时代周刊 奥运会对朝韩争议有多大贡献(1)

A ROGUE¹ STATE MAKES TEMPORARY PEACE

流氓国家暂时达成和解

North and South Korea are putting their differences aside—don't expect it to last

韩国和朝鲜搁置分歧 - 但不要期待这种局面能持续下去

BY CHARLIE CAMPBELL

文/查理·坎贝尔

FROM THE 9TH CENTURY B.C.,

从公元前9世纪开始，

athletes and spectators traveling to the Olympics were protected by a truce² that stilled feuding³ states during the Games.

奥运会期间，即便是积怨已深的国家也会暂时搁置分歧，保护参赛运动员和观众。

The ekecheiria was history's earliest attempt to separate sport from politics.

“停战”（希腊语）是史上首次将体育与政治分开的尝试。

Although tarnished⁴ by Cold War boycotts⁵ in the 1980s, the notion of the Olympics as peacemaker endures.

尽管20世纪80年代冷战期间频频的抵制活动笼罩了当时的奥运会，但奥运会作为和平缔造者的理念依然存在。

In PyeongChang, it's the Koreas' turn.

在平昌奥运会上，轮到朝鲜和韩国放下争议了。

North and South will march under a united flag and field a joint⁶ team in women's ice hockey, despite the two nations' officially remaining at war.

尽管两国官方上仍在对战，但奥运会期间，朝韩两国将一同进场，并组建女子冰球联合队。

The outreach comes as tensions have spiked⁷ following Kim Jong Un's accelerating nuclear and missile tests and his escalating⁸ war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump⁹.

随着金正恩加紧核试验、导弹试验及其与美国总统特朗普的口水战，原本紧张的局势已经升级，所以双方才会朝和平主动迈进。

South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes the show of unity¹⁰ can arrest what many fear is a relentless¹¹ march toward nuclear catastrophe¹².

很多人都担心朝鲜执意引发核灾难，韩国总统文在寅希望，两国表现出的团结能够消除人们的这种担忧。

So far, the sides are playing nice.

到目前为止，双方都表现得很好。

North Korea is sending a 140-member orchestra, a cheering squad¹³ of young women,

朝鲜派遣了一支140名成员的管弦乐队，由一群年轻女性组成的拉拉队，

and 22 athletes to compete in ice hockey, figure skating, short-track speedskating, cross-country and Alpine¹⁴ skiing.

以及22名运动员，他们将参加冰上曲棍球、花样滑冰、短道速滑、越野滑雪和高山滑雪等项目。

(None are expected to medal.)

（没有一个项目有希望获奖）。

1 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

2 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

3 feuding   

vi.长期不和（feud的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
• The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网

4 tarnished   

（通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 )； 玷污，败坏

参考例句：

• The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
• His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨，败坏了学校的声誉。

5 boycotts   

（对某事物的）抵制( boycott的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Their methods included boycotts and court action, supplemented by'sit-ins". 他们的主要方法包括联合抵制、法庭起诉，还附带进行静坐抗议。
• Are boycotts for other purposes illegal? 至于用于其它目的的联合抵制行动是否也是非法的呢？

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

8 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

9 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。

10 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

11 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

12 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

13 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

14 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。