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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic(民主的) People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held rare working-level military talks Thursday, the first time in nearly two years, the defense1 ministry2 said.
Three officials from both sides of the border met in the truce3 village of Panmunjom(板门店) at the border at around 10:00 a.m. local time. It was the first military contacts since the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship4 in March.
The two Koreas, whose relations remain at their lowest ebb5 in years following the incident, are expected to discuss pending6 military issues possibly including the fatal sinking that killed 46 sailors.
The meeting, initially7 proposed by Pyongyang in what Seoul believed might be part of its peace overtures8, coincides five-day joint9 anti-submarine exercises by Seoul and Washington in the Yellow Sea held in response to the sinking.
The last such military talks between Seoul and Pyongyang, former wartime rivals, were held in October 2008.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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vi.衰退,减退;n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 | |
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prep.直到,等待…期间;adj.待定的;迫近的 | |
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initially
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n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲 | |
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