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North Korea has agreed to close its key missile testing facility following talks between the two Koreas in Pyongyang. The decision was announced by the South Korean President Moon Jae-in. North and South Korea have agreed on a denuclearization plan for the first time. It is a very meaningful outcome. The North has also decided¹ to permanently² abolish the Tongchang-ri engine test site and missile launchers with the attendance of experts from relevant countries. The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un also expressed readiness to permanently dismantle³ the main nuclear development site at Pyongyang if there were unspecified corresponding actions from the United States. Mr. Kim also promised to visit the South Korean capital Seoul as soon as possible. North and South Korea also hope to organize regular family reunions, to build a rail link and make a possible joint⁴ bid for the Summer Olympics.

朝韩双方在平壤举行了会谈后，朝鲜同意关闭其主要的核试验设施。该决定由韩国总统文在寅宣布。朝韩双方首次就无核化计划达成一致意见，本次会议取得的成果意义巨大。朝鲜也决定在相关国家专家的见证下，永久废除东仓里导弹发动机试验场和导弹发射装置。朝鲜领导人金正恩也表示，如果美国采取相应的行动，那么朝鲜愿意永久拆除平壤的主要核开发站。金正恩也承诺将会尽快访问韩国首都首尔。朝鲜和韩国也希望组织定期的亲属团聚活动，建立铁路联络线并联合申请举办夏季奥运会。

The chief executive of the Danish Bank Danske has resigned over a money laundering⁵ scandal. Thomas Borgen has stepped down following an investigation⁶ into around 230 billion dollars' worth of transactions made through its Estonian Branch between 2007 and 2015. Andrew Walker reports.

丹麦丹斯克银行首席执行官因洗钱丑闻而辞职。对价值约2300亿美元的交易展开了调查后，托马斯?博尔根辞职，这些交易的时间是在2007年到2015年之间通过爱沙尼亚分行进行的。以下是安德鲁?沃克的报道。

The statement from Danske Bank acknowledged that controls at its Estonian operation were inadequate⁷. The Bank's chairman said the company had failed to live up to its responsibility. For a long time, the statement said the Estonian operation had a large number of customers resident outside the country that it should never have had, including people from Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet⁸ states. A law firm has investigated and found many of the transactions done by these account holders⁹ to be suspicious. The chief executive Thomas Borgen said he thought it best for all concerned if he were to resign.

丹斯克银行在声明中承认其对爱沙尼亚分行的管控不足。银行董事长表示公司没能履行它的责任。声明表示，长期以来，爱沙尼亚分行拥有大批不该存在的国外客户，这其中就包括来自俄罗斯、乌克兰和一些其他前苏联国家的人。一家律师事务所已经展开了调查并发现这些账户户主的多笔交易都很可疑。首席执行官托马斯?博尔根表示他辞职是对关心此事件各方最好的做法。

The Indian Cabinet has approved an executive order to make instant divorce among muslims, known as the "triple talaq" a punishable offense¹⁰. The move came after complaints that the practice persisted despite the Supreme¹¹ Court banning it last August. Here is Anbrathan Antirajon.

印度内阁通过了一项行政命令，将穆斯林“说三次离婚”便可立即解除婚约的习俗定为处罚性犯罪行为。尽管去年八月最高法院禁止这项习俗，但人们投诉称该现象仍有发生，因此才有了这项行政命令。以下是安德布里森?安迪拉杰的报道。

The Indian Law Minister RaviShankar Prasad said the Cabinet passed the decree because there had been two hundred cases of muslim men divorcing their wives by simply speaking the word 'talaq' three times despite the court decision. The Indian government has been trying to pass a legislation in Parliament which envisages¹² jail terms of up to three years for violators. But the opposition¹³ want amendments¹⁴ to the proposed law so that it cannot be misused¹⁵.

印度法务部长拉维尚卡尔?普雷撒德表示，内阁出台这项法令因为已经发生了200多起这类离婚案例，丈夫仅需说三遍“离婚”即可与妻子结束婚姻关系，这违背了法院的判决。印度政府一直都在尝试通过议会立法给违法者最高三年的监禁处罚。但是反对党希望对这项法案进行修订，使它不被滥用。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

3 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

4 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。

5 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

8 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

9 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

10 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

11 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

12 envisages   

想像，设想( envisage的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The board envisages that there will be a high profit. 董事会预期将会获得高额利润。
• The paper reviews and envisages the development trend of carbon electrode. 本文对炭电极的发展方向做了回顾与展望。

13 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

14 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

15 misused   

v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用

参考例句：

• He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》