朝鲜崔龙海已被清洗？

AS IT IS 2015-11-12 Fresh Rumors¹ of 'Purge²' in North Korea 朝鲜崔龙海已被清洗？

For a North Korean official, not appearing at a state funeral can mean a fall from power.

Choe Ryong Hae, 65, was not listed among the 170 officials attending a North Korean state funeral this week. So, speculation³ began almost immediately about the fate of the 65-year-old.

Could it be that Choe had been purged⁴ from his job as a powerful aide to Korea’s supreme⁵ leader, Kim Jong-Un?

“Given the North’s track record, it is unusual that a North Korean official such as Choe was not on the list,” said South Korea’s Unification Ministry⁶ spokesman Jeong Joon-hee.

Choe’s official title is secretary of the Workers’ Party.

Wednesday’s funeral is a major event. It honors Ri Ul Sol. He was 94-years-old and the marshal of Korea’s People’s Army. He fought alongside North Korean founder⁷ Kim Il-Sung against the Japanese in World War II.

Also notable is that Choe did not offer condolences at the wake for Ri.

Still, all this doesn’t mean that Choe has been removed from his post, said Kim Youg-Hyun, a professor of North Korean studies at South Korea’s Dongguk University.

A purged official is removed from official documentaries and news reports on state-run television. But Professor Kim says Choe was seen on TV just last week.

Kim said, “He repeatedly appeared in North Korean documentaries from November 4th to the 8th, so we need to see carefully whether he has been purged or not.”

There were also reports that Choe was removed from power in 2014. Those reports turned out to be wrong.

Since Kim Jong Un took power after his father, Kim Jong Il, died in late 2011, he had purged many high-level officials.

Some 70 North Korean officials have been executed, according to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service. It also reports that 20 percent to 30 percent of senior party officials have been purged or replaced. On the military side, more than 40 percent of senior officers have been purged or replaced, as well.

Words in This Story

speculation -- n. ideas or guesses about something that is not known

purged – v. to remove people from an area, country, organization, etc., often in a violent and sudden way

condolences – n. a feeling or expression of sympathy and sadness especially when someone is suffering because of the death of a family member, a friend

wake – n. a time before a dead person is buried when people gather to remember the person who has died and often to view the body

1 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 purged   

清除（政敌等）( purge的过去式和过去分词 )； 涤除（罪恶等）； 净化（心灵、风气等）； 消除（错事等）的不良影响

参考例句：

• He purged his enemies from the Party. 他把他的敌人从党内清洗出去。
• The iron in the chemical compound must be purged. 化学混合物中的铁必须清除。

5 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。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。