people wanted to get styles similar to that of Kim or Trump.

Le Tuan Duong, its owner, said he had 200 customers in just two days. Duong said, “Kim’s style is a lot more popular among [his] customers.” He added Kim’s hair shows youth, while Trump’s suggests power.

The free haircut is available until February 28, when the summit ends.

After their meeting in Singapore last June, Trump said the nuclear threat was over. But the president has since lowered expectations of a “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”

Just this week, Trump told reporters in the Oval⁵ Office, “We’re going to have our meeting . . . As long as there’s no testing, I’m in no rush. If there’s testing, that’s another deal.”

I’m Caty Weaver⁶.

Words in This Story

comrade - n. used as a title for a member of the communist party

impersonate - v. to pretend to be another person

inspire - v. to give someone an idea about what to do or create

rush - n. a situation to do something quickly or hurrying

1 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。

2 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 summit   

n.最高点，峰顶；最高级会议；极点

参考例句：

• They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山，最终达到了山顶。
• The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。

5 oval   

n. 椭圆，椭圆形跑道；adj. 卵形的，椭圆形的

参考例句：

• She has a lovely oval face.她长着一张可爱的椭圆脸。
• The shape of the earth is an oval.地球的形状是个椭圆形。

6 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。